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« on: December 16, 2008, 10:07:44 AM » |
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Alright, my Kindle just barely shipped yesterday and I have already purchased 7 books to read once my Kindle gets here. Chances are, that number will probably go up in the next couple of days until my delivery date. Has anyone else bought books before they received their Kindle and how many did you buy?  |
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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2008, 10:22:13 AM » |
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I mainly ordered free books from feedbooks. I ended up spending money on accessories when I was waiting for my kindle, but I only had to wait 5-7 days to receive mine. now I have over a hundred books and my friends' stories on my kindle
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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2008, 11:16:09 AM » |
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I also bought books before my Kindle arrived:
The Bible
The Amazon Kindle FAQ by our own Lelsie
The Book Thief
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2008, 11:52:52 AM » |
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I got all of the free books listed on amazon this last week and about 3 or 4 others. Plus I have downloaded a little over 1000 free books from other sources. I should get mine in a couple of weeks. It should arrive at my parents house tomorrow and then my parents will ship it over here to me.
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« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2008, 11:56:30 AM » |
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I've downloaded only 2 free books. I didn't want to get it and be overloaded with stuff. Besides I figured when I played with it I'd probably download a bunch more in just trying to figure out how it works.
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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2008, 12:20:34 PM » |
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I have downloaded a little over 1000 free books from other sources.
1000 books - Holy [****]. You're not really going to read them all, are you? Steve |
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2008, 12:23:47 PM » |
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The Bible
The Amazon Kindle FAQ by our own Lelsie Lots of free books from manybooks and feedbooks and a couple of books from a favorite author that I hadn't read at that time. The free books that Amazon made available recently are pretty good. I got 6 of them. At this time I have about 60 books on my Kindle. Most were freebies. I have read about 1/3 of them. figuring out how to use your Kindle is not the problem, figuring out how to stop is.  |
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2008, 01:01:01 PM » |
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1000 books - Holy [****]. You're not really going to read them all, are you?
Steve
It will take me a little time but yes I will eventually slog through them all. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2008, 12:13:09 AM » |
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Zero. I bought 3 the day my Kindle arrived but none ahead of time.
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« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2008, 06:07:38 AM » |
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figuring out how to use your Kindle is not the problem, figuring out how to stop is. Hello, my name is....and I'm an obsessive Kindler. |
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« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2008, 12:03:28 PM » |
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Zero. I bought 3 the day my Kindle arrived but none ahead of time.
That's me as well, none ahead of time, but 10 in the first 3 days. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2008, 12:06:10 PM » |
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I had 4 or 5 ready to download by the time I got my Kindle.
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« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2008, 12:15:56 PM » |
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I bought 3 book before my kindle arrived, but one book had 3 book in it. I also had a bunch of samples.
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« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2008, 03:15:56 PM » |
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Wow I don't even know how many samples my friend and I sent to my kindle before its arrival
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« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2008, 03:57:06 PM » |
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Please excuse my ignorance, but can I actually order Kindle book editions from Amazon before I receive it? I get the impression that when my Kindle does arrive the books will already be loaded. Is that right?
Sorry if this is not the place to ask this....let me know if it isn't so I don't screw up the next time!
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« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2008, 04:00:15 PM » |
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Please excuse my ignorance, but can I actually order Kindle book editions from Amazon before I receive it? I get the impression that when my Kindle does arrive the books will already be loaded. Is that right?
Yes, as long as you have a Kindle registered to your account. You will know right away if you can buy them, because if there is no Kindle registered, Amazon will not allow you to purchase an e-book. The books don't actually load onto the Kindle until the WhisperNet is turned on. As long as Whispernet is available where you are when you receive it, the books will download immediately (well, in a few minutes) when you turn it on. |
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« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2008, 04:03:14 PM » |
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Please excuse my ignorance, but can I actually order Kindle book editions from Amazon before I receive it? I get the impression that when my Kindle does arrive the books will already be loaded. Is that right?
Sorry if this is not the place to ask this....let me know if it isn't so I don't screw up the next time!
Sherlock if you have already ordered your Kindle you can order books. When you receive your Kindle turn on whisper net and wa-lah there your books are in a matter of seconds. You can start reading as you are charging it. We love to answer your questions here, I still ask questions. May I suggest that you read the Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting Board, lots of good Kindle info there. P.S. There are no ignorant questions here!! |
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« Reply #20 on: December 17, 2008, 05:19:59 PM » |
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none I only had to wait 2 days ordered it a on Sunday night got it on Wednesday morning. I didn't know I could have gotten books.
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« Reply #21 on: December 17, 2008, 05:57:48 PM » |
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I just bought a refurbished Kindle today and should have it by Christmas! But how do you purchase books before you receive the device?
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« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2008, 12:36:09 AM » |
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How can your get books before your Kindle arrives? It has to be registered which can only be done when you have the serial number from either the box or the back of the Kindle itself. What am I missing? (I am hoping my Miss Kindle will be here by Friday)
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« Reply #23 on: December 30, 2008, 06:25:29 AM » |
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I think that before I finally got my Kindle I had almost 25 books and 15 or so samples in the queue. However, I had a few months to build that up since my DH bought my Kindle back in early fall and kept it hostage until Christmas.  A lot of those were free books and bargain books as well. I also had almost 40 books downloaded to my computer to add on once I got it. |
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Yeah! I finally get to play with my Kindle like everyone else. Currently reading: Fiance at my Fingertips |
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« Reply #24 on: December 30, 2008, 06:30:00 AM » |
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How can your get books before your Kindle arrives? It has to be registered which can only be done when you have the serial number from either the box or the back of the Kindle itself. What am I missing? (I am hoping my Miss Kindle will be here by Friday)
If you buy the Kindle from Amazon, they usually register it in advance to your account so you can buy books or order samples. However, some people who have bought refurb Kindles have gotten them from a third-party seller and so they can't be registered until they arrive to the new owner. I imagine this would be the same situation if you bought the Kindle from ebay. L |
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