Kindle magic

golivers travels · Guru

Kindle magic

tonyd · Guru

Got Mrs Tony a Kindle for her birthday yesterday and she has got it up and working and has already bought and downloaded a book from Amazon. It was just sitting on a table. No wires or computer connection. Frankly I find it a bit spooky!

Came with a DVD claimed to hold 29,500 books. That should keep her quiet for a few days!

Wonderful gadget and I can see another one wending its way to Perth very soon.

Cheers, Tony

jimricho · Guru

It uses the "Wi-Fi" connection on your computer or network modem to connect. If it cannot find the Wi-Fi or it is not set up it will then use a 3G connection to download. If you turn off the Wi-Fi connection on the Kindle (via the Main menu on the Home page) and only turn it on when downloading you'll save battery power.

Also if you hold the switch for about 15 seconds (I think) when switching the Kindle off it will shut it down completely including the screen saver. I think this is a requirement for air travel. This may also save battery power but I'm not sure.

milo · Guru

yeah some kindles have 3g built in , i bought my self the new ipad for my birthday, love it,
havent gotten any books in it yet but might do that one day for a long trip or what ever..
now i dont have to take my laptop with me at all.. love tech stuff...

valnrob · Guru

E book reading is fantastic. I brought a Samsung tab and you can download books to it. Haven't tried yet but will soon cause I love reading and now there's no need to collect a heap of heavy books.

landy · Guru

Hi Jim just thought it might be worth adding that the 3g is a free internet connection, and can also be used as a browser although not verry user freindly.

neilnruth · Guru

My daughter-in-law uses her kindle to read while feeding the baby. Much easier than a book she says. But she still drops the kindle when she falls asleep!!! Haha

jimricho · Guru

landy wrote:
Hi Jim just thought it might be worth adding that the 3g is a free internet connection, and can also be used as a browser although not verry user freindly.

Thanks Landy, forgot to mention that, also that I don't think 3G is available on the basic model, mine's the "Keyboard" model and I'm glad I bought that one.

I agree with your comments about internet browsing but we need to keep in mind this is not its purpose.

I have stored some personal information on mine to save me carrying some paperwork when I travel. This is password protected and uses PDF format.

Jim

PS: Also forgot to mention that if there's no 3G or Wi-Fi, e-books can be downloaded to your computer and copied across to the Kindle.

-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 31st of March 2012 08:32:39 AM

Pejay · Guru

L-O-V-E my e-reader!!!! Travels everywhere with us, and I have since found out that through our local library we can 'borrow' and download recent books using our library card for up to 21 days, before they 'disappear' and return to the e-library. Great, another avenue for getting books without the weight!

Kantiki · Senior Member

I bought a basic e reader last year and I love it, especially when travelling.
However I recently bought a Motorola Xoom Tablet. Now I am really in love with it. I find it easer to read, and with wifi and 3 g it is much better when travelling so I can still access the net. Good for email, banking, research and booking van sites. I download all my books on both so if one battery dies I still have the other until I can get somewhere to recharge. Gotta love toys and tecnology.