<p>I love my new Kindle even more than I thought I would. A happy surprise is that I loaded a Spanish dictionary and now when I read a story in Spanish (I’m taking lessons and am reading short stories) I can immediately get a definition for a word I don’t know instead of changing over to my electronic or paper dictionary. I send the stories to my Kindle e-mail address to get them on the Kindle first. It is just so easy. I had no idea I was going to be able to use it for learning a foreign language!</p>
<p>Do any of you seasoned Kindle users have a screen protector? Or any kind of protective case? I’m wondering if I’m asking for trouble by tossing it in my purse to be jostled about with a variety of other items.</p>
<p>I think you are. I bought a fairly inexpensive belkin neoprene case that I think is protecting it just fine. I didn’t bother to get a screen protector. It would be wise to give it SOME protection if you’re going to put it in a purse or something.</p>
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<p>I also bought a black belkin neoprene case from Amazon. Nicely padded but doesn’t add too much bulk to the Kindle. It still allows me to slip the Kindle into the outer pocket of my bag, it comes with me everywhere. </p>
<p>I also bought one of those cheap ‘skins’. It covers the case but NOT the screen. It gives the Kindle just a fine grip so I don’t feel I’m going to let it slip from my hands while reading. I specifically did not want a big, heavy leather book cover on my Kindle while I’m reading. Kind of spoils the thin light thing for me. YMMV.</p>
<p>Thanks Emaheevul07 and musicmom. I’ll order a case. I’ve been keeping the Kindle safely on my nightstand, but now I’m ready to take it on the road.</p>
<p>It’s essential to have a case when you carry it in a bag. My son’s Kindle screen cracked even though he always kept it in the hardcover, padded case from Amazon (I hear this was a problem with earlier Kindle generations). He thinks the crack might have come from prolonged banging against his laptop and books inside his messenger bag. The Kindle was under warranty, and Amazon replaced it. So your case should do more than protect from scratching. I have the lighted case and am not thrilled because it’s heavy, but probably will keep it just because it feels sturdy.</p>
<p>Get any small netbook case from your local store and that would work for transporting the kindle in a purse/bag. Or just buy order a Kindle specific sleeve from Amazon. I wouldn’t put a screen protector on mine. The added layer of visibility wouldn’t be worth any perceived notion of protection. Some found that having a skin helped their grip on the Kindle since the second generation had a metallic wraparound that may feel slippery to users who chose not to use the kindle in a case. However the new Kindle is more plastic/rubbery and I think it could be held very comfortably without an aftermarket skin.</p>
<p>Will there ever be lending libraries online for kindles, do you think? Maybe with yearly fees? I get all my reading from the library, but have to wear reading glasses now. Would love to have a screen that I can adjust so that I could ditch the glasses.</p>
<p>dbwes - I recommend you look into a device with epub-support like the Sony e-readers or the Barnes and Noble nook. These devices will be able to set up so you can check out digital files from your locally library. Libraries use this program called Overdrive which lets you download DRM’ed files and transfer to your reader. But first, you may wish to actually search the catalogue of your library first to see if that actually have the content you want. As of now, it’s generally still pretty limited.</p>
<p>Kindle can also read library books too but you’d have to employ a complicated, and not legal, hack of some sort. I’ve never tried that, so can’t tell you how that would work, but it’s certainly been done.</p>
<p>My Kindle came in yesterday. I had been reading on my iPad but wanted to get a dedicated ereader. I like the the Kindle e-ink screen. The letters are sharper than what I have been used to on the iPad. Took me reading a few pages to get adjusted to the smaller screen but it wasn’t a big deal. What I have yet to adjust to is the much slower navigation, adding notes, translate, or just looking up words. It feels like the old days when PCs ran on intel486 chips, with noticeable pauses between commands. Otherwise, I like the screen a lot.</p>
<p>I have the black Amazon case that holds the Kindle. It not only protects the screen but because it opens like a book, I can use it to help “stand” the kindle when I get tired of holding it. If you have the Kindle 2 I think Amazon is selling those cases at a discount now. The Kindle 3 cover/case will be too small.</p>
<p>My BIL is thinking of an Ereader and said that the Nook allows one to share books purchased. I haven’t had time to research this, but figured someone here knew how it worked. Are all books available to share? Is the cost of the book the same if you want to share? Is this something the Kindle might offer in the near future?</p>
<p>BIL is all about the bottom dollar, so if the Nook is $10 cheaper and the books are a dollar cheaper, he will buy the Nook!! I have suggested he get the Kindle as he is electronically challenged and always want my advice. He had to ask me today if he had wifi at his apartment as he didn’t know what wifi was :-0</p>
<p>One more question that my BIL wants answered; how soon after a new book is released does it come out for the Ereaders? If ia book is on a best seller list, will it most likely already be available for the Ereader?</p>
<p>The concern was having to wait to read a new release until it was available for the Nook or Kindle. Has anyone noticed one Ereader getting a book much before the other?</p>
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Generally they are released on the same day now. I have not noticed any price difference in the e-versions across platforms. The publishers seem to be setting the price now. DH and I share our Kindle account. I think up to 6 can be on the same account to share books.</p>
<p>snowball-books are usually available for the kindle as soon as they sell hardcopies in stores. If I preorder a new release it is usually on my Kindle when I wake up at 4am the day of the release. I believe some books are held back and not release in electronic format as soon as the hard copies are, but I have never experienced that. </p>
<p>Cost is almost always cheaper than the hard copy, but it can vary from a dollar or two to a lot more. </p>
<p>I have a Kindle 2 which is incompatible with the free electronic books that most libraries offer. I think the Nook can download those free books. I don’t know about sharing books with other Nook owners. Books bought for the Kindle can only be shared with those using the same Amazon account. There are a lot of free books offered by Amazon. I used to download all the current free books til it got overwhelming. Now I just download free books I know I will read.</p>
<p>I did not realize you could share a Kindle account. If you can have up to 6 people on an account, does that mean you can actually download onto 6 different Kindles? That would be great for my daughter and I; I wonder if it would be worth it for my BIL to share the account with us.</p>
<p>If at the very least my daughter and I can share, I will be getting a Kindle! I have been on the fence for myself but was getting one for my daughter for Hanukkah; guess I get a Hanukkah present this year :-)</p>
<p>^I believe the book can only be loaded on one Kindle at a time though. Once one person is done another person on the same account can then upload it.</p>
<p>So no different than sharing a paper book! We can deal with that.</p>
<p>Books can be uploaded to multiple Kindles at the same time. When two people are reading at the same time it can be tricky, but it can be done.</p>
<p>mamom is incorrect - you can have the same book simultaneously on six different Kindles.</p>
<p>On the nook - you do not have the feature. On a nook, you can only ‘lend’ a book to one other person, for a total of 14 days. You will not be able to read that book once it’s lent out. Also, once you lend out a book, you can’t lend that book to anyone else, ever.</p>