kindle help please
 

Wonder if anyone can advise or PM me a good free and easy download site for kindle ebooks.
Many thanks in advance.

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Google is your friend, go on the youtube link and listed on the right of the screen is how to upload them to a kindle.

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To upload just plug your Kindle into your computer and drag and drop to the Documents folder of the Kindle, or do you mean download to your Kindle?

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Gutenberg is fantastic for classic books and all free:

http://www.manybooks.net/

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/ and more, just spend a little time on research. Google books offer a lot of free books too.

http://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows will convert many other formats to kindle format (free programme).

Can never replace real books for me but they are just so bloody good at what they do.

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Oh the feel, the smell, the "presence" of a real book, especially an old one. The oldest I have is only 130yrs but it still imparts that connection to the men who made it.

Plastic is so inert and doesnt impart that "feeling", I can never be "turned on" by an early pc or similar.
Perhaps would feel different about the original Colossus but it still wouldn't be the same as a book or a real antique.

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Gutenberg is good but I also use http://openlibrary.org/

Calibre book management is really useful too as tex-ritter says becasuse many books are in Epub format which can't be read by a Kindle - you need to convert to Mobi

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I agree with you Domino. Nothing can replace the enjoyment of a real book, particularly old ones. However getting hold of a copy of an out of print book from 1790 for example is almost impossible but Gutenberg and other similar projects at least make accessing the contents of these rare books a possibilty

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You download them to your PC from the web and then upload them to your Kindle. ;);)

I always drag and drop, it`s so much easier than all the Itunes etc crap systems.

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Download from the net to PC then Download from PC to Kindle;)

Some awful people actually look on bit torrent sites and download whole collections at a time tut tut.

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I have downloaded a few books which the pc states are successfully loaded onto the kindle and show up on the pc readout as being on the kindle yet I can't find any trace of them on the kindle when it's disconnected from the pc ? :confused:

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What file extension?
Which folder on the Kindle?
How are you trying to view them on the Kindle?

for mobi/pdf books look under the 'docs' tab not 'book' tab
don't load on to the Kindle in folders ('docs' tab *.pdf reader does not like files in folders, but the Acrobat reader app will find *.pdf wherever on the Kindle it is and in whatever folder)

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For free torrent downloads, try Pirate bay, just ensure your download is in Mobi format, of get Calibre to convert them from other formats.

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What is the matter with getting your books on e-bay. Thousands for less than a fiver

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Because all the books I've downloaded have been free, includes all the latest titles as well.

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Ditto :D

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I am bringing my kindle over to do a house sit next week, I have preloaded it from the Amazone store already, I just hope my "books" don't disappear when I hit Spanish soil. it's been hard not to get stuck in before my trip

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There is no reason at all why you should have any problems with your Kindle. Remember to bring your charger though or you will have your reading time limited.

Great to hear that you are getting over fairly regularly.

Enjoy your visit.

Rosemary

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Will I be able to load books up in Spain onto kindle from my rural internet connection which comes in via a small dish on the roof ?

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Thanks Rosemary, I only wondered as on my laptop I had saved some films to watch over there, but when I went to play them I couldn't as they were only available in the UK... I was not best pleased, but I have now become a member of the internet Scrabble Club which can be played worldwide so I am at least assured of something to do should I get bored. I am looking forward to my trip, what's the weather like in Feb over Alicante way?? also coming back over in April.
Jan

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You are supposed to be able to log into your Amazon account and download as normal as far as I am aware. Not tried it myself so hopefully someone else will be able to tell you for sure.

Feb can be a mixed bag really. Lots of really lovely warm days but I think that it can also have the last of the winter chillier days and some rain.

Rosemary

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I suppose there are two completely different aspects to any book. One is in its role as a medium for delivering content, they other as a thing of aesthetic beauty.

Regarding delivering content, the Kindle (IMO) is much much better. It saves space when travelling, it is lighter in the hand (which is important for anyone with dexterity problems who may steer clear of weighty tomes normally), you can increase the font size (for those with eye sight problems), you can more readily look up words in the dictionary (good if you're reading something in archaic English or are a non-native), and it allows some additional features (background music for blocking out noisy chatter on trains, for example). It definitely beats a traditional paper book hands down.

On the other hand, who wouldn't rather smell, touch, and look at a row of dusty old books on a shelf or browse around a bookshop rather than scouting the torrent sites for freebies?

The same sort of argument has always cropped up when technology has changed formats. People still go on about vinyl being superior to the CD. The main different with books is that the quality of the content of the book is in no way affected by the change in format, whereas I suppose there is an argument for there being tonal differences between various musical formats. A good read is a good read, regardless of the delivery medium.

Personally there is room in my life for both. I prefer the Kindle for novels. It's a pain getting hold of books here in Romania and you either have to order them from Amazon (works out expensive for novels as the discount is lower than on large books, and the postage costs are the same) or buy them from local bookshops, which generally only have bestsellers or classics, but nothing in between. Now I have literally thousands of e-books to read and it has rekindled my love of sitting down with a good book (or rather, with a good read). I still spend the same amount of money per year on books, but mostly on reference books (cookery books and the like, where you want to see photos or diagrams).

How do people feel about 'lending out' e-books? On one hand, I think 'why shouldn't we?' as it's no different to a group of friends sharing a good book. On the other hand, it's not really 'lending' as a new copy comes into existence. In bygone years, if a friend told you that he had just bought and read an excellent book, you would naturally ask him if you could borrow it after he had finished with it. Only the lowest scrub would refuse and tell you to go and buy your own copy. But these days there seem to be a lot more high horses on the cyber plain.

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Azarel, there is nothing better than a physical old book to read and a bookshelf weighing with the load of a collection.

I am so happy that Kindle will make out of print books accessible through the work of various transcribing sites, and have always found the ownership of recent publications nothing out of the ordinary. There are exceptions. I have a real world copy of a 'The Battlefields of the First World War' from the Imperial War Museum with its texts and photographs on CD. Online it would not be the same. It is just better to have some things in your hands, literally.

One good thing about lending an ebook, although I didn't know you could, is that the borrower can't bend pages or drop liquid on them

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Plus if they don't return it, you've still got a copy. :thumbsup:

I've had a few good books in the past but sadly most have disappeared over the years for various reasons. I had a complete series of bound Punch magazines from around 1880, another set of magazine from the Boar War detailing the campaigns, dispatches, and so forth (forget the name of it but I think it was 'Union Jack'), an early edition Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and a few others.

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Hi Doris,
If you download Expat Shield Free (it's OK & SAFE, you can ignore any warnings from your antivirus prog.). With Expat Shield connected, you will be able to download progs on BBC iPlayer and watch them on iPlayer Desktop. How long it will take to download a BBC prog. depends on your internet speed.

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that's brilliant Saxy, many many thanks for that info... I'll give it a go.. do I download it now while in Britain or when I get over to Spain? (sorry to be so dumb)

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Give it a go now, then when you come over you will be used to using it!
Doris you aren't dumb, you just want to get it right!
I will PM you with my email address, so that if you have any problems we can sort them out pronto.

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Thanks for that... I'll try it later today xxx

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How did you get on Doris?

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Ive downloaded it but not sure about what to do... do I search for I player and Blinkbox through expat shield when I am in Spain?? It's also asking me to make it my search engine so not sure about what to do there either, I usually use google for my searches... thanks in advance for your advice

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Busy at the moment will get back to you later today. My good lady is taking me shopping!

John.

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Go to www.amazon.es and find your way to ebooks en lenguas extranjeras and then to Inglés then click on the right hand top dropdown menu for precio lo mas baja a alta you will then see all the free ebooks Amazon have in English. Don't forget to transferir por ordenador if you're not using their wi-fi or 3G connection.

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Has anyone subscribed to a 'Kindle' newspaper - El pais in particular?

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Yes I have but not El Pais, to a musical paper and it's free.

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One of the reasons I want Kindle is that my 'library' has overwhelmed my house - even the shed is full. Those in the shed have now got fly 'stains' - does anyone know how to remove these stains and maybe as well get rid of the musty smell?

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As Concierge for the Spanish section of BE I would like to say hello and welcome.

BE is a very large expat website, so if you have problems finding your way around we have concierges who will try to direct you. The moderators for the Spanish forums are Mitzyboy and Fred James, moderators are there to ensure that the site runs smoothly within the rules of BE. Problems and complaints should always be addressed to a moderador who will look into the matter and deal with it efficiently and fairly. Our members who post in the Spain Forums are friendly and helpful with a wealth of knowledge of the issues of living in Spain. At the top of the page you will find a quirkily named thread called Free Beer which is full of important and useful information. Hope you enjoy your time participating in the forums.

Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary

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Now, you're beginning to worry me

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You could try giving them to the charity shop! ;)