Just got a Kindle.

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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You can always open a draft in gmail and take notes.

The keyboard is not the best thing for notes, though.

It's an ebook reader not a general computer.
 
AdMan said:
This is why I was initially confused by Keeper's post.

I've had my Kindle 3 since it came out last year, and I've never turned it off, just put it to sleep, or let it go to sleep on its own.
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By 'sleep' do you mean the mode when the various screen savers come on? I assumed they drain battery power, unless they disappear after a while?
 
fls said:
I noticed this difference between the Kindle 2 and 3. With the Kindle 2, sliding the button and holding for 5 seconds would turn it off (rather than just putting it to sleep). Then a slide and release of the button would turn it back on within a second or two. The Kindle 3 has a 15 second hold to turn it off, and it takes a long time to restart - maybe 30 seconds or more. Needless to say, I don't bother turning off my Kindle 3. There doesn't seem to be any point anyways. The battery life is so long it took 6 weeks before my mom noticed that she had left her charger cable at my place (she spent Christmas here and I gave her a Kindle 3 as a present).

Linda
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That's interesting, it's about 8-10 secs for me (not exactly a problem, just a minor irritant) but start up is almost immediate. Seems there may be some variation but sounds like I shouldn't be bothering with turn off anyway.
 
I've now joined the cult club and got a kindle for my birthday :D
Had time to chuck a couple of books on it before I came to work.
Reading under the dome by Stephen king at the moment, so much easier to hold the kindle to read it than the big paperback I was reading

Haven't had much of a chance to look at the kindle yet but I was quite impressed by how good the screen actually looks. Was better than I expected

I've been reading the kindle threads on here for a little while and they've conviced me it would be a good thing to get so I can read at work (I'm a security guard who works night shiftwork).

Got to look through the different links we've had on here for free books and how to guides but so far it seems like a great way to read books. I love the idea of carrying so many books with me with almost no weight. I ride a motorbike to work so beats carrying any big books to read at work
 
Keeper said:
By 'sleep' do you mean the mode when the various screen savers come on? I assumed they drain battery power, unless they disappear after a while?
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I'm pretty sure that displaying something on the screen doesn't use any power, it's changing what's there which does.
 
Kindle glitch alert

MrsB and I have similar tastes in novels, so I jog along happily reading her recommendations from the stack she's finished.

Then I bought her a Kindle a few weeks ago, so now I need a Kindle too :( Should have seen this coming, frankly.
 
Congrats to the new Kindle owners! I'm sure you'll enjoy them. :)
 
Thanks to everyone who posted links to sites with free books. :) I haz a Kindle app on my Cruz ereader, so those should come in handy.

To the person who asked about Borders' ereader and the free books very early in the thread: it's a rip-off. The free books are proprietary to Borders' app, which you can't even open unless you're connected to the internet. My Cruz came with a Borders app and I downloaded a bunch of free books while I was in a hotspot. I was very disappointed when I got home and couldn't read any of the books. :(
 
I don't have a Kindle but I use Kindle for Android and PC. While it isn't as optimal for viewing as the Kindle's lovely E-Ink screen, it makes things much easier to read than having to lug around a bunch of books.

I must admit, I get a little happier with Amazon every day.
 
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