Kindle for the PC
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I haven't used it to read a whole book, but I toyed around with it. One annoying thing is that I couldn't read books at work without calling the helpdesk to open up the firewall. For eBooks in general, I have found them to be of lower quality than their printed counterparts.
I prefer real books, but there is one I'm wanting that's only available in digital form. Thanks.
XAlan Burkhart
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Anyone using Kindle on their PC? Thinking of giving it a try but looking for opinions.
XAlan Burkhart
I just got a Kindle Paperwhite as a gift... haven't quite used it much yet, much it's seems pretty darn neat so far. I travel quite a bit so it's really nice to have something that small that can carry several books. The screen is really nice for reading too... not like reading on a computer at all.
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Anyone using Kindle on their PC? Thinking of giving it a try but looking for opinions.
XAlan Burkhart
Kindle for PC is a good reader and it's free. I prefer reading my Kindle stuff on the PC as I get it large enough...
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Anyone using Kindle on their PC? Thinking of giving it a try but looking for opinions.
XAlan Burkhart
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I just got a Kindle Paperwhite as a gift... haven't quite used it much yet, much it's seems pretty darn neat so far. I travel quite a bit so it's really nice to have something that small that can carry several books. The screen is really nice for reading too... not like reading on a computer at all.
Albert Holguin wrote:
I just got a Kindle Paperwhite
I read this as Kindle Paperweight the first time... :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I just got a Kindle Paperwhite as a gift... haven't quite used it much yet, much it's seems pretty darn neat so far. I travel quite a bit so it's really nice to have something that small that can carry several books. The screen is really nice for reading too... not like reading on a computer at all.
I also travel a lot so it could be nice to have a few books in my laptop. One can only carry so many paper books.
XAlan Burkhart
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Yes, quite a lot. It synchronises with my actual kindle device, so I can read a few chapters on my laptop and then use my real kindle when I go to bed. Great system.
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My main reason for getting it was for one item. Not so much a book as just a very long article by Douglas Preston regarding the newest mess in Italy with Amanda Knox (Amazon called it a "Kindle single"). Very easy to read and navigate so I may get a few more titles for it. Still, there is no replacement for the feel of an old fashioned paper book.
XAlan Burkhart
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I also travel a lot so it could be nice to have a few books in my laptop. One can only carry so many paper books.
XAlan Burkhart
Yeah that's definitely a huge advantage to having something like Kindle. I'm reading a huge book now and have traveled with it twice and it's definitely a pain in the butt to have to lug it around everywhere.
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Albert Holguin wrote:
I just got a Kindle Paperwhite
I read this as Kindle Paperweight the first time... :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
It's a multipurpose paperweight ;)
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It's a multipurpose paperweight ;)
Albert Holguin wrote:
It's a multipurpose paperweight
Well, reading one's paperweight is no weirder than using a telephone to take a picture, or making a phone call with a camera. :)
XAlan Burkhart
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Albert Holguin wrote:
It's a multipurpose paperweight
Well, reading one's paperweight is no weirder than using a telephone to take a picture, or making a phone call with a camera. :)
XAlan Burkhart
True... by the way... I can't read for very long periods of time on a regular PC screen because it eventually starts hurting my eyes, the readers are supposed to be a lot easier on the eyes than a regular computer screen. Thought I'd mention that since you are looking at the Kindle for PC stuff...
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Yeah that's definitely a huge advantage to having something like Kindle. I'm reading a huge book now and have traveled with it twice and it's definitely a pain in the butt to have to lug it around everywhere.
I'm a major bookworm. I cannot go to sleep at night without a book to read. I'm presently reading "Inferno" by Dan Brown and have "Two Graves" by Preston & Child waiting its turn. I prefer paper books, but I think I may see what computer-related titles are out there for Kindle. A few handy reference books for programming might cause me to buy a Kindle device.
XAlan Burkhart
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I'm a major bookworm. I cannot go to sleep at night without a book to read. I'm presently reading "Inferno" by Dan Brown and have "Two Graves" by Preston & Child waiting its turn. I prefer paper books, but I think I may see what computer-related titles are out there for Kindle. A few handy reference books for programming might cause me to buy a Kindle device.
XAlan Burkhart
I used to read extensively, now not as much... Damn television is making a zombie out of me. :laugh:
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I used to read extensively, now not as much... Damn television is making a zombie out of me. :laugh:
I canceled my cable years ago. 7 million channels and almost nothing worth watching. All I use it for now DVDs and video games.
XAlan Burkhart