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Sarah_ZR #660998 1st Feb 2012 3:22pm
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not meaning to sound funny but if you did your homework on them you would have seen and found the right one

theres quite a few to choose from plus there are generic ones availiable

I opted for the smallest lightest one to fit in my pocket

i suppose it also depends on how much reading you do as to whether it outweighs the cost of books you would buy. i read on average 2 books a week so over a year i will save a fortune even on second hand book prices.

My only disapointment so far is not being able to get some titles ive read and would like to re read


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Originally Posted by Sarah_ZR
I thought it would of been bigger and touch screen which this one wasn't

Sarah, I think you're somewhat missing the point of them. Sound's like your mother-in-law grasped it okay though laugh

Angharad111 #661018 1st Feb 2012 3:48pm
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Yep u can say that Again matt

Angharad111 #666723 14th Feb 2012 7:34pm
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I'm thinking of getting a kindle, but a few queries first
1 Does it take expansion crds such as sd card?
2 Does it show up on a pc as a hard drive/pen ?.
3 How would I add pdf or txt files (thanks jabber)off pc to it without having to go on internet to download books?
4 No powerpack with £89 one so how long to charge one by USB?

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Answers to your questions:
1-No
2-Yes
3-There is a free program you can download to organise different formats called 'Calibre'.
4-Not sure but I got a mains adaptor on ebay for £3.00.

jabber_Ish #667991 17th Feb 2012 3:28pm
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Hi Jabber. What are the books that you are looking for.

Raven61 #668050 17th Feb 2012 6:21pm
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Anyone want to recommend any ebooks that are a really good read and you cannot put them down?

Raven61 #668068 17th Feb 2012 6:42pm
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thanks for posting the answers Raven61


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derek you should have got a mini usb with the kindle, jsut charge it off the pc

when you plug it in it pops up as a window, in there is a file called documents..open that and you can drag pdf and txt files straight onto the kindle

you lose some of the formatting in some cases but generally the files are fine

when u close it it will start to charge

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According to techs it takes 3 hours to charge using USB.

Raven61 #668091 17th Feb 2012 7:26pm
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yeah thats about right

the battery lasts for bloomin ages , i charged mine at xmas and only once since .

i beleive if you leave wireless on though the battery life is much shorter

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Angharad111 #668105 17th Feb 2012 8:49pm
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Why not start a kindle club and swap free books (by email if small enough) and a request a title (which someone may have or postt where to find it)

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Hi Derekdwc. Sounds like a good idea, I've got a few thousand books that I've acquired off the internet.

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If anyone is looking for any books, send me the titles & if I've got them I can email them to you.

Raven61 #668645 19th Feb 2012 4:33pm
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ive just got all the game of thrones series including the latest a dance of dragons

need to convert the files to put them on the kindle, once done im happy to email them around


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