All New to Me - Kindle Owner

kris1128 · 03-09-2009, 01:58 AM

My dad bought me a kindle for my birthday to enable to read as much as I love - a lot of down time with Multiple Sclerosis. I love it and never leave home without it. The problem is that I'm techno challenged and all of this is a bit intimidating and ovwerwhelming at times. To be honest, I ran onto the MobileRead thing accidentally and am still very unsure of what exactly it's purpose is other than providing an avenue to obtain ebooks. So if there's anyone out there who would love to present some MobileRead for Kindle Dummies 101, I'll be right here waiting for some good teachin'! Thanks

BookishDreamer · 03-09-2009, 09:44 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, kris1128!

Just take a look at some of the forums here. We've got a little something for everyone. Yes, there are plenty of free books in a multitude of formats as well as software for creating those formats. Authors have a little corner where they can share their work. Of course, the free books in all of those formats would be pointless without devices on which to read them. And there are people who want to buy, sell, and trade those devices...

Oh, and let's not forget about the Lounge, where people just hang out and talk about all manner of unutterable silliness.

Dreamer

daffy4u · 03-09-2009, 09:50 AM

Hi Kris1128, welcome to MobileRead! Please share any questions you have about using the Kindle. I have both Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 and will be happy (along with other Kindle and non-Kindle owners) to answer your questions. That's what we're here for... to share the knowledge!

desertgrandma · 03-09-2009, 11:07 AM

welcome Kris, to MobileRead.

You are going to love love love your K.

First, we have lots of free books available here. Check the table under "e-books" You can sort by genre, author or title.
You want the mobipocket format.

Second, did you know, you can use your local public library's e-books on your Kindle? You just need to download the books to your laptop, run kindlefix.py and you can upload them to the K. They will expire after the loan date so , no harm no foul. Click on my linkys for the step by step guide, and ask questions when you need to.

There are also more free books at www.feedbooks.com

Realize all the free books are copyright free, which means most are from 'ancient' times, to you Im sure, but you'll find a lot of classic, well written stories.

Enjoy the site and learn!

MickeyC · 03-09-2009, 12:04 PM

Hi Kris and welcome to MobileRead. The real purpose of this Forum is to give all us eBook addicts a place to gather and I expect you'll fit right in.

slayda · 03-09-2009, 01:57 PM

Welcome.

Reason for Mobileread;

Fun
Education about ebooks & ebook readers
Fun
Sharing opinions about books
Fun
Wasting time when you could be reading
Fun
Discussions on Digital Rights Management, Copyrights, ebook formats
Fun
Etc.
And did I mention "Fun"

pilotbob · 03-09-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

Welcome.

Reason for Mobileread;

You should mention that this place is just plain fun!

BOb

judib1202 · 03-09-2009, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Hi Kris1128, welcome to MobileRead! Please share any questions you have about using the Kindle. I have both Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 and will be happy (along with other Kindle and non-Kindle owners) to answer your questions. That's what we're here for... to share the knowledge!

Hi Iam new to this website and the kindle 2 need help in downloading pdf files

daffy4u · 03-09-2009, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by judib1202

Hi Iam new to this website and the kindle 2 need help in downloading pdf files

Well, there are a couple of ways to go with pdf files. If they are mostly full of text there should be no problem. If they are full of charts, graphs and tables it gets more complicated. Let's start with the simple first.

1) Email the pdf to your Kindle by using the "yourkindlename@kindle.com" address, make sure your Kindle wireless is on. Amazon will convert the file for use on your Kindle and send it to the Kindle via Whispernet.

See Section #2 of the Kindle Myths and Partial Truths wiki.

2) Use MobiPocket Creator (installed as the Publisher Edition). You'll be able to convert the pdf yourself then transfer it into the "documents" folder of your Kindle.

Give one of those a try and if you need more help, just yell and we'll come a runnin'.

03-09-2009, 01:58 AM	#1
kris1128 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	All New to Me - Kindle Owner My dad bought me a kindle for my birthday to enable to read as much as I love - a lot of down time with Multiple Sclerosis. I love it and never leave home without it. The problem is that I'm techno challenged and all of this is a bit intimidating and ovwerwhelming at times. To be honest, I ran onto the MobileRead thing accidentally and am still very unsure of what exactly it's purpose is other than providing an avenue to obtain ebooks. So if there's anyone out there who would love to present some MobileRead for Kindle Dummies 101, I'll be right here waiting for some good teachin'! Thanks Last edited by kris1128; 03-09-2009 at 02:11 AM. Reason: typos

03-09-2009, 12:04 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 Kris and welcome to MobileRead. The real purpose of this Forum is to give all us eBook addicts a place to gather and I expect you'll fit right in. Last edited by MickeyC; 03-10-2009 at 12:14 PM.

03-09-2009, 01:57 PM	#6
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Welcome. Reason for Mobileread; Fun Education about ebooks & ebook readers Fun Sharing opinions about books Fun Wasting time when you could be reading Fun Discussions on Digital Rights Management, Copyrights, ebook formats Fun Etc. And did I mention "Fun"

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03-09-2009, 09:44 AM	#2
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	Welcome to MobileRead, kris1128! Just take a look at some of the forums here. We've got a little something for everyone. Yes, there are plenty of free books in a multitude of formats as well as software for creating those formats. Authors have a little corner where they can share their work. Of course, the free books in all of those formats would be pointless without devices on which to read them. And there are people who want to buy, sell, and trade those devices... Oh, and let's not forget about the Lounge, where people just hang out and talk about all manner of unutterable silliness. Dreamer

03-09-2009, 09:50 AM	#3
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Hi Kris1128, welcome to MobileRead! Please share any questions you have about using the Kindle. I have both Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 and will be happy (along with other Kindle and non-Kindle owners) to answer your questions. That's what we're here for... to share the knowledge!

03-09-2009, 11:07 AM	#4
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 Kris, to MobileRead. You are going to love love love your K. First, we have lots of free books available here. Check the table under "e-books" You can sort by genre, author or title. You want the mobipocket format. Second, did you know, you can use your local public library's e-books on your Kindle? You just need to download the books to your laptop, run kindlefix.py and you can upload them to the K. They will expire after the loan date so , no harm no foul. Click on my linkys for the step by step guide, and ask questions when you need to. There are also more free books at www.feedbooks.com Realize all the free books are copyright free, which means most are from 'ancient' times, to you Im sure, but you'll find a lot of classic, well written stories. Enjoy the site and learn!

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