Post here if you're using a Kindle

[Nockm]

hah

[Jason]

jealousssss

i'm asking santa for one of these

(screw ipad, i don't need a full fledged tablet)

[Bioture]

WOW the browser can do THAT? I thought it was some shitty text browser!

Can you browse like that while you're on the 3G connection, or do you have to be on wifi?

[Xog]

WOW the browser can do THAT? I thought it was some shitty text browser!

Can you browse like that while you're on the 3G connection, or do you have to be on wifi?

It says it's connected using 3G on the upper right of it (lower right of actual picture)

can it run SS?

[Nockm]

No, it can't run SS.

Yeap, definitely a nice Xmas pressie

I haven't given it my wi-fi password, so it's gotta be doing that on the 3G. (Wouldn't be surprised if they shut that off at some point though!)

Lots of books in the store have samples, which is already good for killing time. There's a good amount of free books too, if you like things such as Alice in Wonderland and Pride and Prejudice.

[vaped]

Nice!!!!!!

I've been very tempted by the new kindle model. Especially it's low introductory model price. I've been using the Kindle app on my iPod for a while and that's pretty good for what it is. I do hate Amazon's one-click shit though... dangerous.

[project dragon]

Can the Kindle read .pdf's?

I wouldn't mind getting an e-book reader that does .pdf's if only for the fact that I cannot for the life of me read anything on my laptop anymore without getting distracted every 3 minutes.

[Nockm]

The Kindle so far has done a perfect job on PDFs (that's the main reason I bought it). It's been able to render (quite quickly) everything I've chucked at it so far, e.g. textbooks, sheet music and manuals.

The big limitation is the small screen, because a lot of PDFs meant to be printed out on ~A4. You can zoom or read in landscape but I personally don't find that very convenient. So basically, that's a large chunk of PDFs I won't be reading on the Kindle. Proper ebooks are fine since you're able to choose a larger font and the text will reflow.

I would consider getting the Kindle DX for PDFs as it has a larger screen - I didn't get it since it's not sold in Europe. However, the DX doesn't have the useful 'darken' function which makes pale PDF text a lot easier to read.

These videos were useful to me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gotyZNvtc44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6FDsM0Yzek&NR=1

You can always send me a PDF and I'll take some pics for you

[Xog]

You can always send me a PDF and I'll take some pics for you

I'm curious how this looks on your kindle: http://pdfcast.org/pdf/nockm-s-kindle-test

[Nockm]

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1627/p1000629i.jpg
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/7447/p1000631j.jpg

[Mobey]

I have the name 'kindle' on SS, anyone want to trade?

[Xog]

i'll trade you THE PUSHER for it

[Zeebu]

nockm did you have to use your computer to upload a picture of you using your kindle?

[Jason]

if he did, hahahahahaha