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Talk to me about Kindles please

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 14:53

The time has come, the Remus said,
to talk of many things
like whether I should buy one
and will I like the thing?
And how the heck do they even work
and other sorts of things.

So - are they idiot proof? What can I do on one? How does one put actual books on to it? Can I listen to music on it? How does one actually buy one and switch it on? Etc etc. And will I hate it? Please bear in mind that I cannot use/do not have a mobile phone or MP3 player or anything, so need words of one syllable or less when discussing anything technical.

Thank you. :)

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scottishmummy · 16/08/2014 16:50

I think yiure making it more complicated than need be.go in a shop,JL,tesco have a play about with a kindle

NerfHerder · 16/08/2014 16:49

We got MIL a paperwhite for Christmas as huge books were starting to hurt her wrists.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:47

Urgh - one step at a time! I don't want to read books on my laptop - I will read real books when not travelling.

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NerfHerder · 16/08/2014 16:47

They have kindles in waterstones also [enabler]
I have a case for mine to get round the holding issue. Look on Amazon for tuf-luv [sic] they have a hand strap because my hands are too small to hold kindle one-handedly.
Has made it v easy. Mine was 8 in the sale.

ilovepowerhoop · 16/08/2014 16:46

you can get a kindle app for your pc so could read books on there without owning a kindle. You get apps for phones, ipads, other tablets , etc too (i.e. apps are not just for ipad)

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_2200783640_pci?nodeId=200388510 - tells you how to get kindle app for your pc

scottishmummy · 16/08/2014 16:45

You have as many kindles as you want.you name the device,then send book to that named device
So mums kindle,child kindle,etc
Book sent to kindle of your choice via internet
Get a backlit kindle,easier to read on

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:44

I haven't got an i-pad.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:44

I can switch a laptop on and work MN etc - but that's about it!

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scottishmummy · 16/08/2014 16:42

App,graphic interface on ipad to use a product
You're online,mn so youre not that tech illiterate?

ilovepowerhoop · 16/08/2014 16:42

I also have the kindle app on my phone and ipad so I can read the same book on any of the devices and it will synchronise my progress to the furthest read page.

Melodygrace · 16/08/2014 16:41

I love mine. (Sighs and strokes kindle) i can just download any book anytime I want. I recently lost mine and made dp buy me another just deregistered old onto new so didnt lose a single book. No books cluttering up my house.

Wouldn't be without mine.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:41

Ahhh - crossed posts. Starting to make sense (I think).

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scottishmummy · 16/08/2014 16:41

I resisted a kindle for years,but tbh best thing ive bought.they're great esp on holiday

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:41

I don't even know what an app is, and I don't have a phone, so now I am even more confused!

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ilovepowerhoop · 16/08/2014 16:40

you register the kindle to your amazon account so it knows which kindle to send it to. I have 2 kindles on my account so have kindle and kindle2 to choose from when I buy a book (although I can send it to both if I want). I have let dh use my old one!

CoteDAzur · 16/08/2014 16:40

"Erm...hw does it know which Kindle to send it to? Am completely baffled."

The book you buy will only be sent to your Kindle. (When you get your Kindle, the 1st thing to do is to link it to your Amazon account).

When you have more than one Kindles in the house, it asks which Kindle you want to send your purchase to. You can always send it to your husband's or your DC's Kindles, too. Just like sharing a print book.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:40

Am being really dim, I know. Sorry. If I'm on my laptop, how does it know which Kindle to send it to? Presumably a household could have several Kindles?

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scottishmummy · 16/08/2014 16:39

Youre making this harder than need be.Your kindle app nominates which device
You name your kindle when you receive it,so its device books go to
So books go via amazon to ipads,anything that supports the kindle app

ilovepowerhoop · 16/08/2014 16:38

or if you dont have wifi you can connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable and transfer that way too

CoteDAzur · 16/08/2014 16:37

"So if I ordered kindle books on my laptop, how do they appear on the Kindle?"

It's magic, I said Grin

It downloads via wifi in seconds, in other words.

scottishmummy · 16/08/2014 16:37

What bit dont you understand,its wireless via internet.you dint need a computer
The book appears,in kindle,the graphic is the book cover

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:36

Erm...hw does it know which Kindle to send it to? Am completely baffled.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/08/2014 16:35

Agh. Sorry, ScottishM. I didn't understand that.

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ilovepowerhoop · 16/08/2014 16:35

no they send it via the wifi and it magically appears on the kindle (they call it whispernet though to make it sound really magical!) - no cables required

BornToFolk · 16/08/2014 16:35

oh, thanks Cote! That looks great!

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