03-18-2009, 01:18 PM | #436 |
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Hi Richie and welcome.
It's a startling tale you have to tell - one really now wonders whether Amazon has really thought where they are going with the Kindle if what you say is true. Not only do they 'lock' in customers, they then go and alienate them ... I sincerely hope someone with a Kindle can offer you some hope .... |
03-18-2009, 01:38 PM | #437 |
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03-18-2009, 01:48 PM | #438 | |
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Coincidentally, Techdirt writes today:
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03-18-2009, 02:11 PM | #439 | |
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Check out Calibre (it has its won forum here). You'll be able to create your won newspapers from RSS feeds that will work forever on whatever digital device you like. You'll lose the Whispernet download capability but it's not a bad trade if you really want to keep your copies. Who knows maybe we can bribe Kovid to add an auto update feature (like our MobiPocket Guide) which would take advantage of Whispernet to get the daily paper to the Kindle without using a computer (after the initial set-up of course). |
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03-18-2009, 02:32 PM | #440 |
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All it would take is the ability to email a document to the Kindle from within Calibre. I run some customized command-line stuff (not in Calibre) as a daily scheduled task to capture/format/email some "scooped" web newspaper content to my Kindle.
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03-18-2009, 02:40 PM | #441 |
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Let's talk more about that, my mind is racing with possibilities. We should start a separate thread though.
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03-18-2009, 03:12 PM | #442 |
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Adding support for auto emzil content rom calibre is on my todo list, but it got pushed down some since now I don't feel comfortable turning on the wireless on my Kindle.
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03-18-2009, 03:19 PM | #443 |
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03-18-2009, 03:24 PM | #444 |
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03-18-2009, 03:35 PM | #445 |
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03-18-2009, 03:38 PM | #446 |
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03-18-2009, 09:36 PM | #447 |
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I'd be happy to add you to my approved Kindle email list so that you can have a Whispernet guinea pig. Or however you want to work it.
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03-18-2009, 11:07 PM | #448 | |
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http://www.instapaper.com/ You might want to look at that - it apparently has a beta to-kindle feature. I have a little app in beta that does something similar (pulls sites, converts them, syncs on kindle usb connect), but it needs some polish. |
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03-18-2009, 11:15 PM | #449 |
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Actually I dont need to turn on the wireless, emailing the book to myself should still make it show up on the manage my kindle website. If that's the case that is sufficient for me to develop the functionality.
The reason it moved down my TODO list is that since I no longer switch on the wireless on my kindle, I don't have any use for this feature. |
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