Ok..I pulled the trigger. - Page 2

Elsi · 07-21-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I see a listing for my Kindle, but there is no PID registered. I thought that since this uses a form of MOBI drm that it needed a PID registered

The PID for your Kindle is secret. You can use a python script called kindlepid.py to tell you your PID -- just input your serial number from the back of the Kindle.

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

On the hardware side, I had trouble getting a decent grip on the K2 sans cover. The plastic was shiny and felt a little slippery. At first I thought the screen was tiny, because of the extra white space and keyboard around it. But, after comparing it to my Sonies, the screens are exactly the same. =)

I have a K1, but I've always used it in the cover. To me it's just more like holding a paper book.

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

The firmware - I'm not sure about. Does the Kindle have the same Epson controller that the PRS-700 uses? It seems slower, almost on the same pace as my 505. It's charging now, so I will investigate further later

I don't know which controller it has. My K1 turns pages as fast or faster than my Sony 505, and I'm told that the K2 is faster than a K1. I do know that normal .azw files page much more quickly than those in Topaz (.tpz or .azw1) format.

jaxx6166 · 07-21-2009, 06:57 PM

Two more questions then =)

How do I know what type of file I am reading? Is there a quick way to bookmark?

I turned my kindle off to charge and came back to find out that it did not save my last page in memory and I was back at the begining

daffy4u · 07-21-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Two more questions then =)

How do I know what type of file I am reading? Is there a quick way to bookmark?

I turned my kindle off to charge and came back to find out that it did not save my last page in memory and I was back at the begining

Alt+B will bookmark your page fast. You don't have to turn the Kindle off just put it to sleep by moving the slider on the top to the right for about a second. When you use the slider to wake it up, you'll be back to wherever you were when you put it to sleep.

I'm not sure what you mean by what type of file you're reading.

jaxx6166 · 07-21-2009, 07:13 PM

Hi Daffy.

I'm going to have to get used to having a keyboard I guess. Need to play around some more... .. is there another place to see the different bookmarks you have in all your books? Or a way to categorize (like Sony's collections)

I was wondering if there was a way to know if you have a topaz, an azw, a partridge, or a pear tree

daffy4u · 07-21-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Hi Daffy.

I'm going to have to get used to having a keyboard I guess. Need to play around some more... .. is there another place to see the different bookmarks you have in all your books? Or a way to categorize (like Sony's collections)

I was wondering if there was a way to know if you have a topaz, an azw, a partridge, or a pear tree

Unfortunately, there is no collection or folder function on the Kindle (we've benn begging and yelling). There are work arounds. One way is via the meta data (take a look at the Advanced Mobi2Mobi section of the Visual Kindle Guide). There is another way via tags you create via the note function. I haven't tried that way so I'm not completely sure how it works.

Most books you download from the Kindle store will be .azw. If you come across a Topaz book you'll know it. It will look kind of like a scan of a page and usually has a different font.

To see all the bookmarks, highlights and notes you have for a particular book, go to the home page. Go to the book you're interested in, move the joy stick to the right and you will be taken to page with a menu just for that book. Toggle the joystick down to "My Notes & Marks", push down on the joystick and you'll see everything for that book.

jaxx6166 · 07-21-2009, 07:38 PM

Thanks Daffy.

Last question then I'll go back to reading

If I have like 65 books on there, but am only actively reading 5, is there another portion of the menu where I can scroll through where I am in just those 5 books

My first book to read should have been the user guide

But, I'm just super excited for Lamentation on K2

daffy4u · 07-21-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Thanks Daffy.

Last question then I'll go back to reading

If I have like 65 books on there, but am only actively reading 5, is there another portion of the menu where I can scroll through where I am in just those 5 books

No problem.

I'm not aware of any way to just to scroll through the 5 books you're reading for bookmarks without checking the "My Notes & Marks" for each one. Maybe someone else will have a suggestion.

One addition, you can also get to the "My Notes & Marks" from within the book by hitting the menu button, you'll see it toward the bottom of the menu.

jaxx6166 · 07-21-2009, 07:58 PM

Thanks. I'm switching to the gear forum to find a good light and some way to lower all the whitespace

demoric · 07-21-2009, 10:17 PM

I have two Kindle 2's in my household. I was an early adopter for my K2 and amazon's cover was the only one less than $100 at the time.

Skip forward in time I bought my wife a K2, and would highly recommend the M-Edge Go! covers over the amazon ones. The pricing is the same, but the extra straps on the corner in addtion to the metal hooks holds the kindle FIRMLY in place. Plus it's available in multiple colors. The amazon cover is still a good cover but I liked the M-Edge Go! cover so much that I purchased one for me and I'm giving my old cover to a friend who just got a K2.

Sonist · 07-22-2009, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

... I pulled the trigger tonight....

This is bad..., do you see dead people?

pilotbob · 07-22-2009, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

If I have like 65 books on there, but am only actively reading 5, is there another portion of the menu where I can scroll through where I am in just those 5 books

If you sort you library by date then the books you have most recently read will be right at the top of the list.

BOb

jaxx6166 · 07-22-2009, 08:23 PM

Thanks BOb.

catsittingstill · 07-22-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Thanks. I'm switching to the gear forum to find a good light and some way to lower all the whitespace

alt-number will change the spacing between lines. In my hands, alt-2 and alt-1 produce the same spacing but larger numbers (up to alt-9 I think, though I never use this) will produce more white space between lines.

I don't think this works on topaz books, but it works fine on the regular ones. I like lots of text on a page so I set it for alt-2 but bump the font size up one from the smallest because my old eyes get tired.

If you want to change the margins, I'm afraid I don't know how to do that; I'm not sure it's even possible.

jaxx6166 · 07-23-2009, 07:34 PM

Huh - did not know that. Thanks.

Are there any other cheats that I'm missing?

07-21-2009, 10:17 PM	#24
demoric Kindle 2 User Posts: 98 Karma: 496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: S.E. Kansas Device: Kindle 2	I have two Kindle 2's in my household. I was an early adopter for my K2 and amazon's cover was the only one less than $100 at the time. Skip forward in time I bought my wife a K2, and would highly recommend the M-Edge Go! covers over the amazon ones. The pricing is the same, but the extra straps on the corner in addtion to the metal hooks holds the kindle FIRMLY in place. Plus it's available in multiple colors. The amazon cover is still a good cover but I liked the M-Edge Go! cover so much that I purchased one for me and I'm giving my old cover to a friend who just got a K2. Last edited by demoric; 07-21-2009 at 10:19 PM.

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07-21-2009, 06:57 PM	#17
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Two more questions then =) How do I know what type of file I am reading? Is there a quick way to bookmark? I turned my kindle off to charge and came back to find out that it did not save my last page in memory and I was back at the begining

07-21-2009, 07:13 PM	#19
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Hi Daffy. I'm going to have to get used to having a keyboard I guess. Need to play around some more... .. is there another place to see the different bookmarks you have in all your books? Or a way to categorize (like Sony's collections) I was wondering if there was a way to know if you have a topaz, an azw, a partridge, or a pear tree

07-21-2009, 07:38 PM	#21
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Thanks Daffy. Last question then I'll go back to reading If I have like 65 books on there, but am only actively reading 5, is there another portion of the menu where I can scroll through where I am in just those 5 books My first book to read should have been the user guide But, I'm just super excited for Lamentation on K2

07-21-2009, 07:58 PM	#23
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Thanks. I'm switching to the gear forum to find a good light and some way to lower all the whitespace

07-22-2009, 08:23 PM	#27
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Thanks BOb.

07-23-2009, 07:34 PM	#29
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Huh - did not know that. Thanks. Are there any other cheats that I'm missing?

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