The Amazon Kindle Thread - Page 2

**Damien** · 09-10-2009, 20:11

The Guardian has kind of exaggerated the extra cost here. First of all they took one case to make the 40% claim and the difference in price remains fixed in most cases as it goes up so the percentage difference goes down. Not to mention the increased VAT, and the majority of the rise is the $2 fee to download.

**Damien** · 27-08-2010, 15:25

Anyone getting the newly launched, price reduced, UK Kindle? Now ships from the UK, with a proper UK book store, and it's a newer kindle.

I ordered mine but ordered on the 12th so think I will have another couple of weeks to go before it is despatched.

Graham M · 27-08-2010, 15:57

I've been using the Kindle Reader for Android to read quite a number of books, very good indeed

colin25 · 27-08-2010, 16:02

@graham M

What is it like to use? Any drawbacks? Is there more than one type of kindle reader?
What is it like outside in sunlight?

All and any answers welcome (though related to the subject

)

**Damien** · 27-08-2010, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham M

I've been using the Kindle Reader for Android to read quite a number of books, very good indeed

I have the iPhone one but I think the screen is a bit too small...

Graham M · 27-08-2010, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by colin25

@graham M

What is it like to use? Any drawbacks? Is there more than one type of kindle reader?
What is it like outside in sunlight?

All and any answers welcome (though related to the subject

)

Very easy, you can turn pages simply by swiping your finger over the screen or tapping at the edge goes back/forward, if you tap in the middle of the screen it lets you go to a certain page in the book (number of pages obviously depends on the size of the text!)

You can change the text size, background colour and brightness to suit comfortable reading for yourself.

Outside in sunlight I imagine is very dependant on the particular phone, on my particular phone - HTC Wildfire - it's not bad but not as easy I would imagine as on some phones with the ultra-modern displays.

That I know of, the Amazon Kindle App is the only one at the moment, but it is free to download and does a very good job, I have read Frankie Boyle's autobiography on it and have started reading Terry Pratchett's - Going Postal, I also have a book to read by one of my favourite author's Barbara Erskine and I also have Alice in Wonderland which cost me about 75p.

Books can be bought on the phone using the built-in Webkit browser which is easily launched from within the Kindle Reader and Amazon's One-Click Payment system is enabled making it incredibly easy to buy books and get reading, once you have paid for the book it is available immediately, you just sync the client (it does it automatically periodically) - works very well over 2G/3G or Wi-Fi.

Hope my essay helped

colin25 · 27-08-2010, 17:22

Cheer graham..i will investigate further..ta

27-08-2010, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien

Anyone getting the newly launched, price reduced, UK Kindle? Now ships from the UK, with a proper UK book store, and it's a newer kindle.

I ordered mine but ordered on the 12th so think I will have another couple of weeks to go before it is despatched.

For anyone (like me) with the 'old' international kindle, you can now make it 'uk based' so you log into the UK book store, rather than the US one,

Another advantage is that once you make it UK based you can use the 'experimental' web browser to access more sites than just Amazon & Wikipedia - so you can use your kindle to access Gmail, BBC News, etc, wirelessly - I just sent myself an email via Gmail.

OK it is slow & the interface is klunky, but for anyone with the older version who found decent web access only actually worked in the USA, it is worth a try

**Damien** · 06-09-2010, 22:24

So Amazon permitting my Kindle should be here soon, or else!

I need to think, what should the first book I read be? Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy seems like the obvious choice...

Cobbydaler · 06-09-2010, 22:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien

So Amazon permitting my Kindle should be here soon, or else!

I need to think, what should the first book I read be? Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy seems like the obvious choice...

Fahrenheit 451 perhaps...

dilli-theclaw · 06-09-2010, 22:36

I've had a look at a couple of videos and it does seem nice.

A question however, for anyone who has one. What is the maximum font size it can do?

In the video it does seem to go quite large which is nice. The only thing which would put me off is that I'd want it to read out the books, I read that although it /can/ do this it's not available on all books.

Mr_love_monkey · 06-09-2010, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien

So Amazon permitting my Kindle should be here soon, or else!

I need to think, what should the first book I read be? Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy seems like the obvious choice...

*sigh*

checking my order status has become a daily ritual for me.
Actually more like an hourly ritual

grandmaster · 06-09-2010, 22:52

Does it have a back light?
I fancy one but i cant read in bed with a lamp on as the mrs complains lol

Hom3r · 06-09-2010, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien

So Amazon permitting my Kindle should be here soon, or else!

I need to think, what should the first book I read be? Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy seems like the obvious choice...

Make sure you get all 6 boxs in the inacurate trilogy

dilli-theclaw · 06-09-2010, 22:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandmaster

Does it have a back light?
I fancy one but i cant read in bed with a lamp on as the mrs complains lol

No, it doesn't.

Although I'm sure there are generic ones - you can get an 'official' one for a steep Â£49.99

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Light...G7FSMNR46YBYD8