Did Amazon Take Down Their Kindle Board?

[Lilly]

I just went to my shortcut Amazon site and there was no button for the discussion board.  I think Amazon is tired of the complaints and took it down.  Do any of you have access to it that might have create a shortcut to the board directly?

[noblesrus]

Still there.......I went through the Kindle Store to the Discussion Board.

[Lilly]

Still there.......I went through the Kindle Store to the Discussion Board.

Could you post a direct link for me?  Mine is missing and I can't get to it.  Thanks

[Lilly]

Could you post a direct link for me?  Mine is missing and I can't get to it.  Thanks

Never mind, I found it by going to yesterday's History!

[thresel]

Yep, I think it's gone.  I guess we are a troublesome bunch.  Heh heh.

[Benjamin]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sv_kinh_6?ie=UTF8&docId=1000233981

[Lilly]

Thanks.  I've just discovered that there are 2 Kindle boards.  Why Amazon felt the need to create a different dicussion board for Kindle 2, I don't know.  It has more then 15 pages of discussion already!

[robin.goodfellow]

Maybe to ensure that the Kindle 1 people and the Kindle 2 people wouldn't start snapping and get in a dance fight.

[Brian]

These links appear to land at each of the forums.

Kindle 1 Forum
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Device/forum/FxBVKST06PWP9B/-/1/ref=cm_cd_ecf_sap?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000FI73MA

Kindle 2 Forum
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Generation/forum/Fx2EGRL42MHF15D/-/1/ref=cm_cd_naredir?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B00154JDAI

[Mike]

Unless I use the links posted here I can no longer find the kindle forums at all. Of course I don't really understand what this side bar folks are talking about is either. I don't seem to have one show up when I am at amazon.

[Laurie]

Unless I use the links posted here I can no longer find the kindle forums at all. Of course I don't really understand what this side bar folks are talking about is either. I don't seem to have one show up when I am at amazon.

I couldn't find the forums either.... had to use my history to get there.

[ProfCrash]

I have them book marked. Seperating the forums does not make sense to me.

[meljackson]

Here is another one. I see 3 different forums.

http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/forum/ref=tag_cdt_hd_icdf

Melissa

[Leslie]

People are discussing forums, moving forums, missing forums and K1 and K2 forums. Nothing like making it confusing!

Ah, welcome to Kindleboards which is a unified forum for all things Kindle, no matter what version!

L

[Laurie]

If you click on the tab for the Kindle Store and scroll down to "Around the Store" there's a link there for Kindle Discussions. That only brings you to the K1 board though. How did you guys find the other forums? You'd think they could've come up with an easier way for people to find these...

[ProfCrash]

I don't think having a K2 space seperate from a K1 place here but I would think they would be their own board sections. It would be less confusing when asking and answering questions.

[stevene9]

Thank you great Kindleboard participants for finding the 3 Amazon boards. That is ridiculous. I pray that we stay united as one board. I may not get a K2, but I certainly don't mind seeing discussions about it, even though I might have a little envy.

Steve

[Brian]

Here is another one. I see 3 different forums.

http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/forum/ref=tag_cdt_hd_icdf

Interesting. This link and the Kindle 1 link I posted earlier both say 1023 discussions, but unless I have totally lost it the threads are completely different.

[Harvey]

That's an interesting choice by Amazon.

Is it because their site is set up to associate a discussion forum for a particular product - and now that there are two versions of Kindle, with two ASINs, there are two discussion forums?

It doesn't make sense to me. Many Kindle discussions are not specific to a particular model of Kindle. For example, anything to do with Kindle Store books!!

[mom133d (aka Liz)]

I don't think having a K2 space seperate from a K1 place here but I would think they would be their own board sections. It would be less confusing when asking and answering questions.

I would agree with a separate K2 tips/troubleshooting section.

[koland]

That's an interesting choice by Amazon.

Is it because their site is set up to associate a discussion forum for a particular product - and now that there are two versions of Kindle, with two ASINs, there are two discussion forums?

It doesn't make sense to me. Many Kindle discussions are not specific to a particular model of Kindle. For example, anything to do with Kindle Store books!!

Their site has always worked this way, so when the new Kindle came in it automatically started a new discussion area for that product (like having two different computers by one company). They have also had a Kindle Forum for some time, but it was harder to find (you had to scroll to the end of the Buy a Kindle page and click on Kindle Forum, not discussions). It's supposed to be for all Kindles, but is something of an orphan.

The reason the "old" discussions page was so heavily used (and now easy to miss) was the shortcut at the top of the kindle store, which has now been replaced with a link for Kindle Accessories. You used to go to the Store page to find those; now they are there and at the top, while the old discussions tab is linked on the Store page. I don't doubt eventually that link will go to the Kindle 2 discussions instead - while it would make more sense for it to go to the Kindle Forums page.

All three are now dominated by conspiracy theory posts, about how Amazon hates their negative comments and whining and banished them. Since it still hasn't reached the level of the Gold Box discussions, I doubt they have anything to worry about (not to mention that all three are fairly easily found, if you search a bit).

[ProfCrash]

I would agree with a separate K2 tips/troubleshooting section.

Yup. All the rest of the conversations are common to the different generations.

[Stephanie924]

If you click on the tab for the Kindle Store and scroll down to "Around the Store" there's a link there for Kindle Discussions. That only brings you to the K1 board though. How did you guys find the other forums? You'd think they could've come up with an easier way for people to find these...

I was lost too but found my way again, thanks!

Slainte,
Stephanie

[Harvey]

Their site has always worked this way, so when the new Kindle came in it automatically started a new discussion area for that product (like having two different computers by one company). They have also had a Kindle Forum for some time, but it was harder to find (you had to scroll to the end of the Buy a Kindle page and click on Kindle Forum, not discussions). It's supposed to be for all Kindles, but is something of an orphan.
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Ah, I see. Thanks, koland.