Kindle Advice?

[sholling]

Sounds like a plan. If you enjoy cooking you might enjoy these, if they convert.

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[C.G.]

Thanks, sholling.

The Kindle Touch I have is e-waste as it can't be deregistered. In doing some searching, this Nook with Glowlight appears to compare favorably to the Kindle Paperwhite so I think I'll give it a go as my 1st step into the eReader/eBook world. If using Caliber to convert is too much of a PITA, I'll just move on to a Kindle Paperwhite.

I had the Nook and in my opinion it is better than the Kindle since Kindle's main interest seems to be Amazon e-book sales. It is also not as picky on formats, although you will have to convert from Kindle format to something else. Calibre mentioned earlier is great for converting and relatively easy on your desktop or laptop. One negative on the Nook is the screen is very fragile (which is why I longer have one, broke the screen couple months ago), buy a thick cover for it and don't poke it with any objects, otherwise you may crack it or have light spots when the glow is being used.

[WartHog]

One negative on the Nook is the screen is very fragile (which is why I longer have one, broke the screen couple months ago), buy a thick cover for it and don't poke it with any objects, otherwise you may crack it or have light spots when the glow is being used.

Now that you mention that, there is one tiny spot on screen just above center where you can see light coming through.

[bohoki]

i got that one its called the kindle touch it also plays mp3s so you can listen to music while you read

how much for it? i hear the color ones play lots of ads but maybe i am wrong

i'd get the color ones so you can more easily read magazine and comic book scan pdfs

chances are the kindle touch missed the updates but its easy to update them

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200790650

i think you can trick reset the account if you set a password say 1234

but then use the password reset code 111222777 it will clear everything (account ,all data )

but like i said you need to update the bios it does take some time cause you have to update in stages since you cant update to the newest without being in the state of the nearest past update just follow the instructions

[Cincinnatus]

Edit - just got off the phone with Amazon and they told me the device is locked to the previous user and that it cannot be registered to a new account unless the prior account is deregistered. Amazon said that only the registered user can do that so I guess the Touch is off to e-waste for recycling - shame as it is very nice condition.

You can ask Amazon to contact the owner and either return it to them or release it to the lost & found department (i.e. you).

[WartHog]

You can ask Amazon to contact the owner and either return it to them or release it to the lost & found department (i.e. you).

I specifically asked the Amazon dolt if they could contact the prior owner and they said no. Perhaps I need to talk to a supervisor?

[Cincinnatus]

Yeah, talk to a supervisor. They send emails to Amazon subscribers all the time and know who the original owner is.

Some people over-think things....

[bohoki]

amazon has no incentive to get your old kindle working they got their money for that kindle they want you to buy another

[WartHog]

So, I followed bohoki's advice in post #19 and was able to successfully update the Kindle Touch software to the latest version. Tried to reset the password by entering 111222777 but it wouldn't accept the code. Out of frustration, I then attempted to reset the unit using the reset option in the units Settings AND WAS SUCCESSFUL! I was then able to register it to my Amazon account.

Now to play around with both the Nook Glowlight and the Kindle Touch to see which I like better or maybe buy both if I can get them cheap!

[gorn5150]

If that Nook glowlight is one of the prior versions that have an SD slot you made a good find. You can use the free ebook management program calibre to convert any format of ebook to any other, including removing DRM encryption. The first thing I do when I buy an ebook off of amazon is to convert it to the nook .epub format and strip the DRM.

Calibre is constantly being updated by the designer and makes managing ebooks super easy.

[sholling]

So, I followed bohoki's advice in post #19 and was able to successfully update the Kindle Touch software to the latest version. Tried to reset the password by entering 111222777 but it wouldn't accept the code. Out of frustration, I then attempted to reset the unit using the reset option in the units Settings AND WAS SUCCESSFUL! I was then able to register it to my Amazon account.

Now to play around with both the Nook Glowlight and the Kindle Touch to see which I like better or maybe buy both if I can get them cheap!

Let us know how they work out.

[Tripper]

If I happened across one of those for 20 or less I would probably buy it, I have 2 if the keyboard ones, 1 like the one in OP, and a paperwhite, the only thing I don't like is storage capacity, one is filled with military FMs, another with comm stuff, the no keyboard one I use for actual reading. I also would recommend not color for battery lasting longer, i store a goal zero guide 10 with my 'survival' ones and can charge them both fully with that on a sunny day, and that retains charge a few months with no use, reading time is quite a while


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[sholling]

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