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« on: December 02, 2011, 11:15:20 AM » |
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I just got the new Kindle 4 (with buttons, but without special offers) for my Birthday. My boyfriend has the Kindle 3, and I had admired it for some time. I know a lot of people hated the illustrated author screensaver pack that came with that model, but I always really liked it... think what you will! On the new Kindle, all the screensavers are kind of boring close-up photos of printing press keys or letter blocks. I don't particularly care for them.
Anyone know where I can get the original author screensavers, or how to jailbreak the Kindle 4 yet?
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2011, 01:11:47 PM » |
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No sign of a jailbreak for the K4 yet, I think the first place it will appear is here http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004. Be aware that the jailbreak authors have said they will never jailbreak the Special Offers versions of the Kindle, so if yours is an SO I'm afraid you'll have to get used to the printing press.  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2011, 03:23:50 PM » |
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No sign of a jailbreak for the K4 yet, I think the first place it will appear is here http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004. Be aware that the jailbreak authors have said they will never jailbreak the Special Offers versions of the Kindle, so if yours is an SO I'm afraid you'll have to get used to the printing press. pssst. . . .. Morf. . . . .if it was SO, she wouldn't have the 'printing press'. . .she'd have ads.   But your point is well made as regards the SO Kindles . . .whether Basic, Keyboard, or Touch. . . . |
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2011, 03:45:31 PM » |
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Hey, no SO Kindles this side of the pond, so I've never seen one - at least that's my excuse!  In fact, not only no SO Kindles, but also no DX, no Touch, and no Fire. I'm feeling really left out of all the discussions right now - if they don't reach us soon I'm going to have to emigrate! |
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2011, 05:16:46 AM » |
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No worries Morf. . . . . .I hope Amazon can get something sorted soon! I can't believe they don't want to sell you Brits more stuff! |
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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2011, 05:13:17 PM » |
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Hey, no SO Kindles this side of the pond, so I've never seen one - at least that's my excuse! In fact, not only no SO Kindles, but also no DX, no Touch, and no Fire. I'm feeling really left out of all the discussions right now - if they don't reach us soon I'm going to have to emigrate! Come on over, Morf! We not only have extra Kindles, we have Doctor Who and the BBC! Betsy |
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« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2011, 08:38:41 PM » |
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Just wanted to say I preferred the Authors screensavers too. (Maybe not every single one of them, but most of them.) The new screensavers look like an insert sheet you might get if you bought a folder at Staples with a transparent cover, and the company needed to put in some filler material. The kind you throw away as soon as you get home. I wish we could use the actual book covers, or at least have some choice of screen savers.
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« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2011, 04:28:20 AM » |
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I liked the authors, but I like the Non SO screensavers, too, and even like some of the SOs. But ultimately, I don't really care..the Screensaver is just something in the way when I'm getting ready to read! Betsy |
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"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." -Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird
"Oh come on! Stake through the heart. A little sunlight. It's like falling off a log" -Buffy, the Vampire Slayer |
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« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2011, 06:35:41 AM » |
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^^^^ What she said. . . .if I'm not reading the Kindle is in it's cover/case so I don't see 'em anyway. That said, I just opened my K4 and I have a 'local' offer for Turkish food that looks delicious -- even if it's 8 in the morning and the picture is B&W. |
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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2012, 12:47:37 PM » |
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Hey, no SO Kindles this side of the pond, so I've never seen one - at least that's my excuse! In fact, not only no SO Kindles, but also no DX, no Touch, and no Fire. I'm feeling really left out of all the discussions right now - if they don't reach us soon I'm going to have to emigrate! Slightly off the original topic, but Morf, we can buy the DX here in the UK. You have to buy it from the US store, but they will ship the international version here - they used to do it with the original white DX as well. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-DX-Wireless-Reader-3G-Global-USB/dp/B002GYWHTU |
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