Amazon Kindle - a few qns

londonman81

I've got an Amazon Kindle but am still unsure about a few aspects of it:

1. Why is it that I can't see the page number of a downloaded book? (I can only see the % rather than the page number)

2. I have flicked through the blog section of the Kindle and a lot of them have a subscription fee of 99p per month. Are these blogs unique to Kindle or can I simply view them for free online? If I can view them for free online, why does Amazon charge for them?

3. Are the magazines through the Kindle created purely for Kindle or (like above) can I get them elsewhere too (free or otherwise)?

4. Why can't I re-orientate the screen from portrait to landscape and vice versa whilst inside a book? I can only seem to re-orientate by going back to the home page first.

Thanks!

Syman

londonman81 wrote: »

I've got an Amazon Kindle but am still unsure about a few aspects of it:

1. Why is it that I can't see the page number of a downloaded book? (I can only see the % rather than the page number

2. I have flicked through the blog section of the Kindle and a lot of them have a subscription fee of 99p per month. Are these blogs unique to Kindle or can I simply view them for free online? If I can view them for free online, why does Amazon charge for them?

3. Are the magazines through the Kindle created purely for Kindle or (like above) can I get them elsewhere too (free or otherwise)?

4. Why can't I re-orientate the screen from portrait to landscape and vice versa whilst inside a book? I can only seem to re-orientate by going back to the home page first.

Thanks!

1. it's the way the books are formatted. I have come across a few that have page numbers, but even then it does not show whilst reading the book. (you need to press the menu button)

2 & 3. like most things, if you look hard enough you can find "free" content. the magazines from amazon will probably have equivalent issues for other devices, it is the format that would be different.

4. depends what version you have. you can with the keyboard version. press the font button (AA.) I will have a look at the new version to check that.

andyf3050

Try this website:

Free kindle books

You can register and receive free kindle books in any genre you prefer. You will get an email everyday with new free downloads.

I hope this helps?

joe134

londonman81 wrote: »

I've got an Amazon Kindle but am still unsure about a few aspects of it:

1. Why is it that I can't see the page number of a downloaded book? (I can only see the % rather than the page number)

2. I have flicked through the blog section of the Kindle and a lot of them have a subscription fee of 99p per month. Are these blogs unique to Kindle or can I simply view them for free online? If I can view them for free online, why does Amazon charge for them?

3. Are the magazines through the Kindle created purely for Kindle or (like above) can I get them elsewhere too (free or otherwise)?

4. Why can't I re-orientate the screen from portrait to landscape and vice versa whilst inside a book? I can only seem to re-orientate by going back to the home page first.

Thanks!

I find the % off putting too, gotta work out how many pages = 1% then x 100 to see how long the book is;
I find I,m always looking at it, distracting, don,t know why?
free books easy to download, and plenty via kindle.There are plenty open source shareware available too ;good though.

System

It's a percentage because the page number will vary depending on your font size selected.

RobTang

joe134 wrote: »

I find the % off putting too, gotta work out how many pages = 1% then x 100 to see how long the book is;

Not sure about newer kindles but mine has line on the home area next to each book (showing how much you've read) but its also a different length depending how long the book is...

also the book description page tells you how many pages the physical book is and I can also view by position ie 3000/10000

SuperHan

Surely the page number isn't important... If I'm reading a paper book I look at what page and how many pages there are to work out how far I am in to the book. Kindle does this for me...


*edit* although, they have started to put them in for things like text books where you might need page references. But remember, depending on the publisher of the book, different paper copies will have different page numbers.

nearlyrich

Not having page numbers has not been a problem for me at all.

mummyroysof3

i dont understand why its a problem..never bothered me

joe134

RobTang wrote: »

Not sure about newer kindles but mine has line on the home area next to each book (showing how much you've read) but its also a different length depending how long the book is...

also the book description page tells you how many pages the physical book is and I can also view by position ie 3000/10000

Hi, mines a new touch, with a proper book you can feel how much you,ve to go, I,m a bookworm.
I,d like to get it off the page,if possible ,sooner not have it at all, as I,m easily distracted, need quiet
too.depending on book.;just a niggle, love it really.haven,t really messed with it to see what,s what;;
cannot work the loc number on bottom left out, but it just goes to last page read when turned back on.
ps;;what,s time span for copyright on books, after george orwells selection, must be out of copyright now, but amazon are still charging???

dogmaryxx

You are in Australia-yes joe 134

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/index.html