Any Warrior-onians have an Amazon Kindle?

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Posted: 15 years ago 16 replies

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I'd like to hear your thoughts about the Kindle- anyone here have one?

#amazon #kindle #warrioronians

Paul Myers 15 years ago

Yep. I won it in a contest here, in fact.

I love it. Not only is it easy to use, with a wide selection of books available for it, you can convert PDFs and text files to carry on it as well.

Very handy critter. The battery life is pretty much what they claim in the advertising, too. If you aren't using the wireless function, you can go for days without needing to recharge.

The experimental browser is a kludgy thing, but it's not usually mentioned as being available, so I just look at that as a bonus. It's been handy for settling bets using Google on occasion.

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- ExRat 15 years ago
  
  Hi Paul,
  
  kludgy definition | Dictionary.com
  
  I learn something new here every day, thanks.
  
  It sounded at first guess like a description of the type of deep, sucking mud that sticks to your wellington boot so much that when you take a step your foot comes out. Unfortunately, when I was young, they left me alone with the 'Oxtail English Dictionary.' Such is Liff.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meaning_of_Liff
  
  http://folk.uio.no/alied/TMoL.html
  
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  Paul Myers 15 years ago
  
  Roger,
  
  The Meaning of Liff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  Nope, but the new version, "The Deeper Meaning of Liff," is available for the Kindle.
  
  [chuckle] Really. I looked.
  
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  ExRat 15 years ago
  
  Hi Paul,
  
  I only ever had the snippets of it from the 'Not 1982' book. I just ordered 'the deeper meaning' off play.com. Some of those words have stuck in my head for ooh, about 26 years now Great concept, hilarious execution.
  
  Hi Jay,
  
  Wombatised in his presence.
  
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- BizBooks 15 years ago
  
  I found someone selling a used one here locally for $275 OBO... hmm...
  
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JayXtreme 15 years ago

@Roger and Paul..

You guys crack me up..

Thank you

(as a sidenote, I am MUCH more aware of my grammar when Paul is around for some reason, that's not to say I get it right, just am more aware of how wrong it is..lol)

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- Paul Myers 15 years ago
  
  Jay,
  
  You guys crack me up..
  
  Glad to be of service, sir.
  
  (as a sidenote, I am MUCH more aware of my grammar when Paul is around for some reason, that's not to say I get it right, just am more aware of how wrong it is..lol)
  
  THAT is funny. Unless a person is beating someone else up over their grammar, has asked for a review, or is claiming to be an expert writer, I rarely correct anyone's grammar. I mostly couldn't care a lot less.
  
  Although, I do have to say that I rather like Roger's cleverly phrased explanation: "Wombatized by his presence." That has a nice ring to it.
  
  Suh-WIPE!
  
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  JayXtreme 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  I rarely correct anyone's grammar. I mostly couldn't care a lot less.
  
  For sure, Paul.. My heightened awareness of my Bad Grammar is not because of your actions.. more because of mine
  
  Have a great day Sir
  
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  stacyfox 15 years ago
  
  I was a little bit nervous about getting it because I didn't want to work on a computer all day and then look at a computer all night! I was pleasantly surprised that the "liquid ink" technology makes the Kindle read just like a book. It's nothing like a computer screen.
  
  One down side is that if you are reading anything with graphics, the images do not come across at all, if they are even uploaded.
  
  I do like that you can adjust the size of the type. I still have good eyesight, so I set it to a small setting so that I get the maximum number of words per screen. But if you like your type bigger, it's just an easy flick of a button.
  
  After Christmas, you should be able to pick up good deals on Ebay. I've seen several kindles advertised there when people have been given them as a gift or won them in a raffle and they're just not interested. Usually they're a little cheaper than on Amazon.
  
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BizBooks 15 years ago

So now this thread has a kindel-onian speeaking kindle-ease, evidently
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Bev Clement 15 years ago

Silly question time, how do you sell a kindle and move the contract over to another person, especially as you're not allowed to pass the content over, or have things changed recently?
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- Paul Myers 15 years ago
  
  Bev,
  
  You just de-register it and re-register it under your own Amazon account.
  
  When I got the one Allen offered here as a prize, it was still registered to his account. Switching it was easy.
  
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Bev Clement 15 years ago

Thanks Paul, does that mean the content though still stays with the original purchaser.

I assume this is a great way to stop people passing books on, because you can't
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- Paul Myers 15 years ago
  
  Bev,
  
  Thanks Paul, does that mean the content though still stays with the original purchaser.
  
  Yep. On the flip side, anything you order with one Kindle can be re-downloaded later if you need to get a replacement or just deleted it from the one you have.
  
  Very cool system.
  
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thatgirlJ 15 years ago

I want a Kindle sooooo bad. I never thought about getting a used one...interesting I'm particularly interested in the e-ink screen. It seems that all screens should be made that way to save our eyes!
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BizBooks 15 years ago

I've published for the kindle- so it would be a good excuse to BUY one .
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