[Web4lib] RE:Kindle

[Jim Campbell]

Amazon keeps a copy of everything you buy through them on a server.  That's
to allow you to make room for new books but still be able to get back to the
old ones when you want them. Presumably they'd be able to deactivate the
address of the lost Kindle and replace it with a new connection so you could
access your titles.

Most of the questions I've seen on this list are pretty easily answered at
the Amazon Web site - just go to Amazon and you won't have any trouble
finding the Kindle information.  You will however have trouble finding a
Kindle - they're sold out despite only getting 2 1/2 stars from reviewers.

Me, I think I'd rather have the ASUS Eee PC.
 
   - Jim Campbell
 
   Digital Access Librarian | Librarian for German
   University of Virginia Library
   513 Alderman Library
   E-Mail: Campbell at Virginia.Edu | Voice: 434-924-4985
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Tim Spalding
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:30 PM
> To: Kathryn Silberger
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] RE:Kindle
> 
> Does anyone know what happens to your books if the device goes?
> Clearly you're not allowed to make copies, but if you leave 
> your Kindle on a train is there a way to cut the lost one off 
> and re-load all your books onto a new device?
> 
> T
> 
> On 11/21/07, Kathryn Silberger <Kathryn.Silberger at marist.edu> wrote:
> >  Can you read an ebook in the bathtub?  What happens if you 
> get it wet?
> > (coffee, juice, etc).   That's not as frivolous as question 
> as it seems.  I
> > wonder what sort of guarantee and service plan they are 
> offering.  We 
> > tend to do leisure reading around food and drink and in outdoor 
> > settings.  If you spill tea on a book, you can still read 
> it.  If you 
> > drop the book in the bathtub, you can dry it out.  It won't look 
> > great, but you can finish reading it.  And the monetary 
> loss is much less than the price of a Kindle.
> > Can you take it to the beach?  Can it travel in a backpack? 
>  I'd want 
> > to know how durable it is before paying $400.
> >
> > Katy
> >
> > Kathryn K. Silberger
> > Automation Resources Librarian
> > James A. Cannavino Library
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> > Kathryn.Silberger at marist.edu
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