jind Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 wow wow..great news. I was under the impression that Kindle was going to upgrade just the Fire. This looks interesting... I wonder how much the price drop is going to be for the Kindle touch.... I almost got the Sony PRS-t2....good thing I waited. Personally, I liked the ergonomics of the Nook and the added buttons to flip the pages to go along with the touch screen. Anybody got a video link to the event? But yeah, epub support is a problem because even if you convert epub into other formats using Calibre (or some other software), sometimes the formatting of the book is completely screwed up so its just not possible to read it. really? i thought calibre was pretty good...did a few conversions and they were ok on a Kindle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jind Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Regarding Pdfs, personally it is not a great experience on these e-ink readers especially if they contain images and such.. A tablet would be better in that department IMO. Btw, Sachin=god, which model did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 really? i thought calibre was pretty good...did a few conversions and they were ok on a Kindle 3 It happens in only very few cases. When the formatting does go bad for a book then what usually happens is that instead of around 20-25 lines of text per page, it shows only 5-7 lines per page so it becomes very inconvenient to read and also slows down the reading speed considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Regarding Pdfs, personally it is not a great experience on these e-ink readers especially if they contain images and such.. A tablet would be better in that department IMO. Btw, Sachin=god, which model did you get? Kindle touch Wi-Fi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Kindle Paperwhite looks good - not a press picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Kindle Paperlight hands-on looks good! CYwXuyMbzAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jind Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Kindle touch Wi-Fi. cool.... btw, they took out the audio in the kindle paperlight. Many don't mind it while others may have an issue. Anyways 2-4 GB would fill up quite fast if one is listening to audiobooks. The Sony ones used to have the external SD card slot and audio options which was a good combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 cool.... btw, they took out the audio in the kindle paperlight. Many don't mind it while others may have an issue. Anyways 2-4 GB would fill up quite fast if one is listening to audiobooks. The Sony ones used to have the external SD card slot and audio options which was a good combo. I can never "listen" to books so the audio option is useless to me. So for me 4 GB is enough as it can hold around 1500 books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 So today I was just sitting getting bored and I thought of buying some books and went to Amazon............and ended up buying 25 classics :woot: BTW for those who have Kindle and want to buy free ebooks legally provided by Amazon then check this link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Amazon is offering one free eBook each day in India for the next 2 weeks - http://www.amazon.in/ebooks-kindle/b/ref=amb_link_175685667_2/280-1954214-2771811?ie=UTF8&node=1634753031&pf_rd_m=A1VBAL9TL5WCBF&pf_rd_s=right-csm-2&pf_rd_r=1PTD237G410FY3NMDXYK&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=408409227&pf_rd_i=1320006031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Amazon launches Kindle Fire HD range of tablets in India Amazon has announced the availability of its Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets in the Indian market. The company has also launched its premium ebook reader, the Kindle Paperwhite in the Indian market. Kindle Fire HD is a 7-inch tablet with 1280x800 display resolution that is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and Imagination SGX540 GPU. It weighs 395 grams and is powered by a 4400mAh battery rated at 11 hours of usage. Kindle Fire HD 8.9, on the other hand, features an 8.9-inch display with a pixel density of 254 pixels per inch and a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels. It is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor and Imagination SGX544 GPU, weighs 567 grams and is powered by a 6000mAh battery rated at 10 hours of usage. Both tablets come with 1GB of RAM, dual-band Wi-Fi, Dolby Audio with dual stereo speakers, Bluetooth 3.0, and are available in 16GB and 32GB variants. The tablets run a highly customised version of Android 4.0.3 with apps available through Amazon's Appstore, instead of Google Play. Kindle Fire HD tablets can also consume content from Amazon's large library of audio, video and books content, though only books are available in India at this stage. Amazon notes that "purchases of apps, games and books will be completed on Amazon.com in either Rupees or American Dollars, pending what credit or debit card you use", though your credit card must be internationally enabled. "Not only does Kindle Fire feature advanced hardware, it's also a service," said Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "The combination of the leading apps, the largest book selection, great email and browsing and top rated customer service, we hope our customers in India will agree that Kindle Fire HD is the best tablet for a great price." The 16GB variants of the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets will be available for Rs. 15,999 and Rs. 21,999 respectively. The 32GB storage variants of the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets will be available for Rs. 18,999 and Rs. 25,999 respectively. The tablets will be available online at Amazon.in and at over one hundred retail outlets across India including Croma, Reliance Digital, E-Zone and Vijay Sales stores located in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Pune, starting June 27. http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/news/amazon-launches-kindle-fire-hd-range-of-tablets-in-india-378983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 today's free ebook is Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia - its a highly rated book. Just downloaded, gonna read after the match :yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Is it possible to download with an Amazon US Kindle account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Is it possible to download with an Amazon US Kindle account? Yes - precisely the point of Kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yes - precisely the point of Kindle. I know it is possible to download with an US account. I was asking if an US account is eligible for the one free book per day that is advertised on amazon.in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I know it is possible to download with an US account. I was asking if an US account is eligible for the one free book per day that is advertised on amazon.in Yes, it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yes' date=' it is.[/quote'] Ya it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 For a few days there is free shipping on all the Amazon fulfilled items (these are the ones with the logo) on Amazon.in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Is it possible to download with an Amazon US Kindle account? Yes - precisely the point of Kindle. Ya it works You have to be careful there not to click on the "Buy from Amazon.com" button. I accidentally did that and had one click enabled and my Umerican CC is still active Thankfully I was able to cancel that transaction :--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 today's free ebook is 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen Covey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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