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Old 01-24-2012, 01:17 PM   #1
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Ugh. I downloaded the Kindle application on my ipad. I found it pretty useless
I have an app named FBreader on android phone, it works just fine - reads epub, mobi and fb2 formats, meaning I'm always copying whatever I'm currently reading on Kindle to the phone (as Kindle resides in a backpack and I'm not always moving about with it).

I used to have it on Nokia before that, so there was a version for Symbian OS too, they might have something in Iphone line too (fbreader.org was the site), I'm positive there was one for Mac at the very least.

Hope it's not taking the thread away from it's purpose, let's say the purpose of this post is to make fantasy books' reading easier
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Old 01-30-2012, 06:30 PM   #2
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I have an app named FBreader on android phone, it works just fine - reads epub, mobi and fb2 formats, meaning I'm always copying whatever I'm currently reading on Kindle to the phone (as Kindle resides in a backpack and I'm not always moving about with it).

I used to have it on Nokia before that, so there was a version for Symbian OS too, they might have something in Iphone line too (fbreader.org was the site), I'm positive there was one for Mac at the very least.
Lol, I'm about as informed about phones and laptops as Tolkien was about general machines I may use Amazon, but it's always for buying actual books. Kindle books are so expensive And if it goes once, it goes forever. The Kindle, I mean.
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Old 01-30-2012, 07:01 PM   #3
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What Galadriel said.

I like real books and I plan to continue reading real books for as long as I possibly can.
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And if it goes once, it goes forever. The Kindle, I mean.
Books may be kept in several places - like I have them stored in the desktop PC, in the laptop, in both phones and the kindle - I don't think ALL my gadgets are going to break down together all of a sudden

And even if they do, the e-books you purchased from Amazon are also stored on Amazon server - you can re-download them at any point you like
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Old 02-01-2012, 12:58 PM   #5
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And even if they do, the e-books you purchased from Amazon are also stored on Amazon server - you can re-download them at any point you like
But you'll have to buy a new Kindle
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But you'll have to buy a new Kindle
If it broke of its own accord (like if you haven't danced a jig on it or did not flush it in the toilet or something very obviously damaging to it), more likely than not amazon will replace it free of charge (apart from shipping expenses I believe)
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If it broke of its own accord (like if you haven't danced a jig on it or did not flush it in the toilet or something very obviously damaging to it), more likely than not amazon will replace it free of charge (apart from shipping expenses I believe)
Very generous No hidden agenda?
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Very generous No hidden agenda?
No hidden aganda at all, in fact, the object is very overt: to flood the market with their product (as well as underpricing their units), and thus crush the competition.

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