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http://calibre-ebook.com seems to be the best option.

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Just reread the thread and Whiskey Delta kindly answered that question in post #111 :tu:

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TnX @ Gazzae as well

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I get about 5 weeks out of mine with reading about 3 hours a day and that's without wireless on.

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Oh drop me a pm if you want a good site for books and magazines

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It arrived this morning.. Already got 30+ books on it (some from some pdf/epub I already had on the laptop) and about 10 from the free range on Amazon..

Noticed in this thread that there was Sudoku available but the link doesn't work any more.. Any new links for it?

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Just a bit of a pointer to people - if you are wanting to get a kindle that does text to speech (for whatever reason) don't get the new one as it's completely absent.

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Talking about text to speech Dilli, did you know that the latest firmware 3.3 has a shortcut for turning on/off the menu speech? (shift and spacebar) which was a feature I know that you were interested in.

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Mine is probably out of date - I use shift+sym to start/stop text to speech.

And alt+spacebar to start/stop mp3 playback.

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I was talking about the menus to speech rather than text to speech.. All the kindles should have updated since the October release of the firmware

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Can I just butt in and ask if anyone has this Aluminum cover for their Kindle 3. I like the look of it and, as it seems to have a click-in way of holding the Kindle rather than the intrusive cage/elastic of most other covers, I am considering buying one.

I have the Amazon case with the built in light but it is a tad heavy in my hand bag.

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I'd worry about the way the cover hinges on that one especially as if you're hand holding it the cover will hang down and free..

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Morning Kymmy. That's one of the reasons I was hoping someone on here had one. I can't make up my mind whether the hinge would allow the front cover to fold right back against the front section.


ADD.....
Just had another Google and found an American thread on their Kindle Boards about this very case and it appears you can fold it back out of the way so I'm going to go for one.

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On the pics it looks like it uses the case as a stand, if you can fold it back then that would make all the difference to it being a good case or not.. You'll have to let everyone know what it's like when you get it... :clap:

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Well Natalie took the back off my dodgy kindle and I'm just waiting for the replacement to show up then back into action.

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I don't think there's been a day since I got it that I haven't read a chapter or two on my Kindle.. What's it like being Kindleless Dilli.. ;) You taken up nail biting?? :D

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I am indeed at the nail biting stage :)

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My kindle met with an accident when I was at work(I work on a ship) luckily a very good friend wasn't totally addicted to their new kindle and lent me their's until I got a new one from amazon. I certainly went into a cold sweat until the friend offered the loan. :) ( they did get my old cover as a reward though):)

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The new battery arrived this morning and is now fitted - just waiting for it to charge up :)

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Let's have a pool.. How many times Dilli asks Natalie "Is it charged yet?"

:rofl:

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Natalie's back at work, but I don't want to out the back on until I know it's ok.

I just wish I was more patient

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I'm going to guess none, as natalie is at work :D

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My wifes Kindle has died 2 weeks out of the 1 year warranty, luckily enough had a nice chap from their CS and they have sent out a replacement for it. And it's a 3G one which is handy.

Saying that, I don't think I'll be buying another one after finding out that the problem with the kindle seems to be all too common. The screen just messes up with lines everywhere and it can happen to any kindle regardless of its age or how well you look after them.

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I would definitely buy another if mine broke.:)

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I only work part-time hours and as part of a recompense for those of us that don't have a full working week my employer offers an incentive that if we can prove it will aid our performance, after 3 months of clear results they will fully reimburse us the cost of a number of items, Kindles being one of them (has to be the e-reader type, not a 'tablet' so no HD Fire unfirtunately) so I bought a Kindle Touch yesterday. I always wanted one and without this scheme at work I couldn't afford one but I'm really glad I did...

OMG it's awesome, I love it. Sadly I can't claim for any books but there are plenty of 20p books available on it. Unfortunately I can't claim for a case or spare charger etc but obviously I'm not complaining.

The reported 'flash' when turning a page when the 'ink' refreshes is certainly there but doesn't bother me at all. Awesome bit of kit, fully recommended :tu:

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Don't forget to minimise this you can set it so that it only 'flashes' once every six or so pages.

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I bought a Kindle Paperwhite a few weeks back and I love it! I didn't like the original grey E-Ink screen and was reading books in the app on my ipad, but found it ate my battery which was a problem as I use it for work, saw the paperwhite when it came out and it seemed like the best of both worlds, and it is!

Great stuff!

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Amen. I had the kindle, which was ok..except needed light. I got the paperwhite, and loving the fact i don't need a light source :)

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for all your free amazon kindle books try this site
I get an email every day with the genres I have set up.
I don't download every day but I have had the occasional goody

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Credit where credit is due, I recieved a brand new (3g) keyboard Kindle in the post the very next day as a replacement. (From a reconditioned non 3g version).

I'm still going to be dubious about them as they know they have a problem with them but they still haven't done anything about it.

But I can't fault Amazon's response. But I will have to think again before recommending the Kindle to anyone.

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Just discovered that practically all Gordon R Dickson's early SF catalogue is available for kindle including the Dorsai novels for a very reasonable price for each at Amazon.:cleader:

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cheers, reading gor series now. but he can be my next holiday read

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A friend has a Paperwhite and although the screen is backlit the bit of usage I had showed the touch page to be very annoying and would turn pages when you accidently brushed the screen. Now if they did a Kindle Keyboard with the backlit paperwhite screen that to me would be perfect.

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If you already have a Kindle Fire or Fire HD or get one tomorrow, Amazon is giving us a £40 gift tomorrow

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/386257/a...-worth-of-apps

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Kindle seems to be the generic name for ereaders now. Every time someone sees me reading, they all comment on the Kindle, even though I don't HAVE a Kindle.

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Its the same with iPads and iPods being interchanged with Tablets and MP3 players.