Kindle - who has one?

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 1st Mar, '12, 10:57

I'm looking at sending my mother a Kindle but I have a question: It looks like they all work on wifi now and she doesn't have wifi in her house at this point. Can you connect them to your computer to transfer purchased Kindle books to it? (I'd like to get her a wifi router, but I don't see how she'd be able to hook it up and get it working on her own, so a that's a project for another time)

expat yorkshire · Post by **expat yorkshire** » 1st Mar, '12, 10:59

I have one

You can can transfer via computer

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 1st Mar, '12, 11:19

I didn't realise how many versions there were.

[amazon-us=B0051QVESA]Amazon Kindle Page[/amazon-us] (with a gratuitous link back to singaporum)

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 1st Mar, '12, 11:22

Me me me me me!

Wifi is more important if you want to use the Kindle to purchase books. You can also purchase books through the Amazon webstore via pc but I think you have to do a manual transfer. Check out this FAQ

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 1st Mar, '12, 11:32

Here's the amazon link to Downloading Archived Items Without a Wireless Connection, so straight from the horses mouth.

Must say, I like the Kindle lots. I use it for all my reading now (unless I can't find the book in a Kindle format).

edit - I'm sure the link isn't supposed to look like that!

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 1st Mar, '12, 11:47

Fixed that for you

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 1st Mar, '12, 11:49

So I just add it like a normal URL rather than using the (amazon-uk=) button?

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 1st Mar, '12, 11:56

the amazon-uk and amazon-us are for products.

i.e.:

The Amazon UK Kindle Page for the kindle:
www. amazon. co.uk/Kindle-Wi-Fi-6-Ink-Display/dp/B0051QVF7A/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330574019&sr=8-1

You need the B0051QVF7A to get the bbcode to work

so [.amazon-uk=B0051QVF7A]UK Kindle[/.amazon-uk] without the "." will give you

[amazon-uk=B0051QVF7A]UK Kindle[/amazon-uk] which is the link with the singaporum tag attached.

Pain the arse really so I don't expect many to use ui.

Pinklepurr · Post by **Pinklepurr** » 1st Mar, '12, 14:12

You can still buy the 3G + Wifi version so she could download via 3G anyway.

Scrummy Mummy · Post by **Scrummy Mummy** » 1st Mar, '12, 14:14

Me! Get the 3G one and she can download anywhere. We've often bought Kindle books in bookshops, for example. Don't think I've ever used wifi on mine.

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 1st Mar, '12, 15:30

The 3G would be what I would want, but that would require her to get another sim card and/or a separate data plan and I really think that's more than she is up for at this point. I'll stick to the basic wifi version and she can purchase books via PC and transfer over. Her office likely has wifi and she could probably get some help using it there too. Eventually I'm going to figure out how to get her set up with wifi at home and either get her going with an iPhone or an iPod touch so she can use Face Time with us and with my brother's family. I want the Kindle for her now because she's having hip surgery in a couple weeks and will be laid up for a bit and in need of entertainment.

Baloo, just a quick check, I've made a few Amazon purchases via the link here, are you seeing US purchases come through?

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 1st Mar, '12, 15:37

slinky wrote:Baloo, just a quick check, I've made a few Amazon purchases via the link here, are you seeing US purchases come through?

Yep, 2 books and 4 dvds so far. Does that sound right ?

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 1st Mar, '12, 15:51

1 book but some other stuff - not DVDs. How long does it take to show up? For one, I think I initially got to Amazon via a Google link and then bailed out and re-went in through the link here. I wonder if that screwed it up?

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 1st Mar, '12, 16:04

Ooh, hang on! It looks like the 3G service doesn't require a separate plan or cost anything within the US: "Unlike cell phones, with Kindle Touch 3G there are no monthly fees or commitments — Amazon pays for Kindle Touch 3G's wireless connectivity." Done. Problem solved, time to order

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 1st Mar, '12, 16:19

What do I have? It's one of the oldest ones. I was a bit puzzled when I first read this thread but I thought they must work differently these days and require you to have a wireless connection

I can buy books via my kindle, wherever I am, or my laptop.

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 1st Mar, '12, 16:26

slinky wrote:1 book but some other stuff - not DVDs. How long does it take to show up? For one, I think I initially got to Amazon via a Google link and then bailed out and re-went in through the link here. I wonder if that screwed it up?

It should show up whenever there an order is placed. Funds get credited when the item is shipped. All I see is what I mentioned above.

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 1st Mar, '12, 16:45

Kooky, I hadn't read enough about them before asking on here, so I made some incorrect assumptions. Looks like the 3G ones don't require that you pay for monthly 3G service to use them, so that may be what you have.

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 1st Mar, '12, 16:45

Do you see the kindle touch order I just placed?

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 1st Mar, '12, 16:47

I'll have to tell you tomorrow. AdSense gets a bit confused with dates.

Scrummy Mummy · Post by **Scrummy Mummy** » 1st Mar, '12, 21:33

slinky wrote:Ooh, hang on! It looks like the 3G service doesn't require a separate plan or cost anything within the US: "Unlike cell phones, with Kindle Touch 3G there are no monthly fees or commitments — Amazon pays for Kindle Touch 3G's wireless connectivity." Done. Problem solved, time to order

Was just about to say that! No mobile, sim, or even computer required.

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » 2nd Mar, '12, 07:14

Slinky, to solve your other issue, i.e., no WiFi why don't you get the Geek Squad from Best Buy to install her WiFi? There is a Best Buy around every corner (even in Indiana I suspect).

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 2nd Mar, '12, 07:23

Thanks, Sluggo, my mother is in South Florida though

I may do that, but my brother thinks he might be able to do it remotely (I don't ask questions, he's his own geek squad when it comes to IT and electronics

We'll get something worked out when we're all together in June on the Cape.)

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 3rd Mar, '12, 09:50

slinky wrote:Do you see the kindle touch order I just placed?

It came through, thanks.

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 5th Mar, '12, 10:10

baloo wrote:
slinky wrote:Do you see the kindle touch order I just placed?
It came through, thanks.

Oh, good, you got it worked out! Yay!

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