I've had a Kindle Keyboard with lighted case that I've been pretty happy with for a couple of years. However, I'm thinking of upgrading to the Paperwhite for the improved display. Is it worth the price, and is there any trade-off in battery life?
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posted by iamisaid
on May 10, 2013 -
17 answers
I recently read a blog post / article written by a best-selling Amazon author who noted that after all of Amazon's small print, he was only getting about 20% revenue share on the sale of his work (comparable to the traditional publishing industry) rather than Amazon's frequently lauded 70%. Can anyone find the post / article in question?
posted by whimsicalnymph
on Apr 8, 2013 -
6 answers
Why hasn't Amazon implemented "collections" or "folders" in the kindle for the ipad application?
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posted by mscottveach
on Mar 30, 2013 -
14 answers
Which websites list Kindle-compatible books which are free for a limited time?
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posted by lea724
on Mar 20, 2013 -
18 answers
I'm looking to purchase
The Practical Nomad as an e-book for my Kindle. It seems like it was previously available, but all the Amazon links are dead and I can't find any other e-book store where it can be purchased. I have a physical copy of the book already, but would like an e-book to travel with.
posted by smitt
on Mar 17, 2013 -
1 answer
I've had an e-reader, but never a Kindle and never one with 3G. I understand the reading PDFs and mobi file part, but what else should I know about: what the 3G is good for; apps; hacks; subscribable Kindle-optimized content; the Kindle ecosystem? Besides Instapaper, are there other convert-stuff-to-read-on-your-ereader things I should know about?
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posted by Zed
on Feb 4, 2013 -
7 answers
Any experience with selling an article, as opposed to a book, for Kindle on Amazon?
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posted by zenpop
on Oct 31, 2012 -
4 answers
My wife would like to de-register her Kindle from my account and move it to her own Amazon account that she has sole control of. Is it possible for us to move some (but not all) of the digital content to her new account?
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posted by Irontom
on Aug 30, 2012 -
8 answers
How do I get Amazon to think I'm in France?
Amazon-filter: I live in the U.S. and would like buy Kindle-books from the Amazon.fr (France) store. How do I get Amazon to think I'm in France?
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posted by chefscotticus
on Aug 20, 2012 -
11 answers
I live in Australia. My new Kindle is hooked up to the Amazon.co.uk store for legacy reasons. Should I bother trying to change it to amazon.com like most Kindles in Australia do?
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posted by 8k
on Jul 30, 2012 -
3 answers
How did you go from not liking reading books on your iPad to enjoying the experience? And how do you negotiate the morass that is the self-published ebook section of Amazon?
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posted by lesbiassparrow
on Jul 29, 2012 -
32 answers
Kindle keyboard w/ lines on screen... Amazon does NOT seem interested in replacing (this time). Any options on repair?
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posted by Jacen
on Jul 25, 2012 -
6 answers
I'm a light reader who normally only ploughs through books when I'm on holiday. Which is better for my needs, a Kindle or Kindle Touch?
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posted by mr_silver
on Apr 12, 2012 -
28 answers
I am looking to purchase an e-ink reader... Been looking at the Kindle and Nook and I am having trouble deciding. One of my top priorities is that books I purchase not be lost in 3, 5 or 10 years down the road. Which device is most likely to be be future proof? I also have specific uses that I want it to work for such as being able to load PDFs of academic articles/books and access to the library (see extended explanation for more uses). Thanks for your help!
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posted by D Wiz
on Mar 20, 2012 -
43 answers
Is there a way to download a list, en masse, of ALL the digital books I've bought via Amazon.com?
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posted by dfriedman
on Mar 12, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm considering purchasing a Kindle DX, but the current version is two years old and two hardware generations behind the regular Kindle. Is there functionality in the newer versions of the regular Kindle that I would miss when using the Kindle DX? Is it likely to be replaced or discontinued in the near future? Is there anything else that I should know about before buying a Kindle DX?
posted by theclaw
on Feb 28, 2012 -
14 answers
How do I construct a URL so that it will search Amazon's Kindle store with any text I append to the end of it? I can create one to search all of Amazon (by simply taking the URL I get as the result of an ordinary search and adding words to the end), but I can't find a way of specifying in the URL that it should only search the Kindle store.
posted by humblepigeon
on Jan 28, 2012 -
3 answers
I'm helping a Chinese magazine put out an electronic English edition. In addition to the Kindle and Apple iVenues, what are other platforms where we should be distributing this? They're hoping to achieve as wide a paid readership as possible without having to pay impossible listing fees. It's a magazine on the Chinese advertising industry. Are there any advertising industry-specific platforms I should be aware of?
posted by saysthis
on Jan 3, 2012 -
4 answers
My husband wrote a novel a few years back. It has pretty much sat in our house in digital and a print-out form. I will not comment on how the major publishing houses tend to not come searching in your house for The Next Great American Novel... *ahem* But what SHOULD he do?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 12, 2011 -
7 answers
I'm in Canada and planning on buying a kindle, and am currently deciding whether I should buy a Kindle 3G, or stick with the Wi-fi only model. I'd like to use it at the cottage, where there is no Internet Access, but (not-so-great) 3G coverage. It seems like there are some restrictions on international kindles that don't exist in the U.S.
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posted by backwards guitar
on Aug 17, 2011 -
11 answers
I am sending back my 5th defective Kindle 3 because of screen faults--lines, not fully loading, not displaying properly. Amazon never says anything about why, but apologize for my trouble and agree to ship a replacement. But the damn things only last a month sometimes before the same problem happens. It's a nuisance not to have it work, especially when I'm off the grid on a trip or a vacation, and tedious to have to set up and transfer books and periodicals from old to new.
Is there an alternative? Do others have similar problems? The last CR I talked to suggested I buy a thick leather cover (which the sell for $40) but declined to say the lack of a cover was the cause of the problem.
Has anyone used a cover? Is it necessary? Is so why doesn't Amazon provide a cover. It would be cheaper than sending so many replacements.
posted by NorthCoastCafe
on Jun 28, 2011 -
25 answers
Kindle 3 abroad? I'm looking to buy a Kindle and take it to Germany with me -- will I be able to download books from Amazon US without difficulties? Should I get the wifi or 3G version?
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posted by muckster
on Sep 19, 2010 -
8 answers
Can I use an iPad for something I haven't purchased? Specifically, do the ebook apps only work on content I've bought or obtained through either Amazon or the iBookstore?
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posted by Toekneesan
on May 5, 2010 -
10 answers
I'm sure most of you remember last year's Kindle debacle, when
Amazon deleted copies of 1984 from users' machines. Now I've heard that Amazon can also track the highlight function, and stores the information of
how users read. Is this true? Are there other Kindle-spylike things that Amazon can do/is doing?
posted by sdn
on Mar 4, 2010 -
4 answers
How do you like your kindle? Knowing what you know now, would you buy it again? How can I make a kindle/ebook experience better?
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posted by cgg
on Feb 24, 2010 -
29 answers
I bought a Kindle 2. Amazon lists a paltry selection of covers and skins. I want a good one.
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posted by dbgrady
on Feb 16, 2009 -
6 answers
How do you take a screenshot on the Kindle? I know the keystroke, but can't find the screenshot file anywhere.
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posted by mark7570
on Dec 9, 2008 -
5 answers
Any Non-U.S. users of Amazon's Kindle (or other E-reader) out there? Can you tell me how it's working out for you? I'm trying to decide whether to splurge for my birthday, and really don't want to invest that much money in a mistake.
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posted by taz
on Aug 9, 2008 -
14 answers
Amazon Kindle question: does anyone know if the documents you email to Amazon's 10ยข conversion service are stored in your account cloud forever, as with books you purchase?
posted by symbebekos
on May 28, 2008 -
3 answers
