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Forum: The Library

14-04-2009, 15:20

Replies: 111

The Kindle

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Posted By hellosailor

Yes, the books you have already bought and...

Yes, the books you have already bought and downloaded are stored IN your Kindle, so they stay in it and with you wherever you are. Amazon also keeps a registry for each customer, so if you break it...

Forum: The Library

13-04-2009, 18:22

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

jw- "hope it works when we are many miles out...

jw-
"hope it works when we are many miles out at sea."
Understand this: Cellular networks, including cellular data networks, reject connections that are more than 32 miles from the nearest tower....

Forum: The Library

07-04-2009, 08:09

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

"I have been using a Palm Pilot...its SD card." ...

"I have been using a Palm Pilot...its SD card."

I'll bet not. The Pilot Pen company sued Palm and enjoined them from using the term "Pilot" on any of their devices ages ago. Before Palm PDAs had...

Forum: The Library

01-04-2009, 18:43

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

jw- Buying from Amazon is completely legal,...

jw-
Buying from Amazon is completely legal, don't worry.

Mike-
I think there are two big reasons for the amount of copyright violation today. First, because folks just don't give a damn, they...

Forum: The Library

31-03-2009, 11:41

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

Be very careful about the Pirate Bay web site,...

Be very careful about the Pirate Bay web site, and remember that all internet connections are logged "forever". The operators are about to be either convicted or not in a major court case, and if...

Forum: The Library

30-03-2009, 15:51

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

the big (BIG) difference between Kindle and...

the big (BIG) difference between Kindle and everything else, when all is said and done, is that Amazon is established with the major publishing houses and they are making CURRENT BESTSELLERS...

Forum: The Library

18-02-2009, 09:18

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

There's probably something in it that uses...

There's probably something in it that uses encryption which is not allowed to be exported out of the US. Not an uncommon problem, just foolish since equal or better technologies usually are available...

Forum: The Library

15-02-2009, 16:39

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

It isn't what they added (16 grays instead of 4,...

It isn't what they added (16 grays instead of 4, and more memory) but what they subtracted (about 2/3 of the thickness). Incremental progress on the hardware, not a revolution.

Forum: The Library

08-02-2009, 19:11

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

For right now, Sprint is also in big trouble,...

For right now, Sprint is also in big trouble, they keep losing customers to the two major carriers. So they are making all kinds of sweet deals, this could be an experiment in getting people to use...

Forum: The Library

03-10-2008, 13:42

Replies: 111

The Kindle

Views: 17,736

Posted By hellosailor

"Do you guys ever miss that nice feeling of...

"Do you guys ever miss that nice feeling of sitting down to a book - using no power, feeling the paper and getting cozy? "
Sure. I prefer paper if I don't have to carry it.

But at the airport...

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