Getting My Kindle Today!

nicolasqueen · 05-12-2009, 11:14 AM

Hello,

I am getting my new Kindle 2 today. UPS says it is Out for Delivery. I am waiting anxiously for it to arrive! What should I know before it gets here?

jsadd · 05-12-2009, 11:25 AM

Congratulations !!!!
i remember waiting for my Kindle 1, I wanted to hug the UPS man when he came.
I hope you enjoy yours as much as i do mine.
P.S. You probably won't get much else done for the next few days.

sirbruce · 05-12-2009, 11:35 AM

It should arrive already on and with instructions on the screen, so just follow the directions. First thing you want to do is plug it into the wall and charge it up. There's a plastic sheet over the front of it you'll have to peel off. Then read the manual and enjoy! You can start using the Kindle while it's plugged in if you want until the battery is fully charged. Go to the Settings screen, put in your registration information, and start Kindling!

Kitten320 · 05-12-2009, 11:38 AM

Oh happy day!! I passed out five K2's over the mother's day weekend and I've only had mine since the K2 came out. Watching all my family get them was almost as much fun as when I got mine. Kindlemania has hit the family. My advice is read the guide from amazon already on your new K2 and see how it works. It's an easy, quick read but well worth it. Then grab a few books and enjoy!!! I went crazy...stocking it up but I dont regret it a bit. I LOVE my K2 and all the girls in my family now do as well!!

nicolasqueen · 05-12-2009, 11:43 AM

Great! I have been reading through the pdf from Amazon and getting more anxious by the minute! UPS needs to break a few speeding laws!

krisk · 05-12-2009, 12:00 PM

don't plan anything else until next Monday!

weatherman · 05-12-2009, 12:35 PM

The best thing you can do to prepare for its arrival is find something you want to read - either something free or cheap from the Amazon store, or from any number of places where you can find free lit, like project gutenberg, a creative commons book, or of course the library here at MobileRead.

Buran · 05-12-2009, 06:03 PM

You don't need to register it when you get it unless you tagged it as a gift. If you don't, it comes pre-registered to your account. I saw the name on mine change to what I'd set in "Manage Your Kindle" about fifteen seconds after I first woke it. It also automagically downloaded all the books I'd bought before the release date.

S.Canton · 05-12-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by nicolasqueen

Great! I have been reading through the pdf from Amazon and getting more anxious by the minute! UPS needs to break a few speeding laws!

I did the same thing shortly before mine arrived, it helped reduce the anxiety. :P I think you'll be very happy with your purchase; it's a really great piece of hardware, and the software updates seem to be at least semi-frequent.

GraceKrispy · 05-13-2009, 03:05 AM

Congrats!! I'm guessing what you should know is that your life will never be the same! Be sure to schedule in family time! Enjoy! Hope you get going soon

sirbruce · 05-13-2009, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buran

You don't need to register it when you get it unless you tagged it as a gift. If you don't, it comes pre-registered to your account. I saw the name on mine change to what I'd set in "Manage Your Kindle" about fifteen seconds after I first woke it. It also automagically downloaded all the books I'd bought before the release date.

They don't always come registered even if you order it on your own.

numindast · 05-13-2009, 11:54 AM

My "new Kindletoy" advice --

1) If you use your computer to charge the Kindle, "eject" the Kindle after it shows up as a storage device, so you can play with it while it's charging. On Windows, open My Computer, right-click the Kindle icon and choose "eject". (not "safely remove"). On a Mac, I dunno... and if using the AC plug, I don't think this applies at all.

2) Check out alt-shift-M from the Home screen. I must have burned two hours with that...

3) Learn how to turn off the wireless when you don't need it. (Menu button --> item should be at the top, turn on/off wireless.) Wireless takes battery juice and the battery will charge up faster with it off, and the battery lasts a lot longer if it's off and not charging.

Welcome to the club!

catsittingstill · 05-13-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by numindast

My "new Kindletoy" advice --

1) If you use your computer to charge the Kindle, "eject" the Kindle after it shows up as a storage device, so you can play with it while it's charging. On Windows, open My Computer, right-click the Kindle icon and choose "eject". (not "safely remove"). On a Mac, I dunno... and if using the AC plug, I don't think this applies at all.

On a Mac you just drag the icon for the Kindle's disk (looks like a thumb drive) to the trash to "eject" it.

Though the OP probably knows that if zie has a Mac :-)

Regarding what to do while waiting--I found that exercising helped to burn off the anxiety :-) Also you can go to some of the free book sites (Baen Free Library, Manybooks.net, Mobileread) and pick out free un-DRMed Mobipocket e-books to put on your Kindle when it arrives. That can be fun :-)

05-12-2009, 11:14 AM	#1
nicolasqueen Full Fledged Newbie Posts: 28 Karma: 14 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Device: Kindle Oasis; Likebook Mars	Getting My Kindle Today! Hello, I am getting my new Kindle 2 today. UPS says it is Out for Delivery. I am waiting anxiously for it to arrive! What should I know before it gets here?

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05-12-2009, 11:25 AM	#2
jsadd Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kansas Device: kindle 1, I Pod Touch	Congratulations !!!! i remember waiting for my Kindle 1, I wanted to hug the UPS man when he came. I hope you enjoy yours as much as i do mine. P.S. You probably won't get much else done for the next few days.

05-12-2009, 11:35 AM	#3
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	It should arrive already on and with instructions on the screen, so just follow the directions. First thing you want to do is plug it into the wall and charge it up. There's a plastic sheet over the front of it you'll have to peel off. Then read the manual and enjoy! You can start using the Kindle while it's plugged in if you want until the battery is fully charged. Go to the Settings screen, put in your registration information, and start Kindling!

05-12-2009, 11:38 AM	#4
Kitten320 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 56 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Algonac MI Device: Kindle2	Oh happy day!! I passed out five K2's over the mother's day weekend and I've only had mine since the K2 came out. Watching all my family get them was almost as much fun as when I got mine. Kindlemania has hit the family. My advice is read the guide from amazon already on your new K2 and see how it works. It's an easy, quick read but well worth it. Then grab a few books and enjoy!!! I went crazy...stocking it up but I dont regret it a bit. I LOVE my K2 and all the girls in my family now do as well!!

05-12-2009, 11:43 AM	#5
nicolasqueen Full Fledged Newbie Posts: 28 Karma: 14 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Device: Kindle Oasis; Likebook Mars	Great! I have been reading through the pdf from Amazon and getting more anxious by the minute! UPS needs to break a few speeding laws!

05-12-2009, 12:00 PM	#6
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	don't plan anything else until next Monday!

05-12-2009, 12:35 PM	#7
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	The best thing you can do to prepare for its arrival is find something you want to read - either something free or cheap from the Amazon store, or from any number of places where you can find free lit, like project gutenberg, a creative commons book, or of course the library here at MobileRead.

05-12-2009, 06:03 PM	#8
Buran Geek Posts: 190 Karma: 471136 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brentwood, MO Device: Kindle Oasis Waterproof 32GB 3G (without offers)	You don't need to register it when you get it unless you tagged it as a gift. If you don't, it comes pre-registered to your account. I saw the name on mine change to what I'd set in "Manage Your Kindle" about fifteen seconds after I first woke it. It also automagically downloaded all the books I'd bought before the release date.

05-13-2009, 03:05 AM	#10
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Congrats!! I'm guessing what you should know is that your life will never be the same! Be sure to schedule in family time! Enjoy! Hope you get going soon

05-13-2009, 11:54 AM	#12
numindast Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 296 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Device: K2, DX (had PRS500, 505, 700)	My "new Kindletoy" advice -- 1) If you use your computer to charge the Kindle, "eject" the Kindle after it shows up as a storage device, so you can play with it while it's charging. On Windows, open My Computer, right-click the Kindle icon and choose "eject". (not "safely remove"). On a Mac, I dunno... and if using the AC plug, I don't think this applies at all. 2) Check out alt-shift-M from the Home screen. I must have burned two hours with that... 3) Learn how to turn off the wireless when you don't need it. (Menu button --> item should be at the top, turn on/off wireless.) Wireless takes battery juice and the battery will charge up faster with it off, and the battery lasts a lot longer if it's off and not charging. Welcome to the club!

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