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#1589763 - 08/09/11 07:20 PM
Re: e readers
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sure - whatcha interested in?
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#1589773 - 08/09/11 07:26 PM
Re: e readers
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Have had my Nook almost a year, and I LOVE it! I don't have the color one, and I don't need color. So far, most of the books I've ordered aren't lend me books, but I would be interested in sharing what I have that I can lend!
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#1589965 - 08/10/11 12:59 PM
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I have a question about the Kindle. Do you need to be able to get a signal to mark your page? At our camp, where the only internet access is dial-up (so we don't have it) and where cell phones never get a signal, our visiting friend found her Kindle wouldn't bookmark her page for her. Since she hasn't had it very long, she wasn't sure whether it was our location, or that she just didn't know how to direct the Kindle to bookmark. Does anyone here know? Another friend had an i-pad and had no such trouble with his reading material. This is pretty important, because reading is one of my primary activities at camp, and if I can't mark my page, that's a real deal-breaker for an e-reader for me!
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#1589973 - 08/10/11 01:42 PM
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Many times I will have my wi-fi turned off. It will bookmark my page on the Kindle, but of course, would not bookmark on the other devices until a wi-fi signal was available.
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#1589997 - 08/10/11 02:08 PM
Re: e readers
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So my friend's problem was probably a user malfunction?
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#1590004 - 08/10/11 02:22 PM
Re: e readers
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So my friend's problem was probably a user malfunction? How was she trying to bookmark it? Mine always just opens up to wherever I left off unless I change something or it locks up (hate that, BTW). There was a brief spell right after I got it that it would lose my place sometimes, but I think it was more of a hiccup than anything. It hasn't done that in a while now.
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#1590177 - 08/10/11 05:18 PM
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Since I don't have one myself, I don't know what she was or wasn't doing that she should or shouldn't have been - I think she was used to it just happening automatically, too, and suddenly her place wasn't being kept. It seemed to take her completely by surprise, which was why she wondered if it was the lack of connection.
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#1590187 - 08/10/11 05:26 PM
Re: e readers
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It doesn't need a wireless connection unless you are trying to download something or use the net, so I can't imgaine that having anything to do with it. It probably is just having a possessed spell like mine did for a couple of weeks.
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#1590312 - 08/10/11 07:03 PM
Re: e readers
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As others said, it should automatically keep your page. My daughter reads her books on her ipod and, as long as we have both been connected to the wi-fi, she can switch between devised (think taking mom's kindle!) and it will still keep her page.
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#1590464 - 08/10/11 09:26 PM
Re: e readers
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So my friend's problem was probably a user malfunction? Does your friend use a cover? There was an issue with the leather cover that caused the device to reboot, lose the bookmark, etc.
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#1590554 - 08/11/11 01:00 PM
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I also have a leather cover but have not had any trouble. I wonder if it was the clip on the cover or maybe how it laid against the buttons.
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#1590555 - 08/11/11 01:01 PM
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So my friend's problem was probably a user malfunction? Does your friend use a cover? There was an issue with the leather cover that caused the device to reboot, lose the bookmark, etc. Really? Huh. I wonder if that's what was wrong with mine. It doesn't seem to do it anymore, though.
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#1590557 - 08/11/11 01:06 PM
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I have a leather cover and haven't had any issues...ever. I tested out the bookmark last night with the wireless off and it worked just fine.
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#1590580 - 08/11/11 01:32 PM
Re: e readers
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Thanks for all the responses. It sounds like this issue shouldn't affect my buying decision!
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#1590675 - 08/11/11 03:14 PM
Re: e readers
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I also read about malfunctions with the Kindle cover (without the light). Those are no longer being sold. I bought a third party cover (sans light) and am very satisfied. Didn't want the light due to additional weight (remember ... the falling asleep thing). I did buy the add-on light, but have only used it twice.
I have a friend with the color Nook and she really loves hers.
From everything read here, I'd recommend you go to Staples where you can handle all the different models and pick the one that appeals to you the most.
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#1590733 - 08/11/11 04:23 PM
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so if I have a bunch of unread paperback books by authors such as Dean Koontz, John Saul, etc. that I paid about $8 bucks for at Sam's Club,
1) are those authors and others like them generally avaialable to purchase with a Kindle
2) do they have a big library, for books from few years ago?
3) about how much would they cost?
I'm thinking of getting a kindle and doing away with the stack of books I have that I haven't yet read
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#1590742 - 08/11/11 04:31 PM
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so if I have a bunch of unread paperback books by authors such as Dean Koontz, John Saul, etc. that I paid about $8 bucks for at Sam's Club,
1) are those authors and others like them generally avaialable to purchase with a Kindle
2) do they have a big library, for books from few years ago?
3) about how much would they cost?
I'm thinking of getting a kindle and doing away with the stack of books I have that I haven't yet read 1) Yes, hundreds of thousands of books available. 2) I haven't had any trouble finding books releashed a few years ago through Kindle. This shouldn't be a problem, especially if it is a well known author. 3) I would say a typical paperback is $7.99 and a new release hardcover around $12.99-14.99. There are lots of cheap and free books out there as well. It's a good opportunity to try new authors without spending a lot of money.
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#1590750 - 08/11/11 04:39 PM
Re: e readers
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thanks Sarah
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#1590758 - 08/11/11 04:49 PM
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Peepers, I just did a quick search and most of the John Saul and Dean Koontz books are $7.99, with a few at 9.99 or 12.99. You would be amazed at the number and variety of books available. And classics are usually free. (You know, all those books that you were supposed to read in high school and college lit classes )
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