*happy dance* I just figured out how to download library books onto my Kindle. I may never STOP reading now.
Alix said:*happy dance* I just figured out how to download library books onto my Kindle. I may never STOP reading now.
pacanis said:Quick Kindle question:
Can I purchase a book on my computer and then it will be automatically sent to my Kindle, or do all purchases need to be done using the actual Kindle?
Just wondering if I can do this while my Kindle is getting its first charge.
And... why don't they give this thing a virtual keyboard and make the screen close to the size of a real book? OK, maybe that's a question for the Kindle engineers, but it would be nice ;^)
Thanks Dawgluver, Thanks GB.
And good point about the ink. It probably requires a special screen setup. Wishful thinking, as I didn't realize the screen would be so small. I'm sure I'll get used to it.
Oh, and Dawgluver, me and Amazon's one-click are all too familiar, lol
Thanks GB. The more I tried to find an answer, the more I realized it probably didn't have one. Like you said earlier about a virtual keyboard, it probably has something to do with the ink. It does read nice in normal lighting.
We spent the extra and got the covers with lights, i feel much better about throwing it in a bag that way AND I can read in the dark...but I usually just turn a light on. It was handy reading in the car when it got dark.
pacanis said:Dang, this just showed up as a "new" post
Thanks. I'll probably end up doing just that.
I wondered why the covers were so expensive. I didn't realize they had a light in them that ran off the Kindle's battery. I never really looked at their description, just that they were fifty some bucks
pacanis said:I'd like a cover if only to hide those stupid wallpapers, lol.
Can anyone who is "plugged in" to the pulse of the ebook world look up a book for me and see if it's available for Kindle? Please. Google didn't turn up anything using the term ebook and it's not in the Kindle Store.
It's called, Joshua Son of None
I read it a loooong time ago, lent it out, never got it back. I'd love to see if it's as good now as it was when I was a kid.
Can anyone who is "plugged in" to the pulse of the ebook world look up a book for me and see if it's available for Kindle? Please. Google didn't turn up anything using the term ebook and it's not in the Kindle Store.
It's called, Joshua Son of None
I read it a loooong time ago, lent it out, never got it back. I'd love to see if it's as good now as it was when I was a kid.
Is it an older book?
Yes, I read it as a kid, something like 34 years ago.
There are a number of free services, like the Gugenheim Project, where you can download older books for free.
Gugenheim took me to Guggenheim took me to Project Gutenberg, which did not have it. I'm not sure I was on the correct site though... It was the only site I saw with ebooks.
There is also a way to get free library books.
Do you have a link to the library ebooks?
Audiobooks has an almost free service. You can also contact the publisher thru Amazon to request they make their books available for Kindle. Another resource I highly recommend is the free Kindle Nation newsletter, from Steve Windwalker. It lists many freebies and discounts, as well as breaking Kindle news articles. He also has a couple of books which I found very helpful downloadable to Kindle. Kindle User's Guide is one.
My Kindle came with the users guide.
Kindle has a bit of a learning curve. It is a rudimentary computer. But once you get beyond that, it is such a fun little machine!
Yes, it's a neat little unit. Too bad you can't mark a book as "read" though. I can't imagine purchasing a reference book and always getting taken to the last page I was on, when really I'd like it to open at the beginning, or table of contents. They say they are working on that, as there is a lot of requests for it. Maybe PF can weigh in on this. I remember her saying she has some medical reference books on hers.
Just found out it is not currently available on Kindle, but I went on Amazon and requested it to be. If enough folks do this, the publisher may be swayed. There is automatically a box to check to request it or any book be on Kindle when you look it up on Amazon.
Thanks! I requested it when I saw it wasn't available, too.
Yes, it's a neat little unit. Too bad you can't mark a book as "read" though. I can't imagine purchasing a reference book and always getting taken to the last page I was on, when really I'd like it to open at the beginning, or table of contents. They say they are working on that, as there is a lot of requests for it. Maybe PF can weigh in on this. I remember her saying she has some medical reference books on hers.