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Post by lib on Oct 27, 2011 11:19:04 GMT 1
Been in the news for weeks Ali, or does the carrier pigeon not get as far a Slough?
I have been quiet on here ref 'kindle' as I have been waiting for official annoucements of the French ereaders being sold in WH Smith and barnes and noble and sellling of ebooks on mem sticks, plus xmas annoucements etc. Will post tonight got most of info now
kiss kiss
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Post by Tina Turkey on Oct 27, 2011 11:34:30 GMT 1
Well done Lib - will check in tonight or tomorrow to see what youve found out. Ali, sounds like you are smitten ... I may wait a bit longer for the X-rated version .... the Kanoodle! Ahahahaha xx
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Post by Ali on Oct 27, 2011 11:56:42 GMT 1
kanoodle ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Tina Turkey on Oct 27, 2011 11:59:29 GMT 1
Hhehhe ...
Did you get my email on Fri (I think!) about les bouteilles?
When are you around for me to collecto? mx
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Post by Ali on Oct 27, 2011 12:18:25 GMT 1
Hhehhe ... Did you get my email on Fri (I think!) about les bouteilles? When are you around for me to collecto? mx errrr that was last Friday and u said: "Hi my dear – are you around tomorrow morning to collect bottles" and I mailed back to say yyyyeeeeeeessssss, then I waited in all day and got cobwebs, then Fli took them to the dechet on Tues. I'll go have a bottle count coz have some in the 'cave' x
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Post by Tina Turkey on Oct 27, 2011 12:29:29 GMT 1
Buggar it .. that will be stupid stinking Orange mail ... must have got shoved in my spam box and I havent checked it for a while.
Didnt get your email luvvy, honest. Sorry! Did think it was strange ....!
Dont put yourself out ... xx
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Post by The Terminator on Oct 27, 2011 17:39:15 GMT 1
I've had a Kindle since March this year, and haven't picked up a book since! I have the previous version with a "proper" keyboard (small but usable if you're used to sending texts on your mobile phone) and WiFi (no 3G mobile phone connection). There are other e-readers, the Sony for example, but most of the reviews I read before getting the Kindle recommended the Kindle. The Kindle battery lasts for a month between recharges if WiFi is turned off, just like it says on the tin, and I'm using the Kindle for an hour or two per day. The "experimental" web browser isn't brilliant on this version, cos it's black n white and takes a while to get used to navigating around pages -- but it works, in a basic way, and you can read Yahoo! or other webmail programs OK. As for the Kindle Fire, it looks pretty, and Amazon is pitching it as an iPad-killer, but it isn't. It's an e-reader with a colour screen, but frankly unless I was planning to read a lot of illustrated books, I wouldn't be prepared to pay twice the price of the black n white version. Which, as others have said, is brilliant to read in just about any lighting conditions. Just my opinion -- but if you want to run apps, play games, watch videos etc., then you probably need an iPad. If you want to read books, get a black-and-white Kindle. Talking of books, if you want to read the classics, then Project Gutenberg is a good source of free, out-of-copyright books: www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page. The Ebooks Bay is a good, free and legal source of more modern stuff: theebooksbay.com/. And of course, if you're of dubious character, there are gazillions of torrent files out there containing squillions of bootlegged e-books by every author you've ever heard of, but I would never encourage behaviour that breaches copyright law. Another useful file conversion site (for various file types, not only e-books) is www.convertfiles.com/. That's my two cents' worth. -- Da Terminator
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Post by Pasha on Oct 27, 2011 17:43:44 GMT 1
got mine here too term lol-- but been too busy to play and read it yet -- can wait till I get home and got time to relax haha
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Post by Ali on Oct 27, 2011 17:51:37 GMT 1
I fiddled with Pashas Web browser was pretty good too. Found the Kindle very easy to use without the need of any instruction manual. Am betwixt and beetween now, 89 squids from tesco for the bw one via fli or wait........ dunno what to do
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Post by Pasha on Oct 27, 2011 18:04:05 GMT 1
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