Reply to: What Kindle do you have?

[d000hg]

missus has got original keyboard kindle - non 3g - it does the job must have saved us thousands because she reads free trashy novels rather than spending a fiver or so on them

i use kindle app on andriod - syncs up with her kindle as they are both driven from same amazon account

which means I get to see what she is reading

it is utter utter filth



it means I always know when she is 'in the mood' as she will have downloaded the next installement of <insert dodgy vampire porn title here>

She likes pale, pasty, ill-looking men? Perfect wife for an IT worker.

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missus has got original keyboard kindle - non 3g - it does the job must have saved us thousands because she reads free trashy novels rather than spending a fiver or so on them

i use kindle app on andriod - syncs up with her kindle as they are both driven from same amazon account

which means I get to see what she is reading

it is utter utter filth



it means I always know when she is 'in the mood' as she will have downloaded the next installement of <insert dodgy vampire porn title here>

[DS23]

What Kindle hardware do you have? What app / platform if no hardware?

As an aside how many Kindle books do you have paid or free?

Any other comments about dead trees or tech you can carry around?

kindle 4
no apps
c20 if you count a collection as 1
c200 if you count up books in collections

i've only been using it about a year or so - love it. rarely read paper books now. i'm slowly adding all my favourites and re-reading them as i go.

[DirtyDog]

25k books from a torrent. Not enough time to read em all Have to use Calibre - Ebook management to keep track of them.

This.

Kindle 3G with keyboard. I have the app installed on my Android tablet and Android phone, but very, very, very rarely read them on there. Use the actual Kindle a fair bit - it's the most regularly used gadget in the house, apart from the tablet now that PvZ2 and Angry Birds Go are out.

[mudskipper]

Mine is a WiFi only, no keyboard, ordinary screen, kindle 4 or 5.

I have bought quite a few books but I still buy a lot of paper because maths and technical diagrams don't work that well on the kindle, and tbh I sort of prefer paper books. The manning computer books are quite good as as you buy the paper version you get a kindle version too.

Mine sounds similar - smallish, no keyboard, wifi, screen.

For books to read it's great, for reference or studying less so, although that could be because I've not learned what I need to do to flick to where I want to go. Dunno how many books I've got - downloaded lots of free ones, many of which I haven't read yet.

[doodab]

Mine is a WiFi only, no keyboard, ordinary screen, kindle 4 or 5.

I have bought quite a few books but I still buy a lot of paper because maths and technical diagrams don't work that well on the kindle, and tbh I sort of prefer paper books. The manning computer books are quite good as as you buy the paper version you get a kindle version too.

[SueEllen]

What is a kindle?

Do you like reading?

If the answer is "No" you don't need to know what a Kindle is.

[BrilloPad]

What is a kindle?

[Scruff]

Kindle Touch and Kindle application on Tablet and Phone.

22GB managed using Calibre. More books than days left on this Earth...

[Dactylion]

Got a Kindle Keyboard, the last generation where the only choice was 3G or no 3G before they brought in non-keyboard and touch-screen versions. Mine has 3G which is very cool, free store and downloads anywhere in the world.

I mainly buy the same books I would have before, but also use it as an opportunity to read some classics when I can be bothered.

It is my favourite gadget, and I don't even travel much. I have been tempted by the new Paperwhite versions as I read in bed a lot and the wife requires the lights be off but am too stingy to replace something which works perfectly well.

Buy her a blindfold.

[d000hg]

Got a Kindle Keyboard, the last generation where the only choice was 3G or no 3G before they brought in non-keyboard and touch-screen versions. Mine has 3G which is very cool, free store and downloads anywhere in the world.

I mainly buy the same books I would have before, but also use it as an opportunity to read some classics when I can be bothered.

It is my favourite gadget, and I don't even travel much. I have been tempted by the new Paperwhite versions as I read in bed a lot and the wife requires the lights be off but am too stingy to replace something which works perfectly well.

[wurzel]

Paperwhite.

Never owned an eReader before & I always used to diss them.

It's now my favourite gadget

[MyUserName]

Use my IPhone with a speed reading app as, after a fair amount of practice, I can read pretty fast. However, I still have almost no time to read so I listen to audio books when commuting. Currently listening to the modern scholar book on World War 2, awesome stuff.

[Cliphead]

Kindle with keyboard that doesn't get used much. Everyone in the house uses the kindle apps.

25k books from a torrent. Not enough time to read em all Have to use Calibre - Ebook management to keep track of them.

13K of books from a friend and maybe a couple of hundred I've purchased. No going back now

[Cliphead]

Planning to get a paperwhite in the near future. I still prefer reading books on paper to a screen, but I reckon the paperwhite's screen could be the one to get me to switch, at least for some purposes.

I'm still planning to line the flat with new bookcases in the New Year though - it's getting to the point where the piles of books all over the place are becoming a hazard

I'll never let go of the book collection and had to buy more bookcases to accommodate them in the new place, love being surrounded by books although they compete for space with the instruments.

My Kindle is more than convenient though on lots of levels and battery life that goes to weeks is a winner.