Thinking of getting a kindle - Page 4

MikeCL · 10-23-2011, 01:43 PM

email I got from Amazon (I did the email contact)

"Hello,

I'm sorry there's a problem with "VIOLIN FOR BEGINNERS: The fastest and easiest way to get started on the violin." I will definitely help you.

As you've requested, I've issued a full refund in the amount of $9.99, which removes your access to that title. The refund will be applied to the payment method used for the original purchase and should be completed within the next 2 to 3 business days.

I've also requested that this title be corrected.

I realize a refund can't fully make up for the inconvenience. Please accept this refund as a goodwill gesture and an apology for any inconvenience.

If you need any help with this or any other issue, you can reach us by phone directly for live assistance toll free from many countries by clicking below link and selecting phone tab on our Kindle Support pages at:

I happen to notice the book was removed from my list of books so that's when I checked my email and saw the message

IMHO the book is a direct ripoff of Violin For Dummies which I promptly brought after I got my refund and it's a MUCH better read.

alansplace · 10-23-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeCL

email I got from Amazon (I did the email contact)

"Hello,

I'm sorry there's a problem with "VIOLIN FOR BEGINNERS: The fastest and easiest way to get started on the violin." I will definitely help you.

As you've requested, I've issued a full refund in the amount of $9.99, which removes your access to that title. The refund will be applied to the payment method used for the original purchase and should be completed within the next 2 to 3 business days.

I've also requested that this title be corrected.

I realize a refund can't fully make up for the inconvenience. Please accept this refund as a goodwill gesture and an apology for any inconvenience.

If you need any help with this or any other issue, you can reach us by phone directly for live assistance toll free from many countries by clicking below link and selecting phone tab on our Kindle Support pages at:

I happen to notice the book was removed from my list of books so that's when I checked my email and saw the message

IMHO the book is a direct ripoff of Violin For Dummies which I promptly brought after I got my refund and it's a MUCH better read.

i'll bet it doesn't have as interesting a cover art image

MikeCL · 10-23-2011, 02:24 PM

LOL That's correct but it's far more usable!

Blossom · 10-23-2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeCL

well that was easy to get a refund

Yes they are great on that!

I have been known to accidentally purchase books when I first got mine so I was relieved they allow me to get my money back each time.

SCION · 10-23-2011, 03:39 PM

You're not getting that type of service from Barnes and Noble. You want a refund? Too bad, so sad.

MikeCL · 10-24-2011, 05:22 PM

^haha thats very true

Man so this KSO haha I just used one of the codes pick from the selection of books and get it for $1

MikeCL · 10-26-2011, 10:16 PM

ok one more question I still don't fully understand the email thing with the Kindle.. so I got an email with my name@kindle so anything I send to that I will get charged?

MickeyMark · 10-27-2011, 01:24 AM

If you want to send emails to your kindle for free, use the ::name::@free.kindle.com address. You'll have to grab the emails via WiFi or USB though. (But they'll be free.)

MikeCL · 10-27-2011, 05:27 PM

ok thanks

avantman42 · 10-27-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeCL

can she say copy a part of a text from a book and save it then later move it to MS word on the computer later on?

Sort of. If you highlight text, it will appear highlighted in your book, and your Kindle will create a "My Clippings" file, which will contain all your highlights, notes and bookmarks. When your Kindle is plugged into your computer, you will find that file in the documents folder. It's a standard text file, so you can open it in Word, or copy/paste the text into a Word document.

The highlights and notes are also copied to a web site: https://kindle.amazon.com/

If she's wanting to copy short clips of text, then the answer is yes. There is probably a limit on how much text you can highlight, though I've never hit it. I'm assuming you can't highlight an entire book

pidgeon92 · 10-27-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMark

If you want to send emails to your kindle for free, use the ::name::@free.kindle.com address. You'll have to grab the emails via WiFi or USB though. (But they'll be free.)

I believe this has been discontinued. If you already have the address you can keep it, but if you don't, you can no longer set one up.

MikeCL · 10-27-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by avantman42

Sort of. If you highlight text, it will appear highlighted in your book, and your Kindle will create a "My Clippings" file, which will contain all your highlights, notes and bookmarks. When your Kindle is plugged into your computer, you will find that file in the documents folder. It's a standard text file, so you can open it in Word, or copy/paste the text into a Word document.

The highlights and notes are also copied to a web site: https://kindle.amazon.com/

If she's wanting to copy short clips of text, then the answer is yes. There is probably a limit on how much text you can highlight, though I've never hit it. I'm assuming you can't highlight an entire book

I will pass the word along

JSWolf · 10-27-2011, 07:18 PM

Mike, I'll give you a word of advice. Return your Kindle while you still can. You might have bought an obsolete model. I say this because it is unclear if the KK will support KF8. If not, it's obsolete. If you buy a K4 Touch, then it won't be obsolete. But if you want KF8 and don't get it, you will be kicking yourself.

SteveEisenberg · 10-27-2011, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Return your Kindle while you still can. You might have bought an obsolete model. I say this because it is unclear if the KK will support KF8. If not, it's obsolete. If you buy a K4 Touch, then it won't be obsolete. But if you want KF8 and don't get it, you will be kicking yourself.

Yea, but what if the K4 Touch gets bad reviews, and the Kindle Keyboards are discontinued because that's the only way Amazon can sell the touch?

I missed whether MikeCL got the 3G, but if so, there's the issue of whether the Touch will have the no-monthly-fee most-of-the-world free internet which makes the K3 AKA KK 3G one of the great bargains in tech history. If you take Amazon at its word, the Touch will not have it.

I know a lot of people here look down on the browser, so I'm going to point out a new reason why 3G is important for people who use the Kindle to keep up with news and current affairs. Just about the best web site for people like me is longform.org. Yes, you can browse the articles on your PC and then use that site's SEND to KINDLE button to read them on the device better suited to long texts. But lately, pretty often, halfway through the article, there will be a NEXT link for the second half. If I had a no-3G-internet device, I'd be in the middle of an article on the Philadelphia subway, and I wouldn't be able to finish it. Instead, I finish it with little delay -- first half as a Kindle personal document, and the second half on the web. And the second half web segments even remembers that I like large fonts, which I could explain if there is interest.

JSWolf · 10-27-2011, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg

Yea, but what if the K4 Touch gets bad reviews, and the Kindle Keyboards are discontinued because that's the only way Amazon can sell the touch?

The touch will be better then the KK. Faster processor, IR touch, better ergonomics, and it WILL eventually support KF8. It won't get a bad review.

We don't know if the KK will support KF8 and if that's important, then now is the time for that KK to go back.

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10-23-2011, 01:43 PM	#46
MikeCL Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 38 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Connecticut Device: KKB-3G	email I got from Amazon (I did the email contact) "Hello, I'm sorry there's a problem with "VIOLIN FOR BEGINNERS: The fastest and easiest way to get started on the violin." I will definitely help you. As you've requested, I've issued a full refund in the amount of $9.99, which removes your access to that title. The refund will be applied to the payment method used for the original purchase and should be completed within the next 2 to 3 business days. I've also requested that this title be corrected. I realize a refund can't fully make up for the inconvenience. Please accept this refund as a goodwill gesture and an apology for any inconvenience. If you need any help with this or any other issue, you can reach us by phone directly for live assistance toll free from many countries by clicking below link and selecting phone tab on our Kindle Support pages at: I happen to notice the book was removed from my list of books so that's when I checked my email and saw the message IMHO the book is a direct ripoff of Violin For Dummies which I promptly brought after I got my refund and it's a MUCH better read.

10-23-2011, 02:24 PM	#48
MikeCL Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 38 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Connecticut Device: KKB-3G	LOL That's correct but it's far more usable!

10-23-2011, 03:39 PM	#50
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	You're not getting that type of service from Barnes and Noble. You want a refund? Too bad, so sad.

10-24-2011, 05:22 PM	#51
MikeCL Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 38 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Connecticut Device: KKB-3G	^haha thats very true Man so this KSO haha I just used one of the codes pick from the selection of books and get it for $1

10-26-2011, 10:16 PM	#52
MikeCL Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 38 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Connecticut Device: KKB-3G	ok one more question I still don't fully understand the email thing with the Kindle.. so I got an email with my name@kindle so anything I send to that I will get charged?

10-27-2011, 01:24 AM	#53
MickeyMark Learning to read... Posts: 118 Karma: 36432 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: K3-3G, KDXG	If you want to send emails to your kindle for free, use the ::name::@free.kindle.com address. You'll have to grab the emails via WiFi or USB though. (But they'll be free.)

10-27-2011, 05:27 PM	#54
MikeCL Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 38 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Connecticut Device: KKB-3G	ok thanks

10-27-2011, 07:18 PM	#58
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,763 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Mike, I'll give you a word of advice. Return your Kindle while you still can. You might have bought an obsolete model. I say this because it is unclear if the KK will support KF8. If not, it's obsolete. If you buy a K4 Touch, then it won't be obsolete. But if you want KF8 and don't get it, you will be kicking yourself.

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