Busted Kindle

[Andrew_Culture]

That's pretty much completely useless as an answer, isn't it?

Sure is, I should add a zero- quality caveat to my signature

I love my Kindle but decided when I got it not to do Amazon's evangelising for them, not even their affiliated programs is just reward.

I'm also an obsessive collector of books, I guess I see the kindle as a sort of of literature iPod - it's never going to replace the thrill of loud love music; it's just another delivery, method.

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

I have a huge collection of books taking up room, thinking of selling as there are some collectors books and I can't see my daughter reading them now she has a kindle and an iPad.

They are transferable if you have 4 kindles in the family just have one user account, buy one and it can be read on all. Also software is available to rip a book off the kindle to email to another.

 

[goo_mason]

I wonder how long e-ink screens will remain relevant - I love my Kindle because I can read it without my glasses on, but the same now goes for retina screen on my ipad.

As long as they can be read in sunlight, I'd say. I still marvel at how the Kindle screen is the same in direct sunlight, whereas my mobile screen is unreadable in the same conditions.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

As long as they can be read in sunlight, I'd say. I still marvel at how the Kindle screen is the same in direct sunlight, whereas my mobile screen is unreadable in the same conditions.

It's more than that - it's actually better in direct sunlight!

 

[fossyant]

The saga continues.

Replacement screen order got cancelled (alibaba web site) by the seller in china. Sent Kindle off to a UK person (ebay but is someone on the Amazon site advertising repairs).

Prompt response, picked it up from the sorting office, switched on, cracked screen again - the Kindle hadn't survived the post back from the repair ! Argh.

 

[fossyant]

Kindle on way back again for another repair !

 

[ColinJ]

The saga continues.

Replacement screen order got cancelled (alibaba web site) by the seller in china. Sent Kindle off to a UK person (ebay but is someone on the Amazon site advertising repairs).

Prompt response, picked it up from the sorting office, switched on, cracked screen again - the Kindle hadn't survived the post back from the repair ! Argh.

Argh indeed - I'm glad I decided to buy a tablet computer and settle for reading indoors!

 

[goo_mason]

Did you get one of the newer Kindles? I got my Kindle 3 (Keyboard) when it was launched & it's never had a problem despite being battered about for coming on for 3 years. Others I know with the keyboard version have had no problems either. Just wondering if the Kindle 4s were a bad design?

 

[marinyork]

Did you get one of the newer Kindles? I got my Kindle 3 (Keyboard) when it was launched & it's never had a problem despite being battered about for coming on for 3 years. Others I know with the keyboard version have had no problems either. Just wondering if the Kindle 4s were a bad design?

Heard quite a few complaints and breakages with the Kindle 3 (the kindle 3 is two years old in the UK). Mine's still fine though.

 

[TheDoctor]

Love the Kindle myself. I can buy new books anywhere I am, and carry them about, and read them on my phone. Wouldn't ever go back.

 

[fossyant]

Kindle 3 Keyboard is now back in one piece - the 'repairer' packed it much better this time. It's gone straight into a sturdy protective cover !!

My son will be happy as the case came with a reading light !

 

[Andrew_Culture]

My kindle 3 (the first uk model) froze and never recovered, Amazon asked if I had dropped it, I'm not sure why that matters, the 'drop test' is used to fix a lot of IT issues

 

[ColinJ]

My kindle 3 (the first uk model) froze and never recovered, Amazon asked if I had dropped it, I'm not sure why that matters, the 'drop test' is used to fix a lot of IT issues

Did you ever get it going again? There are lots of suggestions online involving holding buttons down for extended periods to cause a hard reset.

 

[marinyork]

Did you ever get it going again? There are lots of suggestions online involving holding buttons down for extended periods to cause a hard reset.

It's about 30 seconds, it does take a long time to reboot on top, but I've had it freeze twice.

 

[Oldspice]

I like my books. The feel of a hard back in my hands is bliss