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willyAirstream
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Kindle for PC is free, so you can try it on your laptop, notebook or desktop before purchasing the Kindle or just use your laptop for reading.
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bajalinda
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Wow - thanks for your replies. I had no idea that the Kindle service was also available on other mediums like laptops etc... and free for PC - seems
too good to be true, but hey, I'll take it. I've obviously got some research to do and much to learn about this device. Thanks again.
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Gypsy Jan
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Just to be a Luddite
What if your wi-fi connection crashes?
What if your electricity is off so long that your battery fails?
What good does all those $$$ you have paid for this electronic information do for you then?
What works for us is to buy books from the remainder carts inside/outside the libraries in the U.S for $.25 to $2.00. It doesn't mater what city we
are in, there is a library with books for sale and the money goes back to the library budget.
I haul the books down to Baja and recycle them to CRREAD and other charities working to teach English to their people so they can qualify for better
paying jobs.
I am not opposed to Kindle, but if we are in a blackout, at least I can keep reading by sunlight, battery-powered lamp and/or candlelight.
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
What if your wi-fi connection crashes?
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I fix it! Or if traveling, I rely on free wi-fi cxns!
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
What if your electricity is off so long that your battery fails?
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My electricity never is off for more than a couple days. If I turn off wi-fi cxn, my kindle lasts many, many, many days on one charge! I take my
Kindle camping and it stays charged for all the time I need.
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What good does all those $$$ you have paid for this electronic information do for you then?
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The good is that I can carry many hundreds of books in my carry-on bag on airplane, and all of those books together weigh under 10 ounces!
And I can carry lots of pdf files of personal documents too.
I challenge you to carry 10 books in your backpack and keep the load under 10 ounces!
What none of you luddites understand is that buying a Kindle frees you to carry thousands of books in your bag, and the thought-police still allow you
to buy hard-copy books when the fancy strikes you!
Give me a Kindle and a smart phone and I don't need my laptop for many weeks!
Yes we can!
Lux sit!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
What works for us is to buy books from the remainder carts inside/outside the libraries in the U.S for $.25 to $2.00. It doesn't mater what city we
are in, there is a library with books for sale and the money goes back to the library budget.
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The used book cart at library is usually not as well-stocked as the Amazon online store 
Heck, you can get many free books on your Kindle -- especially older titles out of copyright.
anywho,... I suspect that 99.9999999% of people that poo-pooh tablet readers change their tune after trying one. Try it, you'll like it!
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bajalou
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A Washington Post article and link to free books for the Kindle.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/11/amazo...
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
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Santiago
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To slightly change the subject, is anyone using the iPad, or especially the BeBook Neo that the rest of the world uses?
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Gypsy Jan
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Hey Santiago, the Columbia Journalism Review on the iPad
http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/ipad_review_new_york_times_vs.p...
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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