Kindle

Poulgorm wrote: »

The Nook Simple Touch is very highly rated in all the reviews.

it also runs android and you can root it and reflash the firmware to a stock android format which means you can then use it with the software nook reader as well as the kindle reader and anything else you like from the android store.

granted, angry birds is going to be a tad on the jerky side :pac: but plenty of android apps will function fine on the e-ink display and it would be worth having for the battery life alone.

kildaremum wrote: »

I have a Kindle Touch since just after Christmas and love it. So far I have bought all my books from Amazon.com. I want to buy a book now and its not available on amazon for the kindle but I see it is available for other ereaders. I know that I should be able to use Calibre to buy this book and then transfer it via usb to my kindle but I just can't seem to be able to do this. When I find the book on the Calibre list and I click on it I am directed to the Barnes & Nobel site. Do I make an account there and just buy the book ? I suppose I could take a chance as its only about $5 ?

fraid not, as Poulgorm already found out.

Poulgorm wrote: »

You cannot use the Barnes & Noble ebookstore, unless you live in the USA (i.e. your credit card address must be in the States.

*Not sure if this post is in the right place or not*

Hi all!

So Tesco are selling the Kindle and the Kindle keyboard for a considerably lower price than if one were to purchase them on Amazon. I'm extremely interested in purchasing one, but I've seen on the amazon.co.uk website that it redirects you to the amazon.com website if you are outside of the UK and want to buy ebooks.

So is it simply a matter of purchasing from the .com website? Is the dollar converted to euro when you purchase the ebooks?

If somebody could help me I would really appreciate it as I would hate to buy the kindle only to discover that I can't use it.

Thank you in advance!

Would you not need a uk address though?

Hi Re: Kindle and Tesco, over last few years have gotten my wife three different Kindles, so, have some knowledge on this topic!
Bottom line: physically pick up the wifi only, Euro110 Kindle from Tesco.
Why:

-When you order from amazon.co.uk, it redirects to US to order. Not a huge problem as you still get the Kindle in 3 working days via courier and if you want to get ebooks, you use your Amazon account. However, if anything goes wrong (very rare) with the Kindle, you can simply bring back to Tesco to replace. You also get Tesco shopping points!

-You don't need the Euro199 Kindle, -the one with the keypad buttons at bottom 1/3. Its too big, you will almost never need to type anything and, in comparison to the wifi-only Kindle, its heavier to hold with one hand.

-The Euro199 Kindle has more internal memory BUT you don't need it. The Wifi Kindle has way more memory than you will ever need (even for a two week holiday, I speak from experience). I can easily get 100 ebooks (.mobi format) onto the Kindle, max about 1000 but its a pain to keep clicking "..next page, next page...." to run through the list of titles on your Kindle.

The bottom line is: if you like reading, want a "quick and dirty" solution to ebooks and a device that you can throw in a bag/purse/pocket, get the wifi, Euro99 Kindle.
NB: Get a case asap. If you can spring for the official Kindle case, great. If you plan to pick up, throw in bag on a daily basis, the Kindle will look like crap within weeks from micro-scratches and misc. dings and dents. The case is not cheap (Euro30?) but it will keep the Kindle clean and tidy.

Have fun!

paul9mm wrote: »

Hi Re: Kindle and Tesco, over last few years have gotten my wife three different Kindles, so, have some knowledge on this topic!
Bottom line: physically pick up the wifi only, Euro110 Kindle from Tesco.
Why:

-When you order from amazon.co.uk, it redirects to US to order. Not a huge problem as you still get the Kindle in 3 working days via courier and if you want to get ebooks, you use your Amazon account. However, if anything goes wrong (very rare) with the Kindle, you can simply bring back to Tesco to replace. You also get Tesco shopping points!

-You don't need the Euro199 Kindle, -the one with the keypad buttons at bottom 1/3. Its too big, you will almost never need to type anything and, in comparison to the wifi-only Kindle, its heavier to hold with one hand.

-The Euro199 Kindle has more internal memory BUT you don't need it. The Wifi Kindle has way more memory than you will ever need (even for a two week holiday, I speak from experience). I can easily get 100 ebooks (.mobi format) onto the Kindle, max about 1000 but its a pain to keep clicking "..next page, next page...." to run through the list of titles on your Kindle.

The bottom line is: if you like reading, want a "quick and dirty" solution to ebooks and a device that you can throw in a bag/purse/pocket, get the wifi, Euro99 Kindle.
NB: Get a case asap. If you can spring for the official Kindle case, great. If you plan to pick up, throw in bag on a daily basis, the Kindle will look like crap within weeks from micro-scratches and misc. dings and dents. The case is not cheap (Euro30?) but it will keep the Kindle clean and tidy.

Have fun!

Thanks for thr info thats very helpful! But do you purchase the ebooks themselves from the co.uk website?

You could try this:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Free_Kindle_Books

or,
http://www.amazon.com/Totally-Free-kindle-Books/lm/R27UG52OAM3TFX

or,
http://mashable.com/2010/12/25/free-kindle-books/

-or simply enter "free Kindle books" into Google/Yahoo/Bing etc. I am not advocating that all who buy a Kindle fill up with free titles just because they are there. There are a hell of a lot of free titles out there but, from my experience, almost no one who has just bought a Kindle is aware that you don't need to buy ebooks for the device.

Yes, you >do< need to buy ebooks for copyrighted titles, in much the same way you need to buy books from Easons, Tescos etc. But as amazon = .mobi titles, you have to use amazon's over the air service. As an earlier poster pointed out, the confusion over getting the titles from Amazon's UK or Irish site, paying in Euros, UK £ or US$ for said titles is causing unnecessary confusion. The havoc that first hit the music industry, then the film/DVD market from pirated materials is now starting to hit the ebook market. That Amazon is trying to match Itunes for ebooks purchase, as a single point of contact for readers is both welcome (ease of use) but also worrying (monopoly).

The next problem people have is transferring the .mobi files onto the device. Calibre ( http://calibre-ebook.com/ ) is still the best free software service available but its GUI is a mess and a pain to use if you want to transfer a .pdf, .txt or other filles to .mobi.

Sorry if this is rambling on but you do have a perfect point, but in my earlier posting I should have made clear the copyright/non-copyright ebook distinction. This IT article refers to this on-going debate: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0101/breaking4.html

Apologies if thsi has been asked before (but probably not recently?), where is the best place to get a Kindle in next couple of days (gift for mother-in-law for this weekend).

PS: I already have two Kindle 4 in the family both well loved (and both sourced from US)

positron wrote: »

Thanks, I had a sweep of the usual places.

Kindle 4 is €109 at both Argos & Currys. It's €110 at Tesco.
Kindle keyboard 3G is 167.47 at Argos, but €182 at Currys. Argos has it in stock, so going by Currys' pricematch policy, you should be able to get one from Currys for 167.47 - 10% of the difference = €166.

Yes, Tesco has some really nice cases. Amazon case is €40 or so - but feels lovely to hold. Belkin leather case for €19 or so is also really nice. Cheaper cases are meh, and some more expensive ones are also just meh. I'm tempted.

Didn't realise argos sell them as well now ! that's good news I would think for reduced prices down the road !