First Forum Member to order a Kindle - Page 2

Nate the great · 11-19-2007, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SanAntone

Hi everyone,

Just ordered the Kindle and received the introductory email. Nice touch on Amazon's part. Thanks for providing the link. Couldn't find it any other way.

I don't have the email yet. The order has not been canceled, so I bet the email is simply stuck in my spam filter. Drat.

SanAntone · 11-19-2007, 08:47 AM

I think you're right Nate. My email arrived within a minute of purchase.

TadW · 11-19-2007, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SanAntone

Thanks for providing the link. Couldn't find it any other way.

It's not publicly advertised yet. I'd love to see those guys at Amazon wondering about the first incoming orders

Nate the great · 11-19-2007, 08:55 AM

I finally went looking for my spam folder. It's actually 3 web pages away from my email account. Go figure. But I do have the email; it arrived about a minute after the purchase.

astra · 11-19-2007, 09:32 AM

I don't know if this link has already been posted here, so I am going to do it.
kindle

The GreatGonzo · 11-19-2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CommanderROR

Edit: I don't know...who -outside of germany- would be interested in reading the "Frankfurter Allgemeine"???

Expatriates who need to keep up on current events so they don't look like complete idiots when they visit Germany once a year ... if it wasn't for Mobipocket's RSS feeds for the Iliad, I still wouldn't know what Hartz IV is or what it's doing to the country... or that there's a railroad strike going on ... or know about the increasingly amusing saga of the planned Transrapid in Munich ("monorail, monorail, monorail")

As suggested in another thread: Wouldn't it be relatively easy for Amazon to make newspaper subscription and delivery available for other e-readers? Alternatively, if a newspaper is already creating content for one e-reader, wouldn't it be easy to make that subscription available to other companies? In other words, shouldn't Irex be talking to the FAZ right now?

I know, I keep going on about this ... but CommandeROR is obsessed with battery life, others get worked up about DRM - my pet peeve is that there's still no newspaper for the Iliad...

HarryT · 11-19-2007, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Swift

Did not work with my Chinese address (no big surprise) and also did not work with my Canadian address.

Once again, a company is ignoring the vast majority of people. Must be nice to be so fabulously wealthy and successful that you do not need more customers.

I've just e-mailed Amazon UK to ask them if there are any plans to release it in the UK.

CommanderROR · 11-19-2007, 09:48 AM

good luck...^^

azog · 11-19-2007, 11:17 AM

Well, I said to heck with it, and ordered it, despite my personal reservations. I also just got the Cybook (I was one of the lucky ones to get their first production batch), so it'll be interesting to compare the two. I guess it'll be here either Wednesday or Friday (with Thursday being Thanksgiving).

tsgreer · 11-19-2007, 01:18 PM

I just ordered mine--after I spent the whole evening telling myself I didn't need one. But I watched the little introduction video about it on amazon and I couldn't help it. It is supposed to be delivered to my house tomorrow (11-20-2007).

I'm on a mac, so I can't even create mobi files!! But I hope they release something that lets us mac people create our own mobi content. I'm a wikipedia fiend, so I couldn't resist that option and the dictionary option...

Alexander Turcic · 11-19-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tsgreer

I just ordered mine--after I spent the whole evening telling myself I didn't need one.

Congrats on your purchase! Please tell us about your first experiences as soon as it arrives

rflashman · 11-19-2007, 02:16 PM

I ordered mine, arrives Wednesday. For me it is all about subscription content. Something Sony promised and never delivered. I don't care if wireless or wired, just want the NYT every morning.

wallcraft · 11-19-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tsgreer

II'm on a mac, so I can't even create mobi files!!

If you have wine installed, then mobigen.exe probably works - at least it does under Linux. Add -jpeg to the standard set of mobigen options, since it typically gives better images.

One side effect of Kindle may be a rapid increase in (drm-free) .MOBI tools. At least, I hope this is the case.

TallMomof2 · 11-19-2007, 02:49 PM

Mine's been shipped, too! Wednesday's the day.

Zoot · 11-19-2007, 06:39 PM

Tuesday for me (Amazon Prime ftw!

Will have it side by side with the Sony Reader to compare.

Oh, and Amazon have already assigned it a name and I've assigned it an email address and bought my first book! So far the whole Kindle infrastructure is living up to the expectations for such a device coming from Amazon.

Kinda hoping the display contrast might be a bit better than on the Sony, but it sounds like they use pretty much the same display.

Z.

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11-19-2007, 08:47 AM	#17
SanAntone Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 34 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Texas! Device: Kindle Oasis 2 and Scribe	I think you're right Nate. My email arrived within a minute of purchase.

11-19-2007, 08:55 AM	#19
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I finally went looking for my spam folder. It's actually 3 web pages away from my email account. Go figure. But I do have the email; it arrived about a minute after the purchase.

11-19-2007, 09:32 AM	#20
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I don't know if this link has already been posted here, so I am going to do it. kindle

11-19-2007, 09:48 AM	#23
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	good luck...^^

11-19-2007, 11:17 AM	#24
azog Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 33 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Cybook Gen3, Kindle	Well, I said to heck with it, and ordered it, despite my personal reservations. I also just got the Cybook (I was one of the lucky ones to get their first production batch), so it'll be interesting to compare the two. I guess it'll be here either Wednesday or Friday (with Thursday being Thanksgiving).

11-19-2007, 01:18 PM	#25
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 633 Karma: 2509 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	I just ordered mine--after I spent the whole evening telling myself I didn't need one. But I watched the little introduction video about it on amazon and I couldn't help it. It is supposed to be delivered to my house tomorrow (11-20-2007). I'm on a mac, so I can't even create mobi files!! But I hope they release something that lets us mac people create our own mobi content. I'm a wikipedia fiend, so I couldn't resist that option and the dictionary option...

11-19-2007, 02:16 PM	#27
rflashman Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 408 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle, Archos 605 Wifi, & Sony PRS-500	I ordered mine, arrives Wednesday. For me it is all about subscription content. Something Sony promised and never delivered. I don't care if wireless or wired, just want the NYT every morning.

11-19-2007, 02:49 PM	#29
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Mine's been shipped, too! Wednesday's the day.

11-19-2007, 06:39 PM	#30
Zoot Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 34 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Amazon Kindle	Tuesday for me (Amazon Prime ftw! Will have it side by side with the Sony Reader to compare. Oh, and Amazon have already assigned it a name and I've assigned it an email address and bought my first book! So far the whole Kindle infrastructure is living up to the expectations for such a device coming from Amazon. Kinda hoping the display contrast might be a bit better than on the Sony, but it sounds like they use pretty much the same display. Z.

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