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Old 01-06-2011, 09:15 PM   #16
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Yep, it's the book!!

I sent it to my Kindle then got sidetracked for awhile. When I went to check it was frozen solid. Took awhile to reset it, but all back to normal now and book is deleted.

I wasn't upset since I kind of expected it to happen. I also knew it wouldn't do any hardware damage.

You can rest assured your Kindle is not at fault.
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Old 01-06-2011, 09:20 PM   #17
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So off I tread to Project Gutenberg and download the mobi format there. <Drum Roll> Yep Freeze-o-matic! I now am resetting the kindle myself. "Argh" says yochillum. I head back to Gutenberg download the ePub and convert it myself to mobi format. You guessed it! Freezeanomicon. I have since downloaded the older version on the kindle store and it seems to work fine, but there are no chapters.
You know, this leads me to believe that Amazon gets their free books from PG or vice versa.

The one on MR would have been formatted and uploaded by a member, so is clearly different.

I didn't try Amazon's older version - only the 2006 one.
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Abostively. Operating off the assumption that the folks at Gutenberg are suffering from the self-same issue, I will pass the word along to our friends in Urbana, IL as well.
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Old 01-06-2011, 09:34 PM   #19
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Yep, it's the book!!

I sent it to my Kindle then got sidetracked for awhile. When I went to check it was frozen solid. Took awhile to reset it, but all back to normal now and book is deleted.

I wasn't upset since I kind of expected it to happen. I also knew it wouldn't do any hardware damage.

You can rest assured your Kindle is not at fault.


Too Much?? Nonetheless... proof that there really isn't a better forum or community for ereaders!
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Old 01-06-2011, 11:46 PM   #20
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Too Much?? Nonetheless... proof that there really isn't a better forum or community for ereaders!
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Old 01-07-2011, 12:42 AM   #21
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You know, this leads me to believe that Amazon gets their free books from PG or vice versa.
My understanding (entirely anecdotal) is that when Amazon first set up the Kindle store, they loaded it up with several thousand PG ebooks (not sure if it was by arrangement with PG or not) in order to have a decent selection of (free) ebooks available from day 1.
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the cover can mess with the kindle?!
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First if you are using a cover take it out of the cover to eliminate any possibility of the cover messing with your kindle.
The cover can mess with your kindle?!
How does it do that?
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Old 01-18-2011, 03:28 PM   #24
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The cover can mess with your kindle?!
How does it do that?
There are anecdotal reports that the unlighted cover for the Kindle 3 can cause the Kindle 3 to freeze or restart. There have also been reports of Amazon giving refunds or upgrading people to the lighted cover.

As far as I know, no-one's come up with a convincing explanation as to the cause of the problem.
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Old 01-18-2011, 04:30 PM   #25
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I would make sure to call Kindle CS and let them know the problem you are having with that book. In the past they have pulled books with formatting issues and the like. My guess is that they will pull this book if they hear from folks that it is causing Kindles to crash
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The cover can mess with your kindle?!
How does it do that?
From what I understand: The lighted kindle and the non-lighted kindle covers both have tabs that swivel into the slots on the edge of the device. The lighted kindle receives the power for the light by the top tab touching a source of current inside the device. When they made the non lighted cover, the length of the tab was not changed so it still touches this power source. You can think of it like a wall outlet... if you put a plug with metal prongs into a wall outlet it will power the device that it is attached to. If you put a metal fork into a wall outlet, the results are quite different.
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