Just got a Kindle.

zooterkin said:
I'm not sure what you've set up, can you explain a bit more? I've got Calibre set up to get a couple of its news feed daily, and send them to my Kindle via the free.kindle.com address (which is delivered via wifi only).
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Darat said:
I take it you've got a 3G version?

You could still use the email address but use the "free" version: kindleusername>@free.kindle.com so it will only use the wifi network to send the news feed.
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I have the 3g version, and so have not bothered to connect to wifi network since it's fairly complex due to my circumstances (away from home normally).

So I initially setup Calibre download the feed each day, and I attached my Kindle via USB and used the save to directory option to save the file to the Kindle.

Looking at your 2 answers and a quick Google, I think I should be using wifi for what I want to do. Just to check my understanding:

1. Calibre automatically downloads the feed to my computer
2. Calibre automatically emails this to @free.kindle.com
3. Amazon sends this across the Internet
4. Since my Kindle will be connected to the Internet it will receive the file(s) automatically

If correct, my sticking point was not making the leap and realising that when connected via wifi I would be also be connected to the Internet. So I was imagining some process where the file would have to be manually sent across my the wifi network from computer to Kindle!
 
The newsfeeds and the format of the Independent, Guardian and the BBC downloads are superb - I've been reading more news than I've done in many a year since I got the Kindle and learnt from this thread about the newsfeeds.

ETA: A tip for those with Windows - add Calibre to your scheduled tasks and you don't need to remember to start Calibre to get your feeds; I have mine set for when I am walking the dog so I get back and have all my new feeds waiting on the Kindle to read whilst have a drink of The TEA.
 
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Darat said:
The newsfeeds and the format of the Independent, Guardian and the BBC downloads are superb - I've been reading more news than I've done in many a year since I got the Kindle and learnt from this thread about the newsfeeds.

ETA: A tip for those with Windows - add Calibre to your scheduled tasks and you don't need to remember to start Calibre to get your feeds; I have mine set for when I am walking the dog so I get back and have all my new feeds waiting on the Kindle to read whilst have a drink of The TEA.
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I leave it running. What are these "scheduled tasks" of which you speak?
 
Darat said:
The newsfeeds and the format of the Independent, Guardian and the BBC downloads are superb - I've been reading more news than I've done in many a year since I got the Kindle and learnt from this thread about the newsfeeds.
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Seconded. I was very impressed after previously trying the version of the Guardian I linked to elsewhere. The Calibre version is so much more usable. I haven't tried the BBC or Independent yet.

I'm also quite lucky in that my local paper is available, and that's quite handy for keeping in touch with what's going on.

Is there an easy way to remove the old editions, which get moved to "Periodicals: Back Issues"?
 
zooterkin said:
Seconded. I was very impressed after previously trying the version of the Guardian I linked to elsewhere. The Calibre version is so much more usable. I haven't tried the BBC or Independent yet.

I'm also quite lucky in that my local paper is available, and that's quite handy for keeping in touch with what's going on.

Is there an easy way to remove the old editions, which get moved to "Periodicals: Back Issues"?
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Unless you mark them as "keep" it seems that they will be auto-deleted:L http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_dxcont_keepsub?nodeId=200375850&#keepsub
 
Darat said:
Unless you mark them as "keep" it seems that they will be auto-deleted:L http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_dxcont_keepsub?nodeId=200375850&#keepsub
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Ah, thanks! I had an idea it might do something like that, but I haven't had it long enough to be sure yet. :)

ETA: It also explains what I saw when I looked in the Back Issues collection; the oldest items seemed to have a padlock next to them, which I thought indicated some sort of lock against deletion (though I couldn't recall setting it). Turns out it's not a padlock:
An exclamation point next to a magazine or newspaper issue indicates that it will be deleted soon.
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The black circle around the exclamation mark did look very much like a padlock, though.
 
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roger said:
Not a job, I just did it to make some stuff readable for myself, and shared it with the guy that gave it to me because his editor wants to publish his work as an e-book, but they had little experience with Kindle.
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Damnit! And here I was all set to be jealous, and start shopping my resume around to local publishers. I’m hell-on-wheels with MS Word formatting, and I can’t imagine it would be that hard to format for Kindle. Also, I’m a helluva typist (80 to 90 wpm depending on my caffeine level and how picky you are about typos), so anything that has to be typed out, I can do.

But alas.

zooterkin said:
I was wondering about the M-Edge Eluminator, which is designed to work with their own Kindle jackets, but might work with the Oberon ones too. I have a voucher for a shop near me that sells them, but it might be best to wait until my case arrives and I can be sure.
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In checking it out, and comparing with my Oberon, I don’t see why this wouldn’t work, and work nicely. The Oberon has a “pocket” on either side into which they’ve inserted a cardboard back to give the cover more stability. This pocket would be ideal for either inserting the M-Edge or clipping to, between the cover and the Kindle. The only downside I can see is that you wouldn’t be able to store your M-Edge inside the Oberon, as you can with jacket.

But you're right, it wouldn't hurt to wait to carry your Oberon in, and test out the light to see if it will do what you need.
 
More Baen freebies.

The promotional CD for the new Mercedes Lackey book (and series) Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicles has been released and is available from the usual sources. This CD has the entire book and is loaded with other books by Lackey, all in multiple formats (epub, lit, html, rich text, mobi, rocket and Sony) and all DRM free.

Heirs of Alexandria novels
The Shadow of the Lion
This Rough Magic
Much Fall of Blood

SERRAted Edge novels
Born to Run
The Chrome Borne
The Other World

Scepter'd Isle novels
This Scepter'd Isle
Ill Met by Moonlight
By Slanderous Tongues
And Less than Kind

Bardic Voices novels
The Lark and the Wren
The Robin and the Kestrel
Four and Twenty Blackbirds

Bedlam's Bard novels
Knight of Ghosts and Shadows
Bedlam's Edge
Beyond World's End
Spirits White as Lightning
Mad Maudlin
Music to My Sorrow

Fiddler Fair
The Wizard of Karres
Werehunter

The CD also contains background material on the Secret World series, which itself looks rather interesting (WW2 to modern day metahumans, inspired by the City of Heroes MMORPG).
 
catsmate1 said:
The promotional CD for the new Mercedes Lackey book (and series) Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicles has been released and is available from the usual sources. This CD has the entire book and is loaded with other books by Lackey, all in multiple formats (epub, lit, html, rich text, mobi, rocket and Sony) and all DRM free.
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Thanks for that!

For those easily confused, like me, the CD in question is called "Invasion" on that page, and the direct link is http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/24-InvasionCD/InvasionCD/
 
LibraryLady said:
This might have been answered already, but is there a way to write on the Kindle, like a notes program or some sort of word processing? Because if there is, I'm ordering it as soon as someone answers.
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Hi LL-

I know that you already got a Kindle, but in case you are still interested in a notes app, I just saw this.
 
RobRoy said:
Can someone explain this to me in "captain-dummy-talk"?
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Lendle co-founder Jeff Croft explained, "The program would collect the data bout which books they own, and send a list of them back to Lendle. The program used a process commonly known as 'screen-scraping' to parse through the user's Manage Your Kindle page and gather the book information. Amazon informed us that they don't allow screen-scraping of user's account information on this page."

So the big change seems to be this: users have to type in book titles through the search tool, and hit "I own it" or, there's an option to buy it. So, handy syncing gone, manual inputting now applies.
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Source.
 
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