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« Reply #76 on: March 04, 2009, 04:38:39 PM » |
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Okay, I was very skeptical about the iPhone/Kindle app and decided I wouldn't bother with putting it on my iPhone. However, my husband has an iPhone -- but no Kindle and no interest in one -- and he was interested in the app as a way to access some of the many books I have purchased on my Kindle. So we just downloaded it.
First, the download was fast and easy. He has the 3G iPhone so everything seems faster on his than on my old 4G original model. Once it was downloaded and installed, I typed in my Amazon login and PW and voila! There we were -- 125 archived items. I picked two books for him and they also seemed to download instantly.
The navigation through the books feels familiar. You can go to the table of contents, cover, or select a specific location. All the navigation is Apple intuitive so if you are used to the iPhone/iTouch, you'll be moving around instantly.
The screen looks -- great. This is what I was expecting not to like and I was amazingly surprised. The font is a good size and easily readable. Swipe, swipe to easily move through the pages. But...get ready....there's color. Okay, we've all gotten used to living in a black & white world with our Kindles and that's fine...but...I had one book, Stolen Innocence, which I knew had a photographic insert. I downloaded it to the iPhone and there it was with photos--in color. It was really something to see. First I saw them in 4-scale grey, then 16-scale (much better) and now color! Wow!
I know I don't want read a whole book on the iPhone but having this option to look at pictures (and maps, charts, or whatever) is really very cool. And knowing my husband, he will be using this for reading.
I was a skeptic this morning but I have to say, I am impressed, 12 hours later.
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« Reply #77 on: March 04, 2009, 07:10:14 PM » |
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« Reply #78 on: March 04, 2009, 08:37:42 PM » |
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I could have used this 2 days ago. Went to run some quick errands, so I left the Kindle at home. Then ended up stuck at the pharmacy for an hour with my iPhone but no Kindle.
I downloaded and installed the app today, and I think as an addition to my Kindle, it's great. It will fill in perfectly for the times I don't have the Kindle/can't reach the Kindle (tonight in the drive-thru)/or can't pull out the Kindle for some reason.
Officially, you can't purchase new books through the iPhone app, only download books you've already purchased. However, if you send a sample to your iPhone, you CAN use the "Buy Now" option at the end of the sample to purchase that book. Once it's purchased and downloaded to the iPhone, just go into Archived Items on the Kindle to download the new book there as well.
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« Reply #80 on: March 05, 2009, 06:43:00 AM » |
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Does the ipod touch, have all the functionality of the iPhone just minus the phone feature? I have a Blackberry I won't give up.
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« Reply #81 on: March 05, 2009, 06:48:22 AM » |
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Does the ipod touch, have all the functionality of the iPhone just minus the phone feature? I have a Blackberry I won't give up.
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« Reply #82 on: March 05, 2009, 06:50:45 AM » |
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Does the ipod touch, have all the functionality of the iPhone just minus the phone feature? I have a Blackberry I won't give up.
It seems to. I did a fair amount of research and this is why I bought one yesterday. At the same time I am not 100 percent certain. FWIW, Eric |
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« Reply #83 on: March 05, 2009, 07:07:42 AM » |
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I'm thinking of downloading specific books to the iTouch so I don't have to worry about syncing because of the wifi issue. Wish I could get an iPhone, but don't want to leave Verizon network.
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« Reply #84 on: March 05, 2009, 07:23:33 AM » |
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Does the ipod touch, have all the functionality of the iPhone just minus the phone feature? I have a Blackberry I won't give up.
It's an iPhone without: Phone (obviously) Cellular data (see above) Camera GPS Google street view Bluetooth and with: longer battery life slimmer profile separate apps for music and video (vs. iPhone's single "iPod" app) Headphone jack on the bottom instead of the top |
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« Reply #85 on: March 05, 2009, 07:30:07 AM » |
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It's an iPhone without:
Phone (obviously)
Cellular data (see above)
Camera
GPS
Google street view
Bluetooth
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longer battery life
slimmer profile
separate apps for music and video (vs. iPhone's single "iPod" app)
Headphone jack on the bottom instead of the top
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« Reply #86 on: March 05, 2009, 07:31:54 AM » |
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Would I be correct in gathering then, that you'd need to be in a Wi-Fi hotspot for the sync feature to work?
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« Reply #87 on: March 05, 2009, 07:31:58 AM » |
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Does the ipod touch, have all the functionality of the iPhone just minus the phone feature? I have a Blackberry I won't give up.
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« Reply #88 on: March 05, 2009, 07:32:41 AM » |
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Would I be correct in gathering then, that you'd need to be in a Wi-Fi hotspot for the sync feature to work?
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« Reply #89 on: March 05, 2009, 08:15:08 AM » |
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Thanks all! My questions were fully answered but my dilemna deepened. I was hoping the Touch was the answer but if it needs wi-fi for syncing, it's considerably less useful. Ironically enough, hotspots are hard to find in the desert  |
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« Reply #90 on: March 05, 2009, 08:28:07 AM » |
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Hubby, who loves to surf for apps with his iTouch, discovered this late Tuesday night, and immediately downloaded it. We accessed my Amazon account and downloaded a couple of books that I thought he might like. We hadn't heard a thing about this yet, and it seemed too good to be true. I love how the book covers show up in color--I had forgotten what most of them looked like. Last night we flipped through a book that had pictures scattered throughout and it was great to see them in higher resolution. Hubby knows how much I love my LyBerry, but he doesn't read enough for it to make sense to purchase a Kindle for him. This is a great alternative that will allow us to share a few books that we both want to read right away. (The new George R.R. Martin, if it ever comes out, comes to mind.) We also like to read books aloud to each other, and this should come in handy there, too. N  |
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« Reply #91 on: March 05, 2009, 10:04:49 AM » |
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Hoo-boy! End of an era--just pulled the trigger on an iPhone purchase. Hope I don't have Blackberry withdrawls.  |
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« Reply #92 on: March 05, 2009, 10:33:22 AM » |
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Hoo-boy! End of an era--just pulled the trigger on an iPhone purchase. Hope I don't have Blackberry withdrawls. Congratulations! Like I said earlier, my son is making the switch. I bet you'll be happy. L |
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« Reply #93 on: March 05, 2009, 11:08:06 AM » |
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Unless I'm doing something wrong which I could be doing - I have the touch so last night I downloaded the apps and everything worked great, my books were on there. Got to work and at lunch thought I'd pull it out to show someone and no luck so I guess because there's no wifi here I can't even get into my books is that the way it works? If so it won't be beneficial because I've found few places to have free wifi. Starbucks & McDonalds both charge you so if that's the case I won't use it not paying for wifi when I have my Kindle. Maybe I'm using this all wrong, hopefully someone will let me know.
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« Reply #94 on: March 05, 2009, 12:23:54 PM » |
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Hoo-boy! End of an era--just pulled the trigger on an iPhone purchase. Hope I don't have Blackberry withdrawls. Good choice. I have an original iphone. No BB experience. Here are some other Ipod app suggestions: Free Memory IfFound Pricepirates Public Radio Password Wallet Air Sharing Pandora Recorder Remote VoiceBoxDial Translator WhitePages Wikiamo FreeSaurus NYTimes Google Earth Stanza If think they are all free, but don't hold me to that. |
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« Reply #95 on: March 05, 2009, 12:34:08 PM » |
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I am sad/mad!!! I have iPhone! I downloaded the app for Kindle and everytime I go to reister my account, I get an error saying that "No Internet Connection Please ceck your WiFi or cellular data netwrok and try again"
This is with full bars...full WiFi signal...and my email working in the same timeframe!!! I went to another area, about 30 minutes away and got the same.
THEN I deleted the app and re-downloaded it.
SAME THING!
(And yes, I have been doing power off/power ons in between downloading and trying the app!)
What should I do? I have never had this before and I have several apps!!! I am an iPhone Queen!
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« Reply #96 on: March 05, 2009, 12:41:31 PM » |
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Unless I'm doing something wrong which I could be doing - I have the touch so last night I downloaded the apps and everything worked great, my books were on there. Got to work and at lunch thought I'd pull it out to show someone and no luck so I guess because there's no wifi here I can't even get into my books is that the way it works? If so it won't be beneficial because I've found few places to have free wifi. Starbucks & McDonalds both charge you so if that's the case I won't use it not paying for wifi when I have my Kindle. Maybe I'm using this all wrong, hopefully someone will let me know.
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« Reply #97 on: March 05, 2009, 12:42:06 PM » |
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What should I do? I have never had this before and I have several apps!!! I am an iPhone Queen!
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« Reply #98 on: March 05, 2009, 12:44:21 PM » |
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Unless I'm doing something wrong which I could be doing - I have the touch so last night I downloaded the apps and everything worked great, my books were on there. Got to work and at lunch thought I'd pull it out to show someone and no luck so I guess because there's no wifi here I can't even get into my books is that the way it works? If so it won't be beneficial because I've found few places to have free wifi. Starbucks & McDonalds both charge you so if that's the case I won't use it not paying for wifi when I have my Kindle. Maybe I'm using this all wrong, hopefully someone will let me know.
Wifi is the only way to get the ipod touch to sync. So unless you're out and about near one of those places (Panera Bread is free wireless and their soup and pasteries are yummy) You won't be able to sync. You could put a book or two on there that are just for reading on your ipod so you don't have to worry about syncing. |
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« Reply #99 on: March 05, 2009, 12:55:06 PM » |
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Thanks luv for mentioning Panera Bread I didn't know they had the free wifi. I saw something last night called Biongo or something that you can pay monthly but I think it sounded as if they had to have it in your area. I'll have to check with some people who are more techie than me.
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