Newbie

Numinous · 02-21-2009, 03:05 PM

Well, I'm a newbie to this forum but not precisely a noob to e-readers. I have had my Kindle for over six months and I love it. I haven't experienced the problems many of the complainers have. I'm going to buy the Kindle 2 soon (can't believe I'm going to spend that much money again but from what I've read, the upgrade seems worth it to me).
I do have a question or two, and I'll pose those in the appropriate forum. I've searched for answers but this forum is so huge, searches just seem daunting. I will say, however, from all I've read so far, this seems a very friendly and helpful community. I'm glad y'all are here!

desertgrandma · 02-21-2009, 03:06 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, numinous.

Glad you are enjoying your K1, and hope you enjoy the K2 as well.

Elsi · 02-21-2009, 03:27 PM

Welcome Numinous. I see you sport the badge of Clan Maclean. I hail from the line of Clan Young.

I've also got a Kindle -- as do my sister and niece. We have all three Kindles registered to the same account, which makes it so very nice to share the books. (We're fortunate that we do like to read some of the same books, particularly fantasy and SF.)

What are you going to do with your K1? Keep it or sell it? (You did mention "upgrade".) Will you soon be sharing your eBook library with someone?

We're glad you've joined us at MobileRead and I'm sure you'll find someone with answers to your questions. By the way, have you looked for your answers in the Wiki? It can be complicated to find info in the forums, even with the search facility, but important stuff tends to be put into the Wiki.

FizzyWater · 02-21-2009, 03:33 PM

Hi, Numinous! I love my reader, too! (Sony, but hey...) I remember how overwhelming this forum was when I first came here - and I still have trouble getting my "search" right, even when I'm looking for posts I've read and know are there...somewhere.

You may have figured this out already, but it took me awhile and helped me keep up with all the news... When I log in each day (yes, I come every day

), I start by clicking on "New Posts". I can scan the list for new threads, even if they're in forums I don't normally visit. Sometimes the thread titles aren't very helpful "Need help, please!" - but I can look at which forum, then, and decide if I want to open it or not.

Another thing I learned to do, if I found a thread that looked like something I'd want to come back to, I subscribe to it. You get an email just after midnight everyday of any new posts and your User CP (hmmm....don't know what CP stands for) lists all your subscribed threads. That helped me for a long time, since I seem to have a lousy track record coming up with good key word terms to find those threads again using "search"!

MickeyC · 02-21-2009, 04:16 PM

Hi Numinous and welcome to the Forum.

Numinous · 02-21-2009, 04:57 PM

Thank you all for the kind welcome.
DG: I'm sure I'll enjoy the K2

Elsi: I also enjoy SF and SFF and have downloaded and read practically all of Terry Pratchett. But I do read other things as well. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the K1. I'd consider sharing some of my library with one of the kids but I wouldn't want to share the account with either of them. I'd love to give it to my wife but she has zero interest in and ebook reader and she gets through four or five DT books a week. I'm not a terribly 'green' person but this bothers me some, lol. Maybe I'll just keep the old one in the car and the K2 in the house and whispersync them. I'm just starting to figure out the Wiki here and I think it's great. Thanks!
FizzyWater: Thanks for the tip. I've also figured out that I can find my posts on the CP.
Again, thanks, y'all for the kind welcome.

lilac_jive · 02-21-2009, 05:24 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum!

02-21-2009, 03:05 PM	#1
Numinous Member Posts: 21 Karma: 224 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Powder Springs, Georgia Device: Kindle 2 iPhone Kindle Ap	Newbie Well, I'm a newbie to this forum but not precisely a noob to e-readers. I have had my Kindle for over six months and I love it. I haven't experienced the problems many of the complainers have. I'm going to buy the Kindle 2 soon (can't believe I'm going to spend that much money again but from what I've read, the upgrade seems worth it to me). I do have a question or two, and I'll pose those in the appropriate forum. I've searched for answers but this forum is so huge, searches just seem daunting. I will say, however, from all I've read so far, this seems a very friendly and helpful community. I'm glad y'all are here!

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02-21-2009, 03:06 PM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, numinous. Glad you are enjoying your K1, and hope you enjoy the K2 as well.

02-21-2009, 03:27 PM	#3
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Welcome Numinous. I see you sport the badge of Clan Maclean. I hail from the line of Clan Young. I've also got a Kindle -- as do my sister and niece. We have all three Kindles registered to the same account, which makes it so very nice to share the books. (We're fortunate that we do like to read some of the same books, particularly fantasy and SF.) What are you going to do with your K1? Keep it or sell it? (You did mention "upgrade".) Will you soon be sharing your eBook library with someone? We're glad you've joined us at MobileRead and I'm sure you'll find someone with answers to your questions. By the way, have you looked for your answers in the Wiki? It can be complicated to find info in the forums, even with the search facility, but important stuff tends to be put into the Wiki.

02-21-2009, 03:33 PM	#4
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Hi, Numinous! I love my reader, too! (Sony, but hey...) I remember how overwhelming this forum was when I first came here - and I still have trouble getting my "search" right, even when I'm looking for posts I've read and know are there...somewhere. You may have figured this out already, but it took me awhile and helped me keep up with all the news... When I log in each day (yes, I come every day ), I start by clicking on "New Posts". I can scan the list for new threads, even if they're in forums I don't normally visit. Sometimes the thread titles aren't very helpful "Need help, please!" - but I can look at which forum, then, and decide if I want to open it or not. Another thing I learned to do, if I found a thread that looked like something I'd want to come back to, I subscribe to it. You get an email just after midnight everyday of any new posts and your User CP (hmmm....don't know what CP stands for) lists all your subscribed threads. That helped me for a long time, since I seem to have a lousy track record coming up with good key word terms to find those threads again using "search"!

02-21-2009, 04:16 PM	#5
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Numinous and welcome to the Forum.

02-21-2009, 04:57 PM	#6
Numinous Member Posts: 21 Karma: 224 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Powder Springs, Georgia Device: Kindle 2 iPhone Kindle Ap	Thank you all for the kind welcome. DG: I'm sure I'll enjoy the K2 Elsi: I also enjoy SF and SFF and have downloaded and read practically all of Terry Pratchett. But I do read other things as well. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the K1. I'd consider sharing some of my library with one of the kids but I wouldn't want to share the account with either of them. I'd love to give it to my wife but she has zero interest in and ebook reader and she gets through four or five DT books a week. I'm not a terribly 'green' person but this bothers me some, lol. Maybe I'll just keep the old one in the car and the K2 in the house and whispersync them. I'm just starting to figure out the Wiki here and I think it's great. Thanks! FizzyWater: Thanks for the tip. I've also figured out that I can find my posts on the CP. Again, thanks, y'all for the kind welcome.

02-21-2009, 05:24 PM	#7
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Hello and welcome to the forum!

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