Question: What do Palm Springs, CA, Evansville, IN, Zanesville, OH and Arlington, VA have in common? Answer: They’re all hometowns of KindleBoards members.
From Bellingham, WA to Venice, FL, from Ottumwa, IA to Waco, Texas, our KindleBoards members have been sharing their pride in their hometowns. The challenge: “What should we [...]

Kindleboards member moxy789 has posted a pictorial on creating Kindle screensaver images.
Using Gimp, which is a free graphics software package, Moxy walks through the steps to create a greyscale image in the right proportions for a Kindle screensaver. His screenshots make this an excellent tutorial if you want your own custom screensavers, but are puzzled [...]

Batteries for first-generation Kindle devices are available now from Amazon. These have been in and out of stock over the past few weeks.
Kindle 2 does not have a user-replaceable battery. But many Kindle 1 owners keep an extra battery or two around so they can keep their Kindles running even while on extended trips away [...]

With over one thousand posts every day, our forums provide a rich field of Kindle-related content and conversation.
Here’s what’s abuzz in our various boards right now:
Koolmnbv did an inadvertent water-resistance test when her Kindle had a close encounter with a spilled glass of iced tea. We shared the joy with several new Kindle owners. ElLector [...]

On Tuesday, March 24th at 9:22 pm (EDT), member number 3000 joined Kindleboards. farmshopdad was greeted with an ongoing celebration, as many of us have been anticipating the arrival of this milestone member for the past week or so. As part of the celebration, farmshopdad will receive a Kindleboards t-shirt as well as a signed [...]

A creative KindleBoards member has modified her Amazon Leather Kindle 2 cover to create the striking red cover shown above.
Removing the inner skeleton of her Amazon case, LunarEarthMama wrapped it in faux leather and glued the inner shell back in. She provides notes and pictures in this Accessories board thread.
Here’s another photo of her finished [...]

Several Kindleboards members, myself included, are reading Taking Woodstock by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte.
I first learned about this book about a year ago, when it was announced that it was going into production as a new film from Focus Features. Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain; Lust, Caution) was slated to direct. James Schamus, a frequent [...]

KindleBoards member VictoriaP has written a great review of the Peeramid Pillow. In her words, it is “an unusual item meant as an alternative to a traditional book easel. A lightweight pyramid shaped pillow, it allows you to prop your reading material at a fairly uprightangle while keeping the base from slipping. The Peeramid [...]

This week, we announced three Kindleboards members as winners of our Kindleboards trivia contest!
Congratulations to chocochobi, kevin63, and Jaderose! You each get your choice of an M-Edge Leather Cover for your Kindle.
This contest drew over 120 entries. Each entrant had to answer twelve trivia questions about these boards.
Congratulations to our winners! And to everyone else… [...]

Today we look at a review of one of the higher-end accessories for Kindle 2: the saddle tan Kindle 2 cover from Cole Haan. You can see some close-up photos, and the complete review, in this thread posted by Kindleboards member ZomZom. Some excerpts:
I’ve had my Cole Haan Saddle Tan Cover for a week now [...]