Q. I had a kindle with a keyboard but it broke. So I wanted to buy a used one, but are there any negatives to this besides it being in less than new condition? I mean I would have to wipe their info and reregister it in my name. Is that a lot of work? Also I can get my books and everything from my computer with my amazon account so my books aren't lost? Thanks
A. Well, generally you can just unregister the device and re-register with your own amazon user account.
There can be an issue if you get sold a stolen kindle, since the original owner can report it to amazon and the kindle will be permanently deactivated by amazon.
But the more likely issue is that you could buy a kindle that already has problems, such as a battery that doesn't hold a charge, or issues with the screen.
Honestly, with electronics, i generally have found I regret buying used. The price of the basic and keyboard kindles has been lowered, so I would probably just buy new, and then you get a 12 month warranty from amazon.
You can get the basic kindle for a cheap price via amazon here:
http://www.shoppersource.net/goto/basic_kindle
Or the 3g keyboard kindle here (which is great if you love the web as you can browse for free anywhere, not just in wifi range like the basic kindle):
http://www.shoppersource.net/goto/kindle_3g_keyboard
Anyways good luck with your choice.
How do you like the screen on the Nook Color and Kindle Fire?
Q. I am considering getting either the Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet in the next month or so. I'm concerned about the screen display on them though since they aren't like the e-ink. I was wondering what everyone's experience has been with the Nook Color (since the tablet hasn't been released yet) and the Kindle Fire, if anyone has one of those yet. Also, for those that read right before bed time, does it affect you falling asleep?
A. Hi, Zach, reading off LCD screens of tablet device is practically the same as reading off a computer screen. Nook Color (and Nook Tablet as well) has a better VividView technology screen with non-glare coating that makes it a bit better than on others, but it is still not as eye-stress-free as of e-ink devices.
In my opinion e-Ink Nook Simpletouch and LCD Nook Tablet from Barnes & Noble are much better devices than comparable Kindle models. Nook tablet is $224 if sign up for Barnes & Noble membership. 11.5 hours battery life for reading and 9 hours of video playback time - that's vs. 8 hours for reading and 7.5 hours of video playback on Kindle Fire (even that 7.5 hours will not hold true in tests, video playback drains battery much more than reading) 1.0 GB RAM Vs. 512 MB RAM of Kindle Fire, 16 GB content capacity plus 32 GB via microSD card vs. 8 GB capacity of Kindle Fire with no expansion slot. Fully laminated HD screen for reduced glare vs. no lamination of Kindle Fire. Bulit-in and optimized Netflix and Hulu plus with millions of movies/shows vs. 100K movies/shows of Amazon store. Many popular apps in Nook app Store (like Angy Birds, Pandora, QuickOffice, etc.) Nook Tablet has built-in mic for Skype voice conferencing and dictations to speech recognition software. Nook already has Cloud as all eBooks in your online library are stored there as well as downloaded to your device. Also, If you walk in with the Nook to Barnes & Noble store, youâre allowed to read ANY available eBook for free while in the store via free provided in the store Wi-Fi and you get free technical support in case of issues in any of the store.
Nooks (since Nook Color) are the darlings of the root'ing community especially because they have microSD slot (not on Kindle Fire) thus Nooks can be rooted by burning OS image on the microSD card and booting off it without rooting the actual device and voiding the warranty. On Kindle, once you rooted there's no coming back.
You can buy Nookâs at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Walmart, BestBuy, Staples, OfficeMax, Fred Mayer, P.C. Richard, Radio Shack, Target, Fry's, etc. stores and web sites.
My kindle touch keeps freezing and restarting. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Q. I'll be reading and then the screen goes to the start up page of when you first get the kindle new. Then it will be loading a screen or action, freeze for about 5 minutes then go back to the start up screen. Even when I try to use the kindle store it freezes and says application unable to start, even with a wifi hook up. I'm so frustrated with this device. I can't even read very far without something happening!
A. This sounds like a hardware problem. Contact Amazon's tech support. If they can't help, this should be covered under warranty.
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