I have an original Amazon Kindle, I use it to replace what was once a large number of books on the boat and at the same time saving space. The Memsahib also owns a Kindle, she likes to have her own rather than share. If you are thinking about buying a Kindle, just for reading books, then look for a second-hand original one. For some time, the Kindle has featured an experimental browser that lets you access the web for free. Its clunky, but it can prove a godsend for boaters with the 3G edition of the Kindle who need to access email or other urgent information in locations with no Wi-Fi. From later Kindles onward, 3G web access was restricted to Wikipedia and the Kindle Store only. No Gmail, no BBC News, no Twitter. To access those sites which remain available on the original Kindle. On the bright side though, existing Kindle users, who own what Amazon is now calling the Kindle Keyboard, get as much 3G use as they want. The company said: Our Kindle Keyboard 3G will continue to offer experimental web browsing over 3G or Wi-Fi. You can also place copies of wanted documents on your Kindle. Think about the paper stuff you leave behind at home that you might need to refer to. You can convert these documents to display on your Kindle. These are Kindles native file formats that require no conversion. Kindle (.AZW), Text (.TXT), Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC) Audible (.AA) MP3 (.MP3). HTML files can be renamed to .TXT and display quite well on the Kindle. Most of the time I just copy and paste what I want to read into Notepad and then email the file to my Kindle. There are free programs that will take any multi-column Word or PDF file and convert the format to read on the Kindle. With Kindle Personal Documents Service, you can send your personal documents to your registered Kindle devices, at your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address. Send to Kindle for PC is a free application that lets you easily send your personal documents to your registered Kindle devices, (Your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address is a unique e-mail address assigned to your Kindle device.) You can send your documents using Windows Explorer or from any Windows application that allows you to print. Send to Kindle for PC is available for download at amazon/sendtokindle. There are thousands of free books on every topic under the sun that can be downloaded. Even the Amazon site has lots of free downloads. There are other sites where members take - out of copyright books and convert to a format suitable for the Kindle. You can even download audio books to listen to played through your Kindle. Laid awake, and the other half is sleeping soundly. You dont want to disturb them by turning on a light to read - listen to a kind book at bedtime! You can play what I call sensible games like sudoku and if games do not float your boat how about downloading crossword puzzles on your Kindle. Family photographs can be displayed on your Kindle but only in black-and-white.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:19:05 +0000
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