The eReader Megathread: Yes, all publishers hate Canada

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Why don't you just rename your books so they appear in sequence? 01 - The Magicians Nephew, 02 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, etc.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2010 00:47

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 09:13

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How do I know which version of the Kindle Screensaver hack I should apply?

The wiki link in the OP says that I should check the serial number, but my kindle has no serial number in the place indicated in the photos.

I bought the international 3G version for Korea, if that's any help.

I spent the afternoon modifying pics into kindle wallpapers btw, so I'll upload a huge bunch of them for you guys later.

# ¿ Jan 8, 2011 12:47

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Thanks, just letting anyone who's not done it yet that jailbreaking the Kindle is totally idiotproof and easy. Well worth doing it, just to get rid of those awful default images. Now my dog sometimes greets me when I turn it off!

# ¿ Jan 8, 2011 14:41

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Goddammit my Kindle 3 got the cracking problem 1 month out of warranty and they want to charge me 85 dollars to get it fixed. The worst thing is that the crack actually developed when it was within warranty but it was so small then I didn't worry about it.

So much for amazing Amazon customer service.

Think I might buy a Sony reader after this...Aluminium doesn't crack as easily.

# ¿ Oct 31, 2011 14:18

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Alternatively I could just call their customer service number and tell them I'd heard good things about Amazon customer support...and get a new one sent! Woohoo!

(Don't use their online chat service, the geeks on that aren't as nice as the phone people

# ¿ Oct 31, 2011 15:02

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I used to have a 650 to and I do remember the battery sometimes coming out flat when I left it charging overnight.

It might have been something to do with the way the device was mounted in windows. I'm not sure it charged if it was being used as a mass storage device.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2011 04:20

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Did the Iriver Story HD ever actually code out? it was promising a much higher rez screen paired with terrible Iriver jankiness.

(The Iriver Story case flexed and squeaked!)

# ¿ Jan 16, 2012 10:21

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When the first Irex came out it cost over $1000 and had a battery life of hours, not weeks.

My Sony PRS-500 cost about $270 + a lot of import costs as nobody seemed to want to sell anything outside of America at that point. Their book store was atrocious.

These days I can get a Kindle shipped almost anywhere in the world for almost nothing. Amazon have been the only ebook company interested in pushing prices down. I don't care if it's ultimately a selfish action - they have done more to help consumers than anyone else in the ebook industry.

# ¿ Feb 25, 2012 03:17

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Just had a look at the Iriver Story HD.

It uses a higher resolution screen to the competition and it's NICE. Really really nice. Has about the same contrast as a kindle but it's so much sharper and more pleasant to read. Everything feels responsive and quick. The interface isn't as good as the Kindle but it works well enough.

Only thing that stopped me replacing my kindle with it on the spot was the pathetic built in dictionary. You have to type in the word rather than being able to look it up on the page. Oh Korea, why do you have such wonderful hardware engineers and such terrible software engineers?

# ¿ Apr 19, 2012 09:25

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Ask yourself two questions before buying a 3G Kindle.

Do you lack the foresight to put enough books onto the internal memory?

Is there nothing else you'd rather spend that money on?

If the answers are yes and no, respectively, then go right ahead.

Spermanent Record fucked around with this message at 01:33 on May 30, 2014

# ¿ May 30, 2014 01:31

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fordan posted:

Alternatively "Do you switch Kindle devices often when not at home and want to stay in sync?" or "Do I like buying or downloading previously bought books when not near wifi?"

There are good reasons to get the 3G version even if they don't apply to you.

Absolutely, and if money is no object then there's no reason not to. However if money is a consideration then a couple of small quality of life changes don't really make make a £139 Kindle that much better than the £79 one.

# ¿ May 30, 2014 07:02

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I've got a Kindle keyboard and I'm really feeling that new Kindle itch.

I've looked at some vids of the Paperwhite 2 vs Voyage and the lighted display seems to have been improved quite a bit, the resolution and buttons are nice too, but not a deal breaker.

My options are wait a month or so and pay 200 + shipping overseas for a really nice, or 100 right now for something that may be 'good enough.'

Does anyone have experience of all 3 devices? Do you think the Paperwhite 2 would be good enough for someone looking to ditch the heavy lighted case and read in bed without waking up a baby.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2014 16:19

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Holy crap! I just swapped my Keyboard for a Paperwhite and I'm in awe at this thing! I really regret waiting a year to see if anything better was coming out now.

# ¿ Nov 11, 2014 13:46

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Three Olives posted:

Is it really that much better? I just picked up the Kindle for $59 to replace my broken Kindle Keyboard 3G, is it really worth over twice as much?

Yes.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2015 04:42

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I replaced my cheapo Chinese pleather Paperwhite case with an official Amazon case and I much prefer it.

It's a little heavier but it feels very nice in your hands. They look almost identical but the Amazon one is softer and has a much nicer texture. As far as protection goes, they're both fine. It's a minor luxury.

Worth the money in my opinion.

Spermanent Record fucked around with this message at 03:03 on Aug 12, 2015

# ¿ Aug 12, 2015 03:01

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I like Bookerly but i wish it was a little bolder, you do get used to it though.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2015 01:37

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moflika posted:

Just got the new paperwhite and I'm impressed. I opened calibre to start to put some books on it and realized that my old Kindle Keyboard has a completely different resolution. Seems like I'm going to have to reconvert everything

O well,

After updating calibre, it seems that the conversion resolution for the paperwhite is from the PW2 days. Do you guys then just choose the Voyage profile? I'm guessing that the profile would work since the screens are exactly the same, no?

Kind of want to make sure before I mass convert incorrectly. Would it be worth it to wait for a calibre profile update?

edit: Also, all the new paperwhite users, do you guys convert to mobi or azw3?

I don't understand, do you mean picture books? Why would you need to reconvert anything?

# ¿ Aug 15, 2015 13:17

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Jesus. Why would I buy someone's maybe reader when I can have one of several really good readers on my doorstep with next day delivery for half the price? That's not even accounting for Amazon's incredible customer service.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2015 09:04

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 09:13

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Just cough up the money for the proper leather case. You're going to spend thousands of hours holding this thing so you might as well get the one that looks and, more importantly, feels the best.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2016 05:40

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