Got my first Kindle!

[Jackie41]

Christmas came early and my Kindle came through the letterbox this morning. I didn't expect the box to fit through the door so when I heard the letterbox rattle and there was no knock I was a bit disappointed. But after trudging to the front door I skipped back to my seat clutching my shiny new Kindle! 
I also had a gift voucher on my account that I had kept for when I got it so I had money to spend on ebooks too! I tried to be sensible and only purchased books I've been wanting but when it came to some of the free books I've probably got a couple there that are going to be overlooked for a while! 
I was going to ask for recommendations but I think I'll post that in the Book Corner section so as not to confuse things! Now I'm off to play with my shiny new toy! 

[Linjeakel]

That's the problem when you first get a Kindle - trying not to buy every book on the planet that you think you might want! You were very good to hang onto your gift card till it came though.

Which Kindle did you buy? Do you like it? Most people are hooked pretty much from the beginning - you'll have to let us know.

You're right, the Book Corner is a good place to go for recommendations - I think you'll have enough reading material to keep you going for quite a while.   

[Jackie41]

I just went for the cheapest kindle, I only want to read books and a couple of magazines on it that's all!  I'm loving it right now but then again the relationship is new so we'll have to wait and see. 

[robertk328]

Enjoy! My Kindle has changed me from a non-reader to an avid reader :-)

[jbcohen]

Yeah, lin is probably correct.  I recommend that new kindle owners start with some of the free books first so that you can learn to use your new kindle without costing you an arm and a leg and you can experiment without getting taken to the cleaners.

[Ann in Arlington]

My experience was like Linda's -- I tended to want to just buy everything I knew I'd want to read.  Really, I always had the same problem browsing a bookstore too!   To curb urge I picked up a lot of free stuff -- that wasn't an option when browsing in a bookstore!

Big Mistake!  "Just because it's free, don't get it if it's not something you'd normally pay for," is my advice.  Yesterday I spent some time permanently deleting some of those books because I never should have picked them up in the first place!  It's a bit of a tedious operation.

[Tom S. Figueiredo]

Big Mistake!  "Just because it's free, don't get it if it's not something you'd normally pay for," is my advice (...)

This is THE advice!

[KayakerNC]

Big Mistake!  "Just because it's free, don't get it if it's not something you'd normally pay for," is my advice.  Yesterday I spent some time permanently deleting some of those books because I never should have picked them up in the first place!  It's a bit of a tedious operation.

I think I have to disagree. 
The free books are a great way to meet new authors.  Some are not good reads, but it is easy enough to delete a book.  Easiest way, for me, is to connect to my computer and delete the book(s) from the Documents File.

[Ann in Arlington]

I think I have to disagree.  
The free books are a great way to meet new authors.  Some are not good reads, but it is easy enough to delete a book.  Easiest way, for me, is to connect to my computer and delete the book(s) from the Documents File.

Perhaps you misunderstand . . . I agree the 'free' offerings are a great way to find new authors.  But I'm talking about getting every free thing that comes along without discriminating.  In my case, I picked up a bunch of stuff like romances and chick lit which I have NEVER been interested in -- even as an angsty teen.  Now I look back and wonder why I 'bought' them?  I won't ever EVER read them. . .so I'm deleting.

OTOH, I do like mysteries, adventure, some sci-fi, thrillers, etc. . . .and have definitely 'bought' some of them for free even by authors I'd never heard of before. . .and some of those have become new favorites.  I probably would have even 'bought' them for actual money, but I only found out about them because they were offered free.

I will also say that I really don't get books from anywhere than Amazon.  The few times I did I either found the book to be absolutely 'not ready for prime time' or there were really wonky formatting errors or corruption issues.  So got burned there and won't do that again.

As to deleting. . .it is perfectly easy to delete a book from the Kindle. . .just left click and click delete . . .but to make it GONE from your Amazon archives you have to go through Manage Your Kindle on the Amazon website.  As I have nearly 1300 books (before yesterday I would have said over 1300 ) it's a bit of a chore.

And FWIW, I would NOT recommend deleting it by connecting it to the computer and deleting it as you would any old file.  I don't think that necessarily removes all its bits -- if you've made any notes or marks those are stored in a different, associated file, for example.  And if it's a book you want off the Kindle but not gone completely, well, you've used up one of the licenses by doing it that way. At some point you may run up against the simultaneous device usage limit.  And it's NOT gone permanently from your archives.

[pitbullandfire]

Congrats and Enjoy. Let the Kindle addiction begin!!!


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[sparklemotion]

Congrats and enjoy your new kindle! I read more than ever since I got mine.

Really, I always had the same problem browsing a bookstore too!  

Me too! lol. It's so much easier to indulge now since e-books don't take up space, yay for that!  

[DreamWeaver]

Enjoy your new Kindle, Jackie!

[Jackie41]

I have indulged in some free books but they are ones I would be interested in reading. But I've always been a compulsive book buyer and fear the instant gratification that comes with buying ebooks is hard to resist!