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Centipeed posted:That was my plan, but in case they say "no" I wanted to know what the end result of these corner cracks is going to be. Get it in a ziploc asap, before the eink starts leaking out.
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Is the X-Ray feature on the Kindle Touch worth it? Thanks for the k2pdfopt mention, I'm getting a kindle touch for xmas, and I have a touchpad but it's not nearly as portable as a kindle.
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I was just screwing around with it, Calibre, and the Kindle Previewer: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000234621 (bottom-ish of page) FreelanceSocialist fucked around with this message at 19:19 on Dec 22, 2011 |
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I managed to break the charge cable for my nook color the other day. Is it ok to charge it with a normal microusb cord or do I need the special Nook one?
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Dec 23, 2011 17:51
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Len posted:I managed to break the charge cable for my nook color the other day. Is it ok to charge it with a normal microusb cord or do I need the special Nook one?
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Dec 23, 2011 17:58
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Pretty sure I'm getting a Kindle Touch for Christmas. To undo it, you just have to reflash the firmware. Easy.
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Dec 23, 2011 18:22
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You could also run the Duokan OS on kindle. It will let you read epubs without converting it. It's supposed to be a little better organized than the regular kindle firmware. I haven't tried it. But they're going to have a big release next month that will have more features. http://en.duokan.com/ Release trailer http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/ECpiDP2IDKo/?phd=99
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Sperg Victorious posted:
Ok, this was hilarious.
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HolySwissCheese posted:Heads up, Amazon's Kindle app for iPhone and iPad was just updated to allow you to download your Send-to-Kindle docs. This means that books emailed to your @Kindle email can be read on iPad and you can use WhisperSync on books other than books bought from the Amazon store. Does this work on the android version? I can't seem to sync the books I emailed to my kindle address to an android device. The "deliver to" options are just grayed out.
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I bought my dad a Kindle touch for Christmas, and he's having problems with registration. He linked his Amazon account, the device says its registered to him, and on the Amazon site, it shows the new Kindle in the registered devices list. But when he tries to buy something on the Kindle store, it asks him to register again. Are the servers just swamped with new users this morning?
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BeanBandit posted:I bought my dad a Kindle touch for Christmas, and he's having problems with registration. He linked his Amazon account, the device says its registered to him, and on the Amazon site, it shows the new Kindle in the registered devices list. But when he tries to buy something on the Kindle store, it asks him to register again. Are the servers just swamped with new users this morning? I'm not able to buy anything on my Kindle I've had for a while either this morning so yeah it could be just load. Same thing about "not registered" for me even though it's been registered since 2010.
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Dec 25, 2011 17:21
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low-key-taco posted:Does this work on the android version? I can't seem to sync the books I emailed to my kindle address to an android device. The "deliver to" options are just grayed out. I don't think it's available for anything but Kindles and the iOS app. As far as I can see in our Kindle page, those are the only two options for now.
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Install Gentoo posted:I'm not able to buy anything on my Kindle I've had for a while either this morning so yeah it could be just load. Same thing about "not registered" for me even though it's been registered since 2010. Yeah, on the Amazon forums, it sounds like a lot of people are having the same problem. People who've gotten through to customer support have been told it's on Amazon's end and to try again in a couple hours.
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Kairos posted:No, probably in large part because they don't want the Kindle brand being represented in public with screensavers like this: This isn't a good arguement afaic 
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Just got a second Kindle for my dad and can't for the life of me figure out how to disable WhisperSync. The option on the "Manage your Kindle" page is just plain not there. Anyone else see this?
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Less Fat Luke posted:Just got a second Kindle for my dad and can't for the life of me figure out how to disable WhisperSync. The option on the "Manage your Kindle" page is just plain not there. Anyone else see this? Try Internet Explorer It should look like this 
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I think the whispersync option won't show up if you only have one device or one app registered. It's not clear from his post whether the account he put the Kindle on already had an app or device associated but if it now only has one Kindle and no apps, whispersync options may be hidden as it has nothing to sync to.
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Son of a bitch, I tried it on a Windows PC with Internet Explorer and it shows up properly. Thanks Sporadic! For the record I was using Safari on OSX when it wasn't showing up.
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Less Fat Luke posted:Son of a bitch, I tried it on a Windows PC with Internet Explorer and it shows up properly. Thanks Sporadic! For the record I was using Safari on OSX when it wasn't showing up. No problem. Certain sections of Amazon's site go wonky with different browsers.
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I didn't realize the Nook required a MicroSD card. Looks like I'll have to postpone the rooting process until I get that. 
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My mother got a Kobo Vox for Christmas and it's been left to me to set it up and I am ready to beat my head against a wall... I get to the part where I need to connect to the wireless network to set up the Kobo and when I enter the password the button that says "connect" stays greyed out. I even contacted Kobo technical support and they had no idea. The password is correct. Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated, especially since my parents have been arguing about this for two hours now and it's grating on my nerves.
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Have you tried entering a long string of characters to see if the button enables? It might need a hex key instead of the password. Also, try temporarily turning off the security to see if it can connect.
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Adding to the eBook for Christmas frustration! I got a Sony Reader (Touch) PRS-T1. I have never even touched an eReader before and within a few seconds of using it I noticed that the screen flickers every time I go to a new page. Not just a quick flash to black, but a few seconds of flicker that is really irritating. I did all the troubleshooting and resetting and firmware updates. Maybe I am just too used to my iPhone and its smooth transitions. Is it just something I have to get used to? I know it's a first world problem, but it bugged me so much that I didn't even play around with the thing to discover any of the features or put any books on it, I just assumed it was faulty. Should I bother trying to replace it? Should I try a different eReader?
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coolhandsarrah posted:Adding to the eBook for Christmas frustration! Are you sure that's not common flash that eReaders typically do? Watch the youtube review of the PRS-T1 and see if it looks like what yours is doing. It's possible that yours is faulty. The new Nook Touch and Amazon Kindle don't do the flash thing for about 6 pages, so it's slightly less annoying, but in all reality you get used to it quickly.
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coolhandsarrah posted:Adding to the eBook for Christmas frustration! Welcome to the world of e-ink. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPOHNfaBoDM If it looks like whats going on in that video, it's normal.
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coolhandsarrah posted:Adding to the eBook for Christmas frustration! That's just eInk dude. It isn't LCD, and the refresh rate will always be slow. Not sure if the Kindle or Nook are any better, but if they are you would still have flashing. Trade off to not have a backlit screen.
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SB35 posted:Are you sure that's not common flash that eReaders typically do? Watch the youtube review of the PRS-T1 and see if it looks like what yours is doing. Mine flickers a bit more than that. That appears to be one quick flicker of black and then the screen is loaded, and mine is flickering a couple times, which makes it really unappealing to look at or operate (which makes me feel bad as it is an expensive gift). So all eReaders have that flicker? That is really disappointing.
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Oben posted:Have you tried entering a long string of characters to see if the button enables? It might need a hex key instead of the password. You rock! Thanks. That's exactly what the problem was. Don't I feel silly now!
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I got my nook Table for Christmas today and love it to death. It's so much faster than my old first gen Nook. I also go a surprise when I opened the box too. Inside the box along with my cover and screen protectors, was a micro SD card. I didn't notice it at first, but as I pushed the box away, I noticed a clear case at the bottom of the box. Turns out my father got some kind of deal where he got the card with 200 books preloaded on it. I had a few doubles from the free program that was done when the nook first came out, but I just deleted all the ones that I had and left the ones that came on the card. Now a major question comes into play. I got a $50 gift card to Barnes and Noble from my aunt today and want to get two books and possibly few apps if it's possible. Can I use my gift card to buy apps or not?
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I want an eReader mostly for loading with PDF documentation and technical whitepapers. The Kindle DX seemed to be the best answer when it came out due to the larger screen, but it looks like Amazon hasn't bothered to update them in a while and the pricing makes me think they really don't want to sell them at all. Am I right in thinking I'd be an idiot for buying one now, and if so is there anything else worth looking at in the same class? Does the regular Kindle possibly not suck as badly as I expect it to with PDF content formatted for print? wolrah fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Dec 26, 2011 |
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wolrah posted:I want an eReader mostly for loading with PDF documentation and technical whitepapers. The Kindle DX seemed to be the best answer when it came out due to the larger screen, but it looks like Amazon hasn't bothered to update them in a while and the pricing makes me think they really don't want to sell them at all. The DX is expensive because having a 10 inch e-ink screen is expensive. You can usually get a used one for much less though! It's listed for $250 or so here used http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...s&condition=all
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wolrah posted:I want an eReader mostly for loading with PDF documentation and technical whitepapers. The Kindle DX seemed to be the best answer when it came out due to the larger screen, but it looks like Amazon hasn't bothered to update them in a while and the pricing makes me think they really don't want to sell them at all. No, it sucks on the smaller e-ink screens. There was a woot deal for the refurb DX earlier this week, but you're probably going to have a better experience on a tablet if you mainly want PDFs/technical docs.
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coolhandsarrah posted:Mine flickers a bit more than that. That appears to be one quick flicker of black and then the screen is loaded, and mine is flickering a couple times, which makes it really unappealing to look at or operate (which makes me feel bad as it is an expensive gift). So all eReaders have that flicker? That is really disappointing. When the person's been reading a book on it for about an hour, they will probably stop realising it happens, and it becomes akin to turning a page. The great thing about an E Ink reader is that it eventually just feels like reading a book, the device itself just kinda disappears. I've never got that feeling when using anything with a backlit screen.
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wolrah posted:I want an eReader mostly for loading with PDF documentation and technical whitepapers. The Kindle DX seemed to be the best answer when it came out due to the larger screen, but it looks like Amazon hasn't bothered to update them in a while and the pricing makes me think they really don't want to sell them at all. If you look at the last page of the Android Tablet Software thread in IYG, there is a discussion about PDF on android tablets. If you don't want to bother looking there, even the supposed "best" pdf reader, ezpdf, is slow on my nook color running android, and people in that thread with faster tablets seem to have the same problem. Like when you flip pages sometimes it takes 5 or 6 seconds. I find it to be pretty frustrating.
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coolhandsarrah posted:Mine flickers a bit more than that. That appears to be one quick flicker of black and then the screen is loaded, and mine is flickering a couple times, which makes it really unappealing to look at or operate (which makes me feel bad as it is an expensive gift). So all eReaders have that flicker? That is really disappointing. Can you upload a video? Failing that, take it to a shop that sells them and compare it side-by-side.
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I have to say I'm sorry to the makers of Kobo, as I got one for Christmas and it's leaps and bounds above there gen 1 which was awful. It's even better then my old Kindle especially without the keyboard.
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Does anyone know how the barnes and noble ebook store works? My mother got a gift card from a friend for it but she has a Kindle. I honestly have no idea how they delivery books, and I'm tired of getting yelled at when I tell her to just try it with a 99cent book.
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Generally it works with Barnes and Noble ereaders. You'll probably have to strip the DRM and possibly convert it using calibre before you load them up, you will probably have to side load them.
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Synnr posted:Does anyone know how the barnes and noble ebook store works? My mother got a gift card from a friend for it but she has a Kindle. I honestly have no idea how they delivery books, and I'm tired of getting yelled at when I tell her to just try it with a 99cent book. Try to help her exchange the gift card with someone who has an Amazon card. It will be way simpler.
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Speaking of Nooks and gift cards, is there a way to add one to your account through the nook? I wound up finding it on BN.com, but it would be nice to do it just from the unit.
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