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An ad subsidised Kindle is being released in the US (Not here yet).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13047300

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Actually I had a load of pdf books that I wanted to read on my Kindle, was worried that Calibre would be too complicated, but honestly it was SO easy to convert them and then transfer them onto the Kindle. If I can do it anyone can.

btw first post on the Kindle thread. Got mine in October and absolutely LOVE it. Yes, I like 'real' books, but I have space issues, and I travel and I have RSI issues as well which are irritated by holding a paperback book open while reading in bed. The Kindle solves all of these problems. And I've picked up over 100 free books (contemporary ones too) from the Kindle store so I've got reading for the next few years sorted LOL

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Yes, agree, kindle a God send (and I'm agnostic)

Great for holiday, as you say, saves carrying lots of books

And nothing better for a quickie (read) in bed :)

I've bought lots of cheap discounted books, working my way through them

And full series of the dresden files

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I love my kindle best investment I've done in ages :) ... just want to find a way to change the text from black to white if possible on a black background.

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The Kindle is surprising useful! I wanted one but didn't expect it too be as useful and treasured as i found it to be.

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Try the instructions in the middle of this link http://www.theiphoneguru.net/2010/12...za-and-ibooks/

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Isn't that for the app?..not the actual kindle device?

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It was one of the few items found with instructions that may have helped could find nothing for Kindle itself.

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yes, i wondered. I searched as well, and current version doesn't allow black on white, as far as i can tell

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I suspect the only way you will be able to invert the colours is to jailbreak it first. The kindle itself I mean. It's not hard to do.

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Actually bit the bullet and just ordered one.. Only an amazon refurb (£80) for a Kindle Keyboard Wifi with full warranty.

I was initially not going to get one and said so in this thread but after trying out a friends device I was pleasantly suprised. Was thinking of the new Kindle but wanted the keyboard/sound/memory/battery life options of the keyboard version.

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Just remember to turn the wifi off if you are not using it. Otherwise the battery life is just ok rather than brilliant.

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ThanX Dilli, any idea of the battery life with the wifi on? It's though mainly gonna be used in house or car so will always be near a power source.

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I tend to charge mine up once a week, but I'd
Robably use more power than standard as I use mine to read the books out loud with the voice synthesiser.

My dad gets about three weeks on his one. But I'm not sure how much he uses it.

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I've got a few books in HTML/epub/Mobi formats is there a free tool to convert these to Kindle format?