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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6397 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:49 pm Post subject: Kindle |
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I was watching someone read their kindle.
I thought okay, I got to get me one of those.
So, today I went out and get me a Kindle Paperwhite.
It got "front lighting" so I could read in the dark... good.
It got battery life for 8 weeks! ok even better..
but..
Boy, that thing is frustrating!
How in the world one manage the book collections?
You can't set folders.. pretty much all jumbled up together and very difficult to find.
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9253 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:02 am Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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hope it was cheap...... I can see it getting bloooomphed
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6397 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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AU$170 Not too bad..
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Ominivision1 Super Member
Joined: Sep 20, 2010 Posts: 2984 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:11 am Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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My wife has one of these and she went here to help her organize her collection.
www.amazon.com/gp/help...=200375850
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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Ya, I use that too.
But the bloody thing do not have a mass selection, so I could only add files to the "collection" one at a time..
I have hundreds of datasheets to sort out!!
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Suzanne Super Member
Joined: Jun 27, 2009 Posts: 3323 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:24 am Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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When you guys get it figured out.....I still don't want one.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15714 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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Suzanne wrote: |
When you guys get it figured out.....I still don't want one. |
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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I've been considering some sort of tablet for my wife. She likes to read but her vision is failing. I figure with the right 10" tablet we can increase the font size for her. Also with Wi-Fi she could cruise the internet or watch TV with it. I'm just in the preliminary stage of deciding what we want.
That said, I like my Samsung Galaxy 7" tablet. It can be an e-reader and also let me surf. The GPS feature works pretty good too! I haven't loaded many apps on it. The salesman told me that there were 250,000 apps available for Android. He didn't mention that 249,000 were pretty much just crap.
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6397 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: Kindle |
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If battery life is not the question, an Android tablet is absolutely marvelous!
The only strength of an E-ink display devices are battery life and ability to read under bright sun light.
In other traits, Androids beat it hands down.
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