I'm really interested in the feature of the Amazon Kindle of downloading the New York Times every morning for me. But it wouldn't be worth it if I couldn't do my crossword…It has a keyboard, is it Crossword Capable?
No. It can't do crosswords, and you have to pay for the New York Times (same thing that's free online). Also, it only downloads once per day, in the morning, so you don't get current news all day long like on the web.
I have successfully received and sent email through yahoo through my kindle. The experience wasn’t the best. First of all you have to revert to the classic interface to see anything. You will need to shrink the font size to the smallest and you will still find that you are next paging quite a bit before you even get to the items in your inbox. Now with all of the negatives I mentioned I will say that it was great to have that ability. I was in a remote location with no internet and no T-Mobile coverage and this was my only way to answer a very important email.
I would really like a Kindle for Christmas, but I’m not sure if it’s good for a middle schoolar. Do they even have books for my age group? Is it too pricey for me? Would i be allowed to use it during school?
Thx 4 the help!
~Lizzy
Amazon has over 4,000 Kindle books categorized as “children’s fiction”. The #1 seller in that category is “Twilight”. I would look at the categories and see if there are a lot of books you would read there (I included a tinyurl to this page in the source info).
If you read a LOT, and you like to carry books around with you, the Kindle would be great. If you also tend to like to keep your books once you’ve read them, mark up your books, and dog ear them, then the Kindle is also good for you.
If you are allowed to read in school, I don’t see a reason why they wouldn’t let you use it. Although, you may want to ask your school. They may not understand what it is exactly, and think it’s a video game or a computer.
It is kind of pricey though, so be careful that you don’t lose it or drop it. That’s one of the drawbacks – if you lose or destroy a book, it’s not that big a deal. A Kindle, however, is worth a lot more. For that reason, I’d be a little cautious about bringing it to school.
I've been looking at getting an e-book reader recently and have narrowed it down to the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader 505. Unfortunately I can't choose between the two. Please provide your informed reccomendations. Something to think about is that the wireless features of Kindle will not work for me, so that entire plus is gone. Also, I'm thinking that $400 is a bit steep compared to the $300 Sony, so please take price into mind when considering each option. Do the Kindle's benefits really merit an extra hundred dollars? All help appreciated.
I would probably go with the Sony if I were you.
Since the wireless connection won't work for you, it' s probably not worth the extra hundred dollars.
One other thing you may consider is that more books and content is available for the Amazon Kindle.
You can check out both Sony And Amazon's book collection and see which suits you best.
I just learned that i am getting the Kindle from my husband for christmas.(so excited) Anyway i was looking at the add for target and came across the digital reader from sony. Does anyone know what the difference is??? If so which one is better then??? thanks( although i am keeping the Kindle -its from my husband.)
In addition to the advantages mentioned by the other posters, the Kindle has on more major one – the selection available. Amazon currently offers about 185,000 titles in Kindle format, and they’re adding more all the time. The last time I checked, the Sony only had about 20,000 titles available. With that much selection available, you can pretty much guarantee always having something to read that you will enjoy.
I'm thinking of getting one, but I don't know if it's worth it. Has anyone had any troble with theirs?
Yep, lots of trouble.
There has been a lot of buzz lately about the brand new e-book reader launched by Amazon. The most popular e-book reader around has been the one launched by Sony.
The price difference
One of the main differences that really stands out between the Sony E-book Reader and Kindle is the vast price disparity. There’s a whopping 100 dollar difference with the Sony reader being priced at 300 USD and Kindle having a price of 400 USD. While the Sony reader promises a host of freebie features like free viewing of PDF files, no internet connection needed, free access to blogs as well as RSS feeds and even a memory card included in the welcome kit, this reader from Sony sure has plenty of upsides to it. However, Kindle isn’t far behind what with the capacity to contain more than 200 titles and an SD card slot that is included with it. However, you do need to pay 1 dollar for every blog and RSS feed respectively which is quite a bit expensive.
The format
While the Sony Reader allows you to view PDF files free of cost, the Kindle charges a 10 cent fee for every PDF file that you would sync into the device. Also Kindle tends to read HTML, plain text formats and images from the SD card but doesn’t do too well with DOC, RTF and PDF formats. But then again even the Sony Reader cannot read DOC formats directly.
E-ink technology
As far as the 6 inch LCD screen display goes in the Kindle, the display uses the revolutionary e-ink technology using ‘Vizplex’ film on the surface. However, both the Sony Reader and the Kindle have used the same technology. The plus side to this technology is that 40% of received light gets deflected and uses reflected instead of transmitted light which makes both devices easy on the eyes.
Printability
There is no need to print any document because Kindle offers portability in taking along all personal documents at anytime in any place, thereby eliminating the need for printing. The 10 cent fee is applicable for wireless transfer of word documents. However, if users do not wish to shell out this fee, free transfers can be leveraged. For this, the file or attachment needs to be sent to ‘name’@free.kindle.com where name stands for the ID used for your Kindle email address. So if the Kindle email ID is smith@kindle.com then attachments need to be sent to smith@free.kindle.com and then the file gets converted and emailed to the associated Amazon account.
Battery life
The Amazon Kindle is by far a better choice when it comes to battery life. You can go for four days at a stretch without any need to charge the Kindle. Besides, this is its good network coverage in almost any area which makes for good portability. Turning pages is as easy at the click of a button which means that even if you are reading the e-book in bed, operating the Kindle is much easier than the Sony Reader.
James Kara Murat the contributor of PrintCountry Articles. Read more about the subject at Kindle vs. Sony Ebook Reader Reviews, and related resources can be found at PrintCountry Miscellaneous Printer Information.
How many improvements have been made in this sense?
No, they are readable on the Kindle and come with lots of DRM.
They’re currently sold out at Amazon, and I’m wanting to order a spare. Is anyone else making a Kindle battery?
You can try “Batteries plus” they may stock or can make one for you.
I have written stories since I was five years old and I am mainly a novel writer. However, I took a creative writing class at my university so I have some short stories I would like to publish. Is this a good place to display and sell my work?
No.
If you're an aspiring novelist, sell your short stories to a short story-specific market in the genre you'd like to publish a novel in one day. For example, if you want to write lit-fic, sell some literary short stories to a magazine that specializes in literary short stories. If you want to write fantasy, sell some fantasy or sci-fi short stories to a F/SF magazine, such as Asimov's or Heliotrope. If you want to write children's or YA novels, sell some short stories to children's magazines, such as American Girl or Highlights.
Once you have sales to pro and semi-pro short story markets under your belt, you will have the power of previous publications in serious markets on your side. Then when you query agents and editors about buying/representing your novels, you will be able to show that you are serious enough about your writing to go with the traditional publication routes. You will also be proving with those short story sales that you are a good enough writer that other editors see value in your work and are willing to spend money on it.
Short stories generally don't sell for a lot of money, but the power they give you later on, when you start selling novels, is invaluable.
The problem with using a brand-new service like Kindle is that YOU have to do a LOT of promotion of your own work. That is very hard, and sometimes very expensive. And self-publishing really doesn't impress the editors who may consider your novels later on – unless you have the time and money to turn your self-published stuff into a MAJOR success. The vast majority of self-publishers are not able to pull this off, though some do. When you self-publish, you have to be even more business-savvy and motivated to market yourself than when you publish conventionally (and as a newly published writer, even from a major publishing house, you have to do a LOT of "footwork" on your own to promote your books).
The easiest and most successful route is the longest route, in the case of getting your work published. There is no shortcut – it takes lots of writing, lots and lots of submitting to the right markets, and tons and tons of patience…and never giving up. You will collect many rejections before you finally get a sale – that's all part of the game. 
Good luck! If you want to talk more about how to go about the short-story thing, email me through my profile. I'm always happy to help out fellow writers!
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