kindle question

zzzLazyDaisy

I agree... it doesn't get easier than Kindle!

I was also very anti e-readers ... now am addicted to my kindle - and the best thing is I don't have to go on a hunt when I want to read a book that I know I've got somewhere in the house - all my e-books are safely stored in my amazon kindle library, ready to be accessed from my kindle or my android tablet.

It is just brilliant!

sunflowersuffolk

I have just had a kindle as present from my son and I love reading it, as I have dry eye problem and varifocals, so find it great to enlarge the text a bit, much easier to read. Love the way it just opens to last page I was reading too.

My concern is, I used to get loads of books from charity shops cheap. Now if I want , say, a Lee Child, I have to pay about £5 each and it quickly adds up, as I read quite fast.

I have got some free books but they are not usually what I want, mainly classics or rubbishy.

Is there anyway I can borrow books from my sons kindle, that he has bought? he doesn't live at home so need them on my own kindle.

Also I used to share books with friends, don't think I can do that now?

Any advice please, thanks.

AmongTheLiving

sunflowersuffolk wrote: »

I have just had a kindle as present from my son and I love reading it, as I have dry eye problem and varifocals, so find it great to enlarge the text a bit, much easier to read. Love the way it just opens to last page I was reading too.

My concern is, I used to get loads of books from charity shops cheap. Now if I want , say, a Lee Child, I have to pay about £5 each and it quickly adds up, as I read quite fast.

I have got some free books but they are not usually what I want, mainly classics or rubbishy.

Is there anyway I can borrow books from my sons kindle, that he has bought? he doesn't live at home so need them on my own kindle.

Also I used to share books with friends, don't think I can do that now?

Any advice please, thanks.

I'm not too sure if ALL files on the Kindle are encrypted with DRM by default or just the ones you buy, but if they're not, you should be able to mount your Kindle as a regular storage device and copy and paste files at your heart's content. Works for my Sony, anyway...

As to getting free books, well... a certain virtual Tortuga Bay might help you [And if you have ethical concerns, you could also argue that when you buy a second hand book from a charity shop, the publisher doesn't get a dime from that sale either ]

Fifer

AmongTheLiving wrote: »

As to getting free books, well... a certain virtual Tortuga Bay might help you [And if you have ethical concerns, you could also argue that when you buy a second hand book from a charity shop, the publisher doesn't get a dime from that sale either ]

You could also argue that the original owner of a second hand book is foregoing his right to continue to read the work by transferring his purchased right to another individual, rather than retaining it and producing copies for thousands of others to use simultaneously as well.

AmongTheLiving

Fifer wrote: »

You could also argue that the original owner of a second hand book is foregoing his right to continue to read the work by transferring his purchased right to another individual, rather than retaining it and producing copies for thousands of others to use simultaneously as well.

Yup, and we would be arguing until the end of time with neither of us changing the other one's mind; that's why I only state my opinion, let everybody have theirs and don't get into any arguments

frankie

So, if I bought 2 kindles, can I swap books from one to the other? Thinking of getting one each for OH and me. Currently we often just swap books as we both have similar tastes.

Also, does downloading from home count against ISP download allowance?

Sorry if these seem dumb questions!

martinthebandit

Have a look at calibre http://calibre-ebook.com/

I used to have a Kobo, but now I have a kindle, my wife has one also, we use calibre to swap books all the time. It also converts other ebook formats into the kindle (mobi) format, which gives you access to all the free books on the web.

Fifer

frankie wrote: »

Also, does downloading from home count against ISP download allowance?

Using wifi, yes, Using 3G (if you have a 3G Kindle, no). But each book isn't terribly big - about 300-400kb typically.

spaghetti_monster

Hi,
Have been reading through the thread with interest as I'm going to buy an e-reader for an elderly relative - does anyone have any suggestions for the best value?
She has wi-fi at home and we'll help her set it up etc, but I guess the main point for her is that it's easy to use/light/easy to read etc.
Thanks!

JJ_Egan

May help
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/ebook-readers


jje