Ok, most of my "books" are text books, PDF documents and other documents I create for the Kindle. But I buy a few books from Amazon. So while I was searching through the "free" books to buy from Amazon, I found Stephen King's UR for like $4.00. I couldn't help it, I bought it.
I opened the book and began to read. It's about an English professor who buys a kindle to prove something to his girlfriend. Naturally, this Kindle is from a parallel universe or something. So when I see something with a gray dotted line under it and 24 highlighters, I thought this was something Amazon and Stephen King did just to make his book spookier. Nope, turns out that was something 24 other readers have highlighted!
I think it was cooler that King and Amazon were goofing with me.
By the way - it's a cool story. I recommend it!
Yes, you can turn off the ability to see what others highlight, and the ability to have your highlights shared with others.
Friday, September 17, 2010
New software - follow up
Ok, I got the software update on my Kindle this summer.
I love the ability to group books into collections. I do wish that if I put books (pdf, kindle format documents, etc) into folders that they would automatically be grouped into that collection. But hey, it's a good start! Thanks Amazon!
PDF viewing is better. I can now pick several different sizes for the PDF image. Yes, they still rotate when the Kindle is rotated. This is a real step in the right direction!
I've tried getting the iPad to view PDFs, but they're all hacked up PDF viewers, mostly designed for the iPhone. The Apple store's comment to viewing PDFs is "just buy one (both the iPad and the PDF viewer) and try it!" Adobe needs to provide a real PDF viewer for the iPad before that will even come close to meeting my needs.
Heck, Amazon provides Kindle for iPad so you can read your Kindle books on the iPad. I've bought several Kindle format books and don't want to lose that investment. Plus the Kindle is a much more readable screen (in my opinion) than the iPad.
I love the ability to group books into collections. I do wish that if I put books (pdf, kindle format documents, etc) into folders that they would automatically be grouped into that collection. But hey, it's a good start! Thanks Amazon!
PDF viewing is better. I can now pick several different sizes for the PDF image. Yes, they still rotate when the Kindle is rotated. This is a real step in the right direction!
I've tried getting the iPad to view PDFs, but they're all hacked up PDF viewers, mostly designed for the iPhone. The Apple store's comment to viewing PDFs is "just buy one (both the iPad and the PDF viewer) and try it!" Adobe needs to provide a real PDF viewer for the iPad before that will even come close to meeting my needs.
Heck, Amazon provides Kindle for iPad so you can read your Kindle books on the iPad. I've bought several Kindle format books and don't want to lose that investment. Plus the Kindle is a much more readable screen (in my opinion) than the iPad.
selling my book?
My book is still listed as "pending" on Amazon's Kindle publishing web site. They won't say why, but that it will usually be cleared up in a few days.
The best reason I've seen (ok, the only one) is that this title is already heavily listed on amazon.com. But this is the only Kindle version of a public domain title.
oh well.
The best reason I've seen (ok, the only one) is that this title is already heavily listed on amazon.com. But this is the only Kindle version of a public domain title.
oh well.
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