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bajaguy
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KINDLE e-reader in Baja
Is anyone using the Amazon Kindle e-reader in Baja???
Do you have the 3-G and/or Wi-Fi???
Any problems with the book downloads???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle#History
Thanks
[Edited on 11-28-2010 by bajaguy]
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El Jefe
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Funny, Paula just ordered one for me for Christmas. We were literally talking about it a minute ago. Anyhow, folks I know that have them love them
down here. I would be surprised if the 3-G system works here. Mine will simply have the Wi-Fi which will work with my sat. internet hookup (I hope).
Looking forward to hearing from other Kindle-owning Nomads on this.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by El Jefe
Funny, Paula just ordered one for me for Christmas. We were literally talking about it a minute ago. Anyhow, folks I know that have them love them
down here. I would be surprised if the 3-G system works here. Mine will simply have the Wi-Fi which will work with my sat. internet hookup (I hope).
Looking forward to hearing from other Kindle-owning Nomads on this. |
Here is the coverage map:
http://client0.cellmaps.com/viewer.html?cov=1
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mulegemichael
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beachgirl and i have had kindles down here since they first came out...a couple years i think..we LOVE them...no 3g works in baja sur but wireless is
fine..no more packing bags and bags of books around.
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DENNIS
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I subscribe to the San Diego Union online, but I just can't break the habit of holding the paper when I read it. I may have the same problem with the
Kindle, but I think I'll try one.
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bajaguy
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San Diego Union
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
I subscribe to the San Diego Union online, but I just can't break the habit of holding the paper when I read it. I may have the same problem with the
Kindle, but I think I'll try one. |
Kindle has about a zillion daily newspspers thay you can subscribe to.
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Bajame
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My friend has one in San Ignacio and she loves it!
We all want a peaceful world, filled with love and laughter, but we fill ourselves with anger and hate trying to fiqure out how to achive it.
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
I subscribe to the San Diego Union online, but I just can't break the habit of holding the paper when I read it. I may have the same problem with the
Kindle, but I think I'll try one. |
I know how you feel. However, everyone I know, and myself included, had no problem transitioning.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I know how you feel. However, everyone I know, and myself included, had no problem transitioning. |
I transition too, when it's necessary. Our paper delivery down here has become unreliable and when it doesn't get here, I read it online.
The paper costs around 55 bucks per month and the online edition, exactly the same without the paper, costs 7.95 per month. The savings almost pays
for my phone and DSL, but I still like to hold the paper.
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bajalorena
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My husband just got me one for my birthday, one of the best gifts ever. I love it. I download books with wi-fi, takes less than 30 seconds.
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bill erhardt
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I've had a Kindle for about a year, and it's great. No more ordering paper books online and loading up friends with them to bring down, and no more
running out of books to read. Also, no more building book shelves and trying to find places to put them.
I can't download books wirelessly in Loreto, but downloading into my computer, copying, and pasting into the Kindle takes about a minute.
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Dave
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Know how you feel
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
I subscribe to the San Diego Union online, but I just can't break the habit of holding the paper when I read it. I may have the same problem with the
Kindle, but I think I'll try one. |
I've tried it...don't like it. And I don't like paying for reading something I can get at the library. Although my main concern is the single
screen. If Kindle ever makes a double fold-out model I'd expect I'd buy one. Not holding my breath, though. 
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krafty
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Kind of like the feel of a book or paper myself-plus, I scour used book stores and do not normally pay more than $2/bk. What does a book cost on
Kindle?
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bajalou
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People have posted here on a San Felipe site that it costs them a ADDITIONAL $1.99 over the regular price ?? if they download in Mexico. Others have
posted they have not had that experience. They think different models of Kindle make the difference.
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bill erhardt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
People have posted here on a San Felipe site that it costs them a ADDITIONAL $1.99 over the regular price ?? if they download in Mexico. Others have
posted they have not had that experience. They think different models of Kindle make the difference. |
Downloading wirelessly in the US is free. There is an additional charge outside the US which goes to the foreign cellphone companies. Downloading
into your computer, copying, and pasting in your Kindle is free in the US or abroad.
krafty,
War and Peace............................$0.00
Crime and Punishment...................0.00
Complete Works of Mark Twain........0.00
etc.
More recent books average around $10 US.
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toneart
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I have had a Kindle Reader for about six months. I was worried about losing the "book feel" too. There is a little of that, but the pluses of the
Kindle outweigh it.
What I especially like is that you can adjust the font. I can normally read without glasses if I have to, but bifocals do make it easier. With the
Kindle, when I enlarge the font I really don't need glasses at all. Of course, there are fewer words on a page, but that is a plus too. I can skim the
page much faster and skimming two pages goes faster with the Kindle than one page of a book.
More features I like: it is not backlit like a computer. It requires the same light as a book; either daylight or a lamp. That is a lot easier on the
eyes than a computer monitor.
You turn the page forward by pushing a button and the turning is instant. It also has a back button. The buttons turn the pages with out the
clumsiness of using your fingers to turn the page of a book.
I have not had it in Baja yet. I am glad to hear from Micheal that it works well in Mulege. I expected the wireless feature not to work there, but to
download it to my laptop and then transfer it to the kindle works well, according to those who have posted.
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DENNIS
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They're just like drug dealers. "Here ya go, kid. The first one's free." 
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bill erhardt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
They're just like drug dealers. "Here ya go, kid. The first one's free." |
No, the first one is not free. Just those with no copyright issues or royalties to pay. You can read the first chapter of most books and then decide
if you want to buy.
[Edited on 11-28-2010 by bill erhardt]
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bajaguy
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Kindle book prices
US books prices:
Free, Out-of-Copyright Books
Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are available such as Pride and Prejudice.
Low Book Prices
Over 610,000 books are $9.99 or less, including 79 current New York Times Best Sellers.
Free Book Samples
Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
Massive Selection
Over 750,000 books, including 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers, plus audiobooks, periodicals and blogs.
There are 148 newspapers available on Kindle. Subscriptions start at $5.99 a month.
Mexico book prices:
Low Book Prices: New York Times® Best Sellers and New Releases are $11.99, unless marked otherwise. You'll also find many books for less - over
140,000 titles are priced under $5.99
I would imagine that if you didn't have a .mx suffix on your e-mail account, you could get US pricing
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BajaBlanca
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how much does a kindle cost ? I love the feel of a book, but it sounds like most of you got over it .... which is inspiring !
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