Does anyone have an Amazon Kindle?

You need to buy books on eBay.

You can buy a waterproof jacket thingy for bath reading.

Do you CMOTdibbler? I only very rarely have a bath (normally shower) but would be interested to know if it would be affected.

Books are very expensive, I read maybe three or four a week. So I will be quids in.

I have bought and downloaded over 500 books , since I have ordered mine. So I will be quite happy for 2011

You don't need the cover with the light. It doesn't matter that the kindle isn't backlit - a book isn't backlit. So if you're reading an ordinary book and it gets dark you put the room light/lamp on. Ditto for a kindle.

i dont see the point of it.
i just buy a book
if i lose it then hey no issue
no shit with uploading and syncing and insurance and crap

reinventing wheel imo

I read mine in the bath

i owuldnt buy it as you cant read it in the bath!

I got a little clip on light from Ebay, but to be honest I think I will just be reading with the light on as I do normally.

Would a backlit screen not hurt your eyes? I think Amazon made the screen as close to paper as it can be electronically so I would imagine a backlit screen would interfere with this.

Does the Sony have a backlight?

I've been told the standard Kindle doesn't, you have to get the £40 cover.

I'm just thinking which is the best for reading in bed without extra costs?

I am not sure about the contrast - Amazon have a kindle forum and also lots of information on the kindle page - would it tell you there?

Calibre is a downloadable programme which converts files into whichever format suits you ebook. So for example I can download a book in epub, put it onto Calibre and it coverts it into a format I can use on the Kindle.

It also lets you organise your ebooks and you can also make sure that you have covers and information for your books (I presume they all go onto the Kindle?)

I'm not allowed my Kindle until Christmas either so I have just been , messing about with Calibre.

I've just got a kindle, but have had to put it away for Christmas (roll on the 25th! . We were going to order it through Amazon, but ended up visiting John Lewis so we could physically compare the Kindle with the Sony, and they had another one make of reader there as well. The Kindle screen was great, and the whole thing smaller and lighter than I was expecting

Reading through the thread a couple of people have mentioned Calibre, but I haven't heard of it before - what is it and what can you use it for? I've found the website, but it keeps crashing on me, so I'm still a bit stumped.

Can you reduce the contrast? I'm dyslexic, but ok reading old slightly yellowed books.

I have just bought one. So far very happy.
Agree to easy to go mad and buy books have a strict limit with myself about that
Its a clever little gadget and so far like it.
I would say the Kindle protective case to slot it into is an essential and it also makes your Kindle feel like a real book!

I have got one (but DH won't actually give it to me yet) for Christmas.

I have downloaded Calibre (recommended on MN), ordered loads of cheap/free books from Amazon, a couple of discs from ebay, and downloaded more books from manybooks.

On Calibre I have organised them and sorted the data out, ready to go when I get my kindle.

I was told that you can adjust font size (as MAWWM said). I hate wearing my glasses in bed

Sal you can change the font size :) it also has a feature where some books can be read to you.

i was thinking of getting my daughter 1 but she needs large print because of her bad eyesight/disability do they come in large print? and can u change print size?

John Lewis has them - in-store not online - so you could go and look at one there if you have one nearby?

I'm so glad to see this thread. I have ordered one for ds1 for Christmas. Does anyone have the protective cover-thingy on theirs? I ordered one as I was afraid he would immediately scratch the screen.

Does anyone know where I can go to see a Kindle? Because all the stores seem to stock Sony/Samsung eReaders, which are more expensive.

Hiya,

I don't have a kindle, but would love one. However, I tend to read fantasy type books, one's that aren't mainstream, and I wonder if any of the books I like would be available to download?

What's the general consensus on books that you can get for the kindle, are they all the Dan Brown, John Grisham type authors and the classics, or are there random authors also available?

I love my Kindle. DH bought it for me in October, so I think my Xmas /Valentines/Birthday prezzies for the forseeable will be Amazon vouchers LOL. I was reading mine on the bus this morning & there was another lady with one too!

I can't see the point and the books are expensive [grumpy old cow emoticon]

I love mine - but beware it is far too easy to buy books! My book spend has increased dramatically since I got it as it is just too tempting to be able to buy books with 1 click. DH has been instructed to hide it until after Christmas as I used to re-read old books but with the kindle I just buy a new one!
I have the cover wih built in light and find it very good. I have teh 3 g version but have really only used it WIFI so far.