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02-21-2009 , 02:34 PM

#126

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man that new kindle is tempting

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02-21-2009 , 03:15 PM

#127

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meleader2,

You can do that by default by just using an SD card. If you want to convert a .pdf to .mobi Amazon will do it for free. It is only 10 cents if you want it sent wirelessly to your Kindle.

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02-21-2009 , 03:19 PM

#128

istewart

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i never have to go to barnes & noble again, i hate going there.

Seems weird that someone who just bought the Amazon Kindle thinks the only alternative is schlepping off to a brick-and-mortar store everytime he wants a book

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02-21-2009 , 03:23 PM

#129

Adam Monroe

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Instant gratification baby.

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02-21-2009 , 04:31 PM

#130

CardSharpCook

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how much do kindle books cost?

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02-21-2009 , 06:06 PM

#131

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Originally Posted by Adam Monroe

Instant gratification baby.

istewart,

this fa sho. i am one sick puppy.

csc,

most bestsellers are 9.99. It's usually pretty big savings. There are some books that are more expensive, but there are many that are very cheap. for example, I got the entire works of plato for $.99. I think I bought outliers at 9.99 and it was around $23 at the time.

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02-21-2009 , 06:19 PM

#132

Adam Monroe

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Originally Posted by CardSharpCook

how much do kindle books cost?

Pretty much everything new is $9.99, a few at $11.99. Amazon takes a hit on this to try to gain market share a la Apple back in the day. Older titles are generally $6.99-$8.99, some less, some more.

Anything out of copyright can be downloaded for free from Project Gutenberg or Google Books. Some older stuff that isn't out of copyright is still available for $1-2 a pop.

I'd definitely recommend one for you, but the one issue you might have is selection as I'm not really sure how popular some of the stuff you read is. Just take a look at the Kindle Store before buying.

Last edited by Adam Monroe; 02-21-2009 at 06:20 PM. Reason: nation is a sucker for paying $1 for something that is waaay out of copyright

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02-21-2009 , 06:21 PM

#133

Adam Monroe

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Also, outliers is a waste of money at any price. Ugh gladwell tilts me.

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02-21-2009 , 06:27 PM

#134

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i haven't read it yet, still reading taipan by james clavell. I've heard good things about outliers though - def going to give it a read.

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02-21-2009 , 06:35 PM

#135

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Yeah I mean I heard tons of good things about his books too and then I took the time to read them and was like I can see why these books are popular as they are so lowest common denominator reading

I mean, the dude writes pretty well and makes stupid stuff more interesting, but I didn't feel like I learned anything after reading those books.

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02-21-2009 , 10:10 PM

#136

meleader2

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well if u r telling me that amazon won't care that i'm putting free online ebooks on the kindle than this is a slam dunk buy for me.

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02-22-2009 , 12:16 AM

#137

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Originally Posted by meleader2

well if u r telling me that amazon won't care that i'm putting free online ebooks on the kindle than this is a slam dunk buy for me.

They don't care. I've got tons of free books on mine.

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02-22-2009 , 12:39 AM

#138

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when do books go out of copyright?

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02-22-2009 , 06:09 AM

#139

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Yeah they don't care at all. Books go out of copyright at varying times:

- Any publication of the US government is always copyright free.
- Any book originally published before 1923.
- Beyond that it gets complicated and depends.

You can search Project Gutenberg at the link below and view their most popular downloads. Lots and lots of good stuff in here.

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page?sess=25607a1aa5

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02-22-2009 , 01:51 PM

#140

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If amazon let you put any book you have previously bought from them on the kindle for free, I'd buy one. Doubt they'll ever do that though.

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02-22-2009 , 03:46 PM

#141

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anyone that has an iphone, stanza is basically the same thing, for the nice price of 'free'...

it has several online stores you can buy new books from, and a bunch of places that have free titles..

can't put .pdf or anything like that on it, but it's basically a kindle, only free..

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02-22-2009 , 05:03 PM

#142

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Yes, I want to read a book in chunks that fit on a 2" by 3" screen.

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02-22-2009 , 06:53 PM

#143

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i've probably read 5 or 6 books on it, doesn't bother me...

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02-22-2009 , 08:22 PM

#144

moosehog

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Originally Posted by wiper

i've probably read 5 or 6 books on it, doesn't bother me...

Then i'm sure you don't mind your 3 inch penis either...

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02-22-2009 , 11:02 PM

#145

Adam Monroe

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Lol at comparing reading on an iphone to a Kindle. Electronic ink + big display vs LCD + small display is no comparison.

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02-22-2009 , 11:24 PM

#146

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can any type of .pdf be converted and read on a kiddle...no matter the formatting
i.e. like a screenplay in .pdf etc

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02-22-2009 , 11:51 PM

#147

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Originally Posted by Rafterman

can any type of .pdf be converted and read on a kiddle...no matter the formatting
i.e. like a screenplay in .pdf etc

Word docs convert flawlessly every time. PDF files are good when there aren't a lot of graphics and very specific layouts and not as good when they use fixed formatting or have too many embedded graphics. It is somewhat similar to Google's view PDF as HTML conversion.