Frozen Kindelah
A few weeks ago I got out my Kindle to read a few chapters of "A Natural Woman" by Carole King. I'd just charged the Kindle because I hadn't used it in a few days. The screensaver was frozen and fractured. I pressed a few buttons, turned up the volume and found that my Kindelah still talked to me, but wouldn't let me see the pages of my book. She's only 1-1/2 years old! I never dropped her. I never left her in my hot car to melt. I've been a good step-mom to my sweet Kindelah!
I contacted Amazon.com's Kindle Support. After much back-and-forth, Support suggested that I replace my Beloved with a newer version. O.K. this set me back another $65. Oh well, I'm addicted.
Since I've owned a Kindle, I've been reading MUCH more. The convenience of having this small device with me at all times has brought me into the digital age.
I'm now the proud owner of a sleek, smaller Kindle that goes with me everywhere! What are you reading now?
I contacted Amazon.com's Kindle Support. After much back-and-forth, Support suggested that I replace my Beloved with a newer version. O.K. this set me back another $65. Oh well, I'm addicted.
Since I've owned a Kindle, I've been reading MUCH more. The convenience of having this small device with me at all times has brought me into the digital age.
I'm now the proud owner of a sleek, smaller Kindle that goes with me everywhere! What are you reading now?
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posted by Ellen Bloom @ 10:43 AM
6 Comments:
Congratulations on the adorable new addition!I've been on a (nondigital) reading jag myself, although I agree that having an e-reader enhances reading in all kinds of situations.
Recent books I've been enjoying:
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Swamplandia by Karen Russell
I'm in the middle of Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese and it's also excellent.
That is my greatest fear...turning on my Kindle and finding it DEAD! I bought it to use while traveling and that is what I do...no more packing books. But can I trust it to be there for me when I need it???
By the way...go to Books On The Knob http://blog.booksontheknob.org/
for listings of FREE Kindle books. On that was free yesterday was "Catch the Sun" by Lee Zamloch. Lee went to high school with me and has written a novel about Marilyn Monroe! Just love a bargain especially if the price is $0.00.
There's a way to reset the frozen screen (it happened to me, too) but I can't remember what it was. If support couldn't help you, then maybe yours was beyond reset.
It doesn't have a keyboard? I'd go nuts. I have word games on mine. I need the keyboard.
My 3G kindle froze too and I tried all the tricks I could find on the Internet and from the Kindle people at Amazon. I ended up buying a reconditioned 3G for I think $89. I saved Amazon gift cards until I had enough for the Fire. I like the Fire but I prefer the 3G because it reads to me and the screen stays cleaner. I read a bunch of free books that I find through various pages on facebook.
Thanks for the book suggestions, everyone!
After reading most of the Song of Ice and Fire series on my defunct iPhone (there is a crack in the screen and there's a wide stripe of non-functional display across the center), I decided that getting a Kindle would be my treat after paying off my student loans. I adore it! Currently re-reading When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, and will probably be re-reading Furious Love (about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) this weekend.
I have a Pad & Quill handmade case that looks and feels like a hardcover book and it has a nice comforting feel to it.
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