06-17-2011, 05:23 AM | #16 |
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It would be possible if I lived in new york where it was bought as a gift for me and not in greece... too many kilometres, aren't they? and of course no receipt etc
There is no option of returning it. I will have to live with the ads and wait for some hack... or turn it wireless but then no possibility of buying books... of course you can always download some for free or not? any good sites for kindle books, please? |
06-17-2011, 05:38 AM | #17 |
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Well, you only see the ads when you're not reading. You could just keep the cover closed. You do have a cover for your Kindle, I hope!
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06-17-2011, 06:42 AM | #18 |
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maybe it is not such a big problem practically, but it is a big problem in its logic...
until registration Kindle was a nice little device full of books and knowlwdge... now it looks more like a mobile advertisement than an e-reader... this is why i feel it is a shame that amazon has created! the KSO has nothing to do with books! it doesn't even advertise books! it is all about face creams and luxury hotels! it is fucking insulting, isn' t it? |
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06-17-2011, 07:11 AM | #20 |
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It was not my choice, it was a gift!
However, be careful with all this "free choice" analysis, because: 1. my boyfriend, who bought it, was told in the store, that it just pops now and then some ads, not that it has them as screensavers! where is his "free" choice? on what real facts? other people were fooled too by the "free" companies! 2. it is called special offers! how ridiculous! does it advertise any books or relevant offers? not really... basically it advertises an olay face cream! sorry, i am not that kind of woman, i find it insulting to have such an ad on my kindle! |
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i have a question for NiLuJe. i did the jailbreak and screensaver hacks from a previous post of yours....i believe the ss hack was .22.N and i got your screen saying that the screensaver hack was successful so i went to put picture files (created by someone specifically for the kindle) into the linkss/screensavers folder when i plug in the kindle...after restarting the kindle, i still have ads =[ i'v backed up all my books so my computer so that i can "restore to factory settings" my kindle....it still doesnt show...only ads =[ yea, i have the 3.2.1 i also know theres a youtube video with someone explaining how its done...that didnt work either XD yea, i tried several methods...nothing seems promising though...is there anything i can do?
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Contact Amazon and just pay to upgrade it. ($30-40?) I just received a replacement Kindle (my K3 3g wifi got a bad screen) the new one was the same, except it was a K3 3g wifi w/SO) I was NOT a happy camper. Gave them a Big No on the Satisfaction survey, and they sent me a follow up e-mail... At Amazon they "Turned off" Special Offers on my Kindle account and had me do a Factory Reset. My kindle software went from a 3.2.1 to a 3.3 and there are no more Special offers.... So I have no doubt that if you want to get rid of the SO on your Kindle, you may be able to do it by paying an Upgrade fee, and they can disable SO on your Kindle. Try contacting Customer service and asking them. Be advised that doing a Factory Reset will delete your documents, so back up any side-loaded books. Anything you downloaded from Amazon can be re-downloaded easily and is not a problem. |
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Does anyone actually have the dead authors screen savers in a file somewhere? I love them a lot but unfortunately own a KSO 3G. I love the ads and the discount and am not looking to cheat the system.
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How do you propose to display the dead author screensavers without disabling the ads?
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