11-18-2018, 04:54 AM | #1 |
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Any Amazon Kindle users here?
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11-18-2018, 05:44 AM | #2 |
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You're seriously asking if there are any Kindle users here - in the Kindle forum?
Kindle are very durable, if treated with a little respect. I've been using them for 10+ years and never had a problem. Use a decent case, and don't throw it around, and you'll be fine. As far as capacity goes, you can fit several thousand books onto even the smallest Kindle. I really wouldn't worry about that. Last edited by HarryT; 11-18-2018 at 05:49 AM. |
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11-18-2018, 07:17 AM | #3 | |
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B. In nine years I've had two Kindles break. I've probably owned nine Kindles. One broke because it had mechanical page turn buttons. Mechanical things "break". The other broke because I dropped it and when I grabbed for it I hit it and it flew against a tile over oncrete wall. The screen was cracked. C. How many books? I have almost 3,000 books on my account and fifteen books on my Kindle. Why would I want 3,000 books on my Kindle? How many I have on my Kindle depends on how long I'll be away from a WiFi hotpot. For me, that's about an hour. |
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11-18-2018, 07:59 AM | #4 |
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11-18-2018, 08:48 AM | #5 | |
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I have some freak battery issues, periodically it won't turn on unless I leave it plugged in for a period of time. I'll be reading in the morning with half charge then that evening it won't turn on leading me to freak out...fortunately leaving it plugged in for awhile has always resolved the issue. And I worry taking it in and out of the case has maybe bent it a bit because sometimes I get random screen input though this only seems to be an issue when turning it on. Eventually it fixes itself. But it is annoying when trying to search for a book and it self-clicks on an item on the home page. Really love my Kindle and can't wait for colored LEDs and hope eventually someone releases an ereader that can integrate the capabilities of calibre. Yeah, there are android devices out... but I don't imagine they are as nice as what we have and they don't seem to have enough RAM for loading my entire library into Calibre Companion which is all I would want it for. |
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11-18-2018, 11:59 AM | #6 |
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11-18-2018, 07:04 PM | #7 |
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I got the 32gig Paperwhite 4 only because that was the only way I could get the 3G version. I think I have about 100 books on it now. My older kindles have about 50 books each. I began to put a bunch of books on this since I have all that space just to see if I like it but I keep forgetting to put more books on it.
I keep my current book and a few books I think I might want to read in the near future and that's really all I care about having on board. My guess is that if I do get a lot of books on the Paperwhite it'll be hard to find anything and I'll end up taking most of them off. But who knows! I have been piling books onto my 6 gig Nook Glowlight 3 so I'll have a lot of books in one place in case I end up without Wifi in a nursing home in the event that I get old. I'll probably keep doing that. I'm reading my current book on the Nook and the others aren't in the way but if I was looking for a next book it might be a small nightmare. Still, if i have no access to Wifi someday I'll welcome that nightmare. Barry |
11-18-2018, 08:09 PM | #8 |
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I have several Kindle Keyboards. I started with the second Kindle released, found this one, and just fell in love. I've never broken one, but I have adopted several Kindle with broken screens and damaged motherboards. It was easy to find parts to fix them and easy to install the parts. Batteries are cheap and easy to change.
With help from the gang here, I've installed jailbreaks, screensavers, fonts and other fun stuff. I stay with my Keyboard because it has open, free 3G, and I'm often away from any wifi or other connection. I can get my NYTimes, even check my email. I keep 50 to 60 books on my main Kindle and usually travel with a second as a backup. I'm a huge fan of e-readers. I used to obsessively collect books until I had to do a long move. Kindle came into my life at that point!! Yes!! |
11-19-2018, 07:27 AM | #9 | |
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11-19-2018, 06:02 PM | #10 |
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in the past 10+ years, I have had 2 Kindle Keyboards, (cracked both screens) and 3 paperwhites (Cracked 2 screens) In most cases my screens were broken when I was reading in bed, fell asleep and rolled over on the kindle or leaned on it with my elbow, shoulder, hip while getting up. (the last was in a big cargo pocket on a pair of shorts which is where I have carried it in for a couple years. When I squatted quickly, the pant leg/pocket tightened up and bent the corner of the kindle before I realized it.
I have dropped my kindles while in the original Leather cover for the Kindle Keyboards and the Hard plastic covers for the Paperwhite many times. (typically 1-4 feet to floor [carpet, marble, wood, concreete, etc.]) and never had a problem breaking the kindles. The Covers do a very good job for drops. But uneven pressure on the cover (ie leaning on it, or sitting on it, or stacking something heavy that is not flat) will break the screen even with a cover. |
11-20-2018, 08:57 PM | #11 | |
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