Kindle Questions?!
Oct 4th 2011, 10:29 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by mikelincs
Read 200+ books on my kindle, and never paid anything for any of them, someone somewhere will have even the newest books available for free download.
Oct 4th 2011, 11:10 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by cresta57
I don't mind paying to read a book, after all it's someones work they should get paid. I do have a problem not being able to transfer my own copy to any other place.
It can't have been complicated because I had no problem doing it but I can't remember what I did. 
Back up or something???????
Oct 4th 2011, 11:20 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
I've moved mine over to my laptop. It can't have been complicated because I had no problem doing it but I can't remember what I did. Back up or something???????
It can't have been complicated because I had no problem doing it but I can't remember what I did. Back up or something???????
Oct 4th 2011, 3:10 pm
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by cresta57
I don't mind paying to read a book, after all it's someones work they should get paid.
Oct 4th 2011, 10:39 pm
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Anyone tried this or got personal experience to go on - the Amazon forum is inconclusive, 50% say it works, 50% don't........
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
Oct 4th 2011, 10:44 pm
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by cresta57
Have you looked at removing the DRM on kindle e books yet? I've bought a few titles recently so has the O/H & while the wife is reading her book I wanted to read mine on the PC. Freaking Amazon won't let me read the book I've bought on anything other than the kindle, now I have to spring for another Kindle or resort to pirate software to read something I've bought & paid for.
See what I can come up with
Oct 5th 2011, 12:05 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Anyone tried this or got personal experience to go on - the Amazon forum is inconclusive, 50% say it works, 50% don't........
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
But other books that you put on the kindle will be untouched. Project Gutenberg is a terrific source of books, and if you download the .mobi version you can simply drop them into the Kindle folder on your desktop.
If your niece wants a free .mobi version of a certain (that shall remain nameless) book then pm me and I'll email you a copy to give her.
Oct 5th 2011, 12:12 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by mikelincs
The authors get nothing from the sale of a book secondhand, and there are thousands sold every week like that, so it's the same thing really.
On Topic - Sold my Kindle for $100 2 days before the new one was announced, I am a very happy man. My TouchPad will suffice for e-reading duty.
Oct 5th 2011, 12:22 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Anyone tried this or got personal experience to go on - the Amazon forum is inconclusive, 50% say it works, 50% don't........
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
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Oct 5th 2011, 7:12 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Don't know if it's the same situation, but I have a couple of dozen books on my Kindle and have just bought an Android tablet and put the Kindle reader on that. Logging into my Amazon a/c allows me to download all the books onto the tablet as well from my archive.
Oct 5th 2011, 7:26 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Anyone tried this or got personal experience to go on - the Amazon forum is inconclusive, 50% say it works, 50% don't........
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
My original kindle broke, got a replacement, but because of the timing and travelling I was doing at the time I paid for a new one and decided to give the replacement to my niece for her birthday. A lot of the books I've bought are kids classics and stuff she will read so they are now all on both kindles, and both are registered to my Amazon account. So - if I de-register her kindle and we register it to her mum's Amazon account instead, will the books bought by me still be on it or do they vanish as soon as it is sync-ed to Amazon cos they were bought by me not her mum?
I thought they would still be on it, but some of the Amazon forumites seem in doubt and I guess that makes sense, them only being on the kindles for the account that paid for the books. So has anyone tried this?
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Q: I have ordered a Kindle as a Christmas gift for my wife and ordered several books for it. I understand that I can deregister the Kindle so it will be linked to her Amazon account. My question is whether the books that are on the Kindle that I have ordered will remain on the Kindle once I deregister it. I am not particularly concerned that by deregistering she will not be able to redownload the books, but I sure want them on her Kindle on Christmas Day.
A: Yes, here's what you do . . . Go to Manage Your Kindle: www.kindle.com/manageyourkindle to view the content you have ordered and also, if you'd like, to create a new name for your wife's new Kindle. All of the content listed here will download to the Kindle's Home menu as soon as she opens it up and turns it on (provided she's in wireless range). Then, you can deregister directly from the device or from Manage Your Kindle so that your wife can register again to her Amazon.com account. Just make sure the Kindle gets turned on while it's still registered to the account used to make the content purchases. -Kindle Team
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Oct 5th 2011, 7:27 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by Wol
Don't know if it's the same situation, but I have a couple of dozen books on my Kindle and have just bought an Android tablet and put the Kindle reader on that. Logging into my Amazon a/c allows me to download all the books onto the tablet as well from my archive.
Oct 5th 2011, 9:06 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by DeadVim
Yup, a 6 device limit I think, but you are only using one account, I believe Polly wants to move them between accounts ... I think ...
Your link certainly sounds like it would work - but then Sean says above that it doesn't work, and the discussion forum on the Amazon site is equally inconclusive
Great link by the way
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Oct 5th 2011, 9:14 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Yeah I'm actually trying to move a kindle thats in use and got loads of books on it, from one Amazon account to another. Its not a huge issue if we can't do it, just means at the moment I'd be paying for anything she wants as she'll have to buy through my account.
Your link certainly sounds like it would work - but then Sean says above that it doesn't work, and the discussion forum on the Amazon site is equally inconclusive
Your link certainly sounds like it would work - but then Sean says above that it doesn't work, and the discussion forum on the Amazon site is equally inconclusive
Then she needs to sign in on her account and activate your device there. She just needs the serial number to do that - write it down before you de-activate.
Oct 5th 2011, 9:25 am
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Re: Kindle Questions?!
Originally Posted by Wendy
If you are giving her your kindle, all you need to do is go into your account on Amazon and de-register your kindle.
Then she needs to sign in on her account and activate your device there. She just needs the serial number to do that - write it down before you de-activate.
Then she needs to sign in on her account and activate your device there. She just needs the serial number to do that - write it down before you de-activate.
