Kindles

My DD and I have our kindles registered on each other's accounts, so that we can pinch books from one another - the modern way of swapping, I suppose! Think she does best out of the deal.

I love the ability to enlarge the text on my Kindle as my eyes get tired at night, it also reads to me, although in an expressionless voice, I am not sure if this is possible on a newer one.

My library does e books but they can't be downloaded onto a kindle, does anyone have experience of reading books on the small ipad? I might opt for that and a Kindle app when my kindle eventually fails.

thanks for the information elegran. I can feel a bit of pre holiday spending coming on. Amazon one click is a dangerous habit!

Yes, MrsJamJam you can run more than one Kindle on the same account, and download the same things to both, or different things to each, as you wish. Mr E and I used to have a Kindle each, but they were both on the same account, so we could both read the same books if we wanted, though most of his were sci-fi (and most of mine were not!)

feliceyou only need access to wi-fi when you're downloading new books. Once the books are downloaded they can be accessed and read without any connection at all. You will have a whole library at your fingertips.

My basic Kindle has the leather cover with inbuilt light which is kind to tired eyes. Backlit tablets are not so good for the eyes and are difficult to read in sunlight. I shall be taking my Kindle on holiday and have loaded dozens of new books in preparation, but I shall also take my iPad mini so that I can Skype and email the family - and maybe take a peek at GN now and again.

Does anyone know if I can run two kindles on the same account? I use mine a lot on holiday and have the daily paper delivered on when we are abroad (sad news junkie, I know). So when DH says can I look at the paper I am left bookless for an hour! Thought if I treated myself to a new paperwhite for my books, maybe I could keep the old keyboard model just for the daily paper.

Well I started on e readers with Sony many years ago and had three of them. I then moved onto Kindle having an ordinary one and then a keyboard one with 3G.
Next I had. Nexus so I could get all my books from all publishers in one place. The kindle locks you into Amazon unless you are very clever technically. After that I bought an Apple mini so I can have all my kindle books, my Sony books, on Bluefire App, my kobo books plus Ebooks . Of course it also does everything else.
So for me folks its the Apple mini for its range of Apps all books in one place, backed up to Dropbox as well as the publisher.

My DD has talked about buying me a Kindle for a while now, how exactly do they work, I use WiFi from my daughters house, I'm in the granny flat, do you need to be be connected to a network to use them, sorry if I seem a bit thick, I'm not normally but i just cannot seem to understand them. thanks in advance, from a very sunny Brussels

I have a strange relationship with my Kindle. I use it on holiday (let's face it, it means I can squeeze a few more unnecessary items into my suitcase!), but the rest of the time, I ignore it. Or rather, I don't actually read it. I just keep buying books for it. I spend ages browsing the kindle store, and if I see an interesting review, I nip into Amazon and buy the book, but almost all of my actual reading is from the library, the charity shop or my local bookshop! Weird, I know!

I love my kindle but it is a few years old now and I am dying to change it for the one with a light at the back, Paper white, but I feel that I can't do that until the one I have conks out,it feels like it will last for ever! I do love it, but would like to read at night without turning the light on and waking DH.Enjoy yours janthea.

I am on my third Kindle. First one got damaged in my handbag and the second just stopped working. These two were original type with a keyboard. I then got a Kindle Fire which is more robust. Only problem is you cannot read in the sunlight. I never leave the house without my kindle.

I love my Kindle, which is just the basic model and fine for reading in bed as well, with the bedside light on. I think it is very good for fiction, but not good for non-fiction because of tables, pictures etc. We have 8000 plus books and really don't want too many more. Living abroad, it gives me access to books that I would have got from the library or charity shops. I do spend quite a bit though; I have got addicted to Susan Hill's Simon Serrailler detective stories and whoops I have downloaded all except the last one which I will buy when we go on holiday in a couple of weeks.

Hi Janthea,

I have a Kindle Fire HD which I won! I would not have bought a Kindle for just books, I actually don't use it for that it gives me a headache. I use mine like an IPad. I do play games on it (at my age 60!) like patience, I booked my holiday, Drs appointments - it is quicker than my laptop. There is nothing like reading from a book, that won't change for me. But it is horses for courses, good luck whatever you decide. sunshine

Thank you ladies for all the very useful advice. My daughter has decided that she's going to get ME the Kindle Paperwhite 3G/WiFi one for Christmas!! And her husband will give her the same one for Christmas. All sorted!!

Once again thanks for the advice.

I have one of the early Kindles which has a keyboard too- I have no problem with reading in a poor light as I also have the cover with an inbuilt light which always shines in the right place. I like the cover as it gives more of the feel of a normal book. I do still read books but the Kindle is so handy for buying books and having them delivered easily and quickly wherever you are.
I would not like to replace my reference and dictionary type books with Kindle editions though!

Mine is the old keyboard Kindle, the first of the Kindle 3s - back when they really took off.

Reading in bed is something I have done since childhood, and the Kindle is ideal for it - no more heavy volumes slipping out of my hands and thudding on the deck... and (once I figured out the necessary security code to connect via my wireless router) it's wonderful to finish a book, log on to Amazon and buy another - all without getting out of bed!

janthea8 & *Ariadne Yes, I did realise it was a joke and thought I had put the smiley face on. Must be my age !

charleygirl I'll check that out. Thanks.

Ariadne It WAS a joke. I know that a great many of GNetters have Kindles which is why I came here for advice.

I bought the £69 one for my daughter. She's very happy with it. It's the newest and lightest. Which is important.

PPS one really great advantage is you can download and read a couple of chapters before opting to buy.

PS if I wanted to read in the dark I'd used the Kindle App on my iPad anyway.

I'm on my third Kindle and it's a Kindle Fire. Apart from reading in the dark as J0 pointed out, I'd just as soon have the basic model which is great for reading outside too.

I'm hoping for a kindle for my birthday in a couple of weeks!! I'm relying on my technophobe son to choose the appropriate model!! I'm an avid reader but I can't get hold of English books here so a kindle would be ideal!

I have the basic kindle and I love it (i don't read in bed though).. I had one before, then when I got my tablet I thought I could use the app so sold the kindle. However, I found the tablet to be pretty difficult to read in bright sunlight, and of course it is bigger and heavier, so I bought a replacement kindle from Ebay. I wouldnt be without it now.