Kindle DX

The Kindel DX has arrived. And yes, the manual is on the device Ahh Whodathunkit.....

BTW, the DX in the largest font gets about 40 words per page, and with the audio (It reads the pages to you) turned on, you don't have to turn the pages manually. Reading can be set to slow, medium or fast. (Fast is not so good, words seem to overlap) but medium works great, and with the volume turned down, the pages just go right along and at a nice reading rate.

Moving on .... I heave heard/seen that there are hundreds of free books available for download to this device. Are any of you aware of these and if so, how/where do we go to access them? Any links? Thank you.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Are there other places to get free books besides Amazon or does this have to do with some proprietary stuff? Kindel - Amazon, both the same?

Thanks for the help with this.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
I have the Kindle app on my Macbook, and although it is limited (no bookmarks, notes, etc.), it is really cool. So far I have bought one eBook (Solar Power Your Home for Dummies) and downloaded about five free books, including The Journals of Lewis and Clark, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, and the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. ALL books published before 1923 are out of copyright and there are several hundred thousand available in Kindle format, both from Amazon and other sources. They come to the computer amazingly quickly, in just seconds. I am a big fan, although I would not probably not buy a Kindle, as a single purpose machine - I would go for an iPad in a heartbeat.
 
Pat,

Thanks for the response. I'm curious about this:

"...and other sources. "

Are you just doing a google search for free books or ?????. Everything I find some how winds up at Amazon. Thanks,

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Harvey, if you scroll down on the link I posted before there are instructions on how to download free ebooks to the Kindle from a number of sources. I haven't tried any of them myself, so I can't help you from personal experience, but the directions seem simple enough. The sources listed on that Amazon page include archive.org, openlibrary.org, gutenberg.org, and manybooks.net. The key is to make sure whatever files you download are in the Kindle (.azw) format.
 
OK, great, thanks for pointing that out to me. I missed that part when I looked at the link, maybe didn't get all the way to the bottom there.

"The sources listed on that Amazon page include archive.org, openlibrary.org, gutenberg.org, and manybooks.net. The key is to make sure whatever files you download are in the Kindle (.azw) format."
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Thanks to all for really helping out here.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
I find free books for the Stanza app at http://www.lexcycle.com/ and books are formatted for the i- devices . Maybe can be ported to the Kindle

other sources
Project Gutenberg: Millions of free, public domain books, generally available in text and HTML formats. Includes just about any classic book you can think of from before 1923, and a few more recent books.
The Internet Archive: The Internet Archive is scanning books in libraries around the world and making them available for free in a range of formats, including searchable PDFs of the original page images. They have about half-a-million texts so far, and counting.
Baen Free Library: A pioneer in the e-book field, Baen makes selected titles from it’s line of science fiction and fantasy books available for free download. Lots of good stuff for SF fans! There are also instructions to add a Baen Free Library catalog for Stanza iPhone users.
Free-eBooks.net: A huge directory of free e-books, most of which are self-published. You’ll have to do some digging to find quality stuff here, but there are plenty of good books to be found with some patience.
Memoware: Memoware includes tens of thousands of public domain books, formatted for a wide range of portable devices. They also have a premium bookstore where more current, mainstream books can be bought.
All Romance eBooks: ARe is a large e-book store focused on women's fiction and romance eBooks and have over 6000 DRM-free ePubs romance titles available. All of the 6000 titles have excerpts available in the All Romance eBooks catalog on Stanza iPhone / iPod Touch.
Fictionwise: A huge e-book bookstore, specializing in romance and science fiction, with titles formatted for a range of devices. Check out their always-changing selection of free e-books drawn from their collection. Note that only books in "multiformat" will be readable with Stanza Desktop. Stanza iPhone can read any book from the Stanza Books by Fictionwise Store.
http://www.lexcycle.com/faq/where_to_get_books
 
Just have to pass back to you all a big thank you for all the help. This whole thread started because I wanted to be able to help a friend who enjoys reading, but is loosing his eye sight. Well here is the update. Wayland got the Kindle DX, and is really enjoying it. They have found many free books, thanks to my friends who helped out here, and he has learned some cool tricks with it too. The font size is plenty adequate, and it works in the audio mode, to turn its own pages, saving him the button push every few bits. With the audio volume turned down, he reads steady, and keeps the pace going, but doesn't have to listen. He is able to have the books ordered, and load remotely, so he doesn't have to do any computer stuff, and is able to use it anywhere.

Thank you all for your participation, knowledge and sharing. What a great place this is.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Pat Anderson":2nlb98e7 said:
I would probably not buy a Kindle, as a single purpose machine - I would go for an iPad in a heartbeat.
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Holy mackeral! I see what you mean. The other day I had a little problem with my Apple Ipod Nano. Reluctantly, I took it to the Apple store in the Bellevue Square Mall. I say "reluctantly" because I know how to turn this stuff on and how to turn it off, but that's about it. I say "holy mackeral" because in less than 30 seconds some pleasant, clear speaking guy at the 'Genius Bar' had fixed my problem and sent me on my way. Once I figured out that I too could be admitted to the "Genius Bar" I was home well, free, literally and figuratively. Next time I need any computer related thing I'm going straight to the Apple store. By the way, Microsoft is in the process of opening a large store in that same mega mall.
 
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