An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
89
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
89
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
89
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
89
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
89
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
89
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
89
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
89
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
89
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
89
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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Is there a way to reset the "Furthest page read" location. I jumped ahead in this commentary I am reading and because of that I can not use the sync to keep my devices on the same page. I would think it would be simple to do but I don't see it.....
I have installed the Kindle for iOS App on my iPad and my iPhone, I recently purchased some books from Amazon and delivered it to my iPad. But the iPhone doesn't have those books on it, despite having registered all the devices under my name?
Is there a limit on the number of devices (i.e. Kindles, iOS devices, Computers) that content purchased from a single Amazon account can be used on? Something on the lines of iTunes which allows you a maximum of 10 devices (maximum 5 computers) to use content from a single account?
That's what it sounds like, so I guess that means no borrowing books to read on a Kindle app on an iPad or iPhone or Android phone. Understandable, since they want people to buy more devices.
Something we were discussing at lunch today: what do the location numbers inside each ebook in Kindle represent. They obviously don't correlate to actual page numbers, yet they keep your reading location in sync across various devices. Does anyone know what they actually mean? Character count? Paragraphs? (For those wondering what the heck we're talking about, check out the following screenshot from the Mac Kindle app that shows location numbers: http://cl.ly/3W3J302H3v2a0Y1Q1M3o)
Can someone walk me through the experience of using a Kindle for reading the NY Times? I live in NYC and I am hoping to pick up a Kindle during the holidays this year. Is there a monthly fee if I already have a paid NY Times account? Can the daily issue be beamed to my Kindle over WiFi? Is the content on the Kindle *that* much worse than the online and print editions? How is the overall experience? Thanks!
I know there are some options out there, curious whether there are any major issues with formatting, transferring, etc. If I end up buying one of the new Kindles I'd love to be able to read books from my current collection of ePub books on it. Not a huge fan of the iPad's iBooks app, but at least it has native ePub support.
I want to get an eReader. I just don't know which one to purchase. They both look nice and have their respective features. I'm going on a trip so no wi-fi, and I want internet access. The only way would would be to use the Kindle with 3G. I want to get the device with the most non-fiction books like history.
I'm thinking of buying the new DX when I go to Canada but I'd be using it to catch up on my backlog of programming PDF files so the proper functioning of this feature is essential.
All reviews I have read discussed the long battery life - the website states ~1 week with Wireless on, and ~2 weeks with it off. When I first received it I left wireless on as I figured for now it didn't matter to much since I would mostly be using it at home, but figured I would turn it off if I was traveling or on the go to lengthen battery life. I was surprised when the battery was almost dead after the first full charge in about 3.5 days. I chalked it up to my constant tinkering and the...
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* But it's come time to decide: start purchasing new books in iBooks, or continue growing my Kindle library? I'm actually inclined to actually start making the switch over to iBooks, if for no other reason than it's based on ePub, which basically everybody (but Amazon) has now adopted as the native format of choice for e-books. (Speaking of which, has anyone actually tried to bring an iBook over to the Nook, or vice versa?) I think Amazon may do conversion from ePub to...
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I read a lot about the fragile screens on the Kindle and experienced it myself yesterday. It slipped out of my hand and fell only about one foot onto the carpet, but alas, a 2" square section of the screen was hurt. Called support and they shipped a new one out that day, yesterday, to arrive today. Only stipulation is to send my damaged unit back within 30 days. Great support. Love the product. Wasn't without my book at all thanks to the Kindle iPhone app .
My Kindle 2 updated itself today (took quite a while, too), but after updating, I still had version 2.0.3. Anybody else receive an update, too? Anybody see any changes? I sure with Amazon would post changelogs.
