Amazon Kindle 3 (6'' Graphite) Tips
A week ago my Kindle has arrived. To my surprise it was blazingly fast. Something like 4-6 days from central US to Ukraine. I would like to share a couple of tips.
First of all, I must admit that the device is great. It is probably the slimmest E-Book reader you'll find at the moment.
Is it is suitable for reading technical books(like software development books) - probably not. In my humble opinion the screen is too small to read technical books with graphics. But it is more than suitable for non-technical books!
I have compared PocketBook 301 with Kindle 3 and despite the fact that PocketBook has much reacher software it is more expensive than Kindle 3. And most importantly Kindle 3 really has better screen and text-to-speech is simply impressive.
Unfortunately Kindle 3 software is not as robust as PocketBook one, therefore you'll need a couple of tips.
Ok, so the tips. The device can be used as flash card. IE you can attach it to the PC without any drivers, etc. That is nice. So you can copy your files/books there. Although Kindle supports a variety of formats, support for AZW & MOBI is the greatest(text-to-speech, changing font size, etc). Logically, the next question is how to convert the files into appropriate format?
1. Send e-mail to your_username@kindle.com with a subject "CONVERT" and document will be converted by Amazon solutions free of charge.
2. Use Calibre. This application is great converter. And stick to MOBI format. Besides conversion it can be used for downloading free news & converting the news so they can be read at Kindle. Neat!
Ok, how about listening to the music?
First thing you gonna try is to put your *.mp3 files into music folder on the device. You will have an ability to play them on the device, but all you can do is stop playing and switch to the next track. But you won't be able to select certain mp3 file for player.
Surprisingly it is easy to overcome by putting the mp3 files into audible folder. And you'll get a list of mp3 songs on the main page with a books.
Hopefully my little tips will help you with a Kindle. If you have more tips - feel free to add them!
First of all, I must admit that the device is great. It is probably the slimmest E-Book reader you'll find at the moment.
Is it is suitable for reading technical books(like software development books) - probably not. In my humble opinion the screen is too small to read technical books with graphics. But it is more than suitable for non-technical books!
I have compared PocketBook 301 with Kindle 3 and despite the fact that PocketBook has much reacher software it is more expensive than Kindle 3. And most importantly Kindle 3 really has better screen and text-to-speech is simply impressive.
Unfortunately Kindle 3 software is not as robust as PocketBook one, therefore you'll need a couple of tips.
Ok, so the tips. The device can be used as flash card. IE you can attach it to the PC without any drivers, etc. That is nice. So you can copy your files/books there. Although Kindle supports a variety of formats, support for AZW & MOBI is the greatest(text-to-speech, changing font size, etc). Logically, the next question is how to convert the files into appropriate format?
1. Send e-mail to your_username@kindle.com with a subject "CONVERT" and document will be converted by Amazon solutions free of charge.
2. Use Calibre. This application is great converter. And stick to MOBI format. Besides conversion it can be used for downloading free news & converting the news so they can be read at Kindle. Neat!
Ok, how about listening to the music?
First thing you gonna try is to put your *.mp3 files into music folder on the device. You will have an ability to play them on the device, but all you can do is stop playing and switch to the next track. But you won't be able to select certain mp3 file for player.
Surprisingly it is easy to overcome by putting the mp3 files into audible folder. And you'll get a list of mp3 songs on the main page with a books.
Hopefully my little tips will help you with a Kindle. If you have more tips - feel free to add them!
Thanks for hints! Maybe in future I will buy 9" Kindle, but now I can read tech books in horizontal location. Font size is a bit small but anyway readable.
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