For those who like to hold a real book!
I was given a Kindle some years ago asa gift from my Son. He had included some books written by authors I read, and at the time I was half way through a Clive Cussler. I bit the bullet, moved to the Kindle, and have not read a hard cover or paperback since. I did move to an iPad mini with the Kindle app., and have read hundreds of books, and I have a few hundred I have bought to keep me busy inth3 coming years, along with new releases from my favourite authors. I like the fact that I can just pick up my library in one hand, and have it wherever. Getting used to e-books was not difficult, and I love it!
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Not working on new iOS 16+
Just hangs on new iPhone pro and doesn’t go past sign in screen ( keyboard is disabled at this point and doesn’t let me fill up my credentials )
It’s great but…
I love using the kindle app to read all the books I have in my library and most of the time I don’t have an issue with it. I have it set up so that I’m reading white text on a black background so that when I’m reading in bed with the lights off, the pages give off minimal light so that it doesn’t bother my wife and she’s able to get to sleep. And for 99.9% of the time it’s great.
However, if I find an error or typo or some such that needs reporting, then because of my settings the reporting tool only shows the highlighted text as white text with the error on a white background. While the comments box to write a correction or make a comment is black text on a black background. Surely the developers need to address this and make it so that whenever an error/comment report is made the app reverts to a default black text on white background and once the report has been completed then the app reverts to the previously selected settings. Because at the moment trying to make reports is very difficult and frustrating.
However, if I find an error or typo or some such that needs reporting, then because of my settings the reporting tool only shows the highlighted text as white text with the error on a white background. While the comments box to write a correction or make a comment is black text on a black background. Surely the developers need to address this and make it so that whenever an error/comment report is made the app reverts to a default black text on white background and once the report has been completed then the app reverts to the previously selected settings. Because at the moment trying to make reports is very difficult and frustrating.
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Brilliant
I enjoyed the second book in this series far more than the first, although the first was very good. I loved the way the author used beautiful scripture to illuminate the forgiveness offered us through Jesus Christ and how we too can live out that forgiveness in our relationships with others.
The story captures your attention from the start and holds it through to the end. Each character is unique and I grew to love each one, seeing God’s love revealed throughout.
A book of immense value and teaching without putting the reader off. I will be reading more books by this author for sure.
The story captures your attention from the start and holds it through to the end. Each character is unique and I grew to love each one, seeing God’s love revealed throughout.
A book of immense value and teaching without putting the reader off. I will be reading more books by this author for sure.
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Kindle Books for older person.
Great books both fiction and informative non fiction. Cheaper than actual books annd not presenting storage problems.
I found the size of print and sepia backgroundd suited my eyesight. I can get free books and goodbooks cheaper. Having many books stored is better than physical book storage . Good books in shops often have font size I cannot handle.
I found the size of print and sepia backgroundd suited my eyesight. I can get free books and goodbooks cheaper. Having many books stored is better than physical book storage . Good books in shops often have font size I cannot handle.
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Moving with the times
My bookaholism has left me with no space for more bookshelves. E-books are now my preferred medium, despite several limitations. The worst is the frequent loss of illustrations, or poor quality of illustrations in e-books. Also, one must resign oneself to garbled words, although I have lately realized that I am like the reader of medieval manuscripts, always on the lookout for copyist errors. Romantic, but fairly accurate. Be sure to read the one star reviews, which will warn of the omission of entire portions of the original print copies.
Everything changes, said the philosopher. In my case, I no longer need to build new bookshelves and I carry hundreds of books in my iphone. A word of advice about iphones. I discovered on a recent flight from Dallas that the complete text of many of my books was stored in cloud. Be sure to download any books you plan to read on the flight before putting you phone in Airplane Mode. I suppose one might pay the airline for internet access, but I'm too frugal for that.
Everything changes, said the philosopher. In my case, I no longer need to build new bookshelves and I carry hundreds of books in my iphone. A word of advice about iphones. I discovered on a recent flight from Dallas that the complete text of many of my books was stored in cloud. Be sure to download any books you plan to read on the flight before putting you phone in Airplane Mode. I suppose one might pay the airline for internet access, but I'm too frugal for that.
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Updated 8/2 Fixed :) - Need to reinstall & restart
It took over a month but thank you. So far my app is working again. Back to 5 stars! I recommend if you have an IOS device to uninstall and reinstall. I also restarted my device. It didn’t work until I did all that. I can now access without having to use my browser. Kindle has always been my go to with unlimited, prime and magazines right there! My frustration is over. Please don’t let that happen again :) please be more diligent if it doesn’t work for IOS users, I use mine all the time.
(Previous) Been patient since last update, App keeps crashing on iPhone when opening. I pay for unlimited and it’s really upsetting that I can’t even open the app. I get that updates aren’t always great but a lot have left reviews about crashing and not being able to open. Take your reviews serious. Normally it’s my go to because I pay for unlimited, need to rethink that if this doesn’t get fixed quickly. I’m paying for books I can’t access. Disappointing, and that’s being rather nice right now.
(Previous) Been patient since last update, App keeps crashing on iPhone when opening. I pay for unlimited and it’s really upsetting that I can’t even open the app. I get that updates aren’t always great but a lot have left reviews about crashing and not being able to open. Take your reviews serious. Normally it’s my go to because I pay for unlimited, need to rethink that if this doesn’t get fixed quickly. I’m paying for books I can’t access. Disappointing, and that’s being rather nice right now.
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Good, but could be better
I like the fact that a section of text can be highlighted no matter how long it is. The entire highlighted text will show up on one page that can then be reviewed. Which means all the important parts of the book can be read right there without having to jump to the page(s) to read the whole highlighted text and then having to jump back. Much more efficient when reviewing the important parts of a book. I also like that the time can be displayed where it can be read while reading.
I do wish that there was an option to show how many pages are left in the chapter as the time can be. While occasionally the two pop up’s that happen when text is highlighted are useful, normally they are just a pain and get in the way. I wish those could be turned off or on depending upon one’s preference. Additionally it would be nice to be able to modify the start and stopping points of already highlighted text instead of having to delete and highlight it again. I can’t tell you how many times I think that I have selected just the text I want highlighted only to find extra words suddenly added to it. There seems to be some algorithm at play that thinks it knows better than the reader what needs to be highlighted and constantly adds extra text to the selection.
I do wish that there was an option to show how many pages are left in the chapter as the time can be. While occasionally the two pop up’s that happen when text is highlighted are useful, normally they are just a pain and get in the way. I wish those could be turned off or on depending upon one’s preference. Additionally it would be nice to be able to modify the start and stopping points of already highlighted text instead of having to delete and highlight it again. I can’t tell you how many times I think that I have selected just the text I want highlighted only to find extra words suddenly added to it. There seems to be some algorithm at play that thinks it knows better than the reader what needs to be highlighted and constantly adds extra text to the selection.
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I SIMPLY LOVE MY KINDLE
I have owned at least 7 Kindles over the years and they have changed my life. I couldn’t go by a bookstore without buying at least one book. Add to that all the books I had bought throughout my life and suddenly I had a veritable library. I love books. I love the feel of the pages, the look of the binding and most of all I loved to read, mark and enjoy the experience. Then came all my travels. And carrying around books through trains, planes, hotels and invariably loosing one. Not to mention they were taking up every inch of wall space in my home or apartment. I began donating them to allow space for other kinds of art. And then came Kindle. I blame it on Oprah, of course. 😉 I have a serious, progressive eye dis-ease now and I am able to continue reading vociferously, adjusting the fonts and light for ease of use. Can’t do that with a book! And, now my library is in my hands and I have lovely pictures and art on my walls. I still have some precious books that are marked and inwardly digested that will be here to remind me of their presence. But my Kindle is my companion.
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Export does not work
There is a feature of the app to allow highlighted text and bookmarks, in a kindle you are reading, to be saved in a part of the app called 'Notebook', and that all works well. However, here is the problem - there is a function in the Notebook page to allow the user to Export the Notebook. However this functionality does not work. It goes so far and then puts up an error message to say, effectively, you need to add an email address. But there is no place to input an email address and the functionality comes to a dead end and simply doesn't work. Not one of your staff was willing to say they did not know how to solve the problem, or say, simply that this functionality doesn't work. They also, when taking the call did not read and understand from the call history what prior associates had already tried, and so they repeated the same suggestions. Matthew was particularly a poor associate. This whole call was a very bad experience and I could sense the incompetence of the staff to deal with my call. I sent a screen shot of the "Email Account Not Set Up" message which clearly shows the problem and is the best place for your developers to start if they want to try and correct this dead end. I hope from my response that your staff can be helped to improve their support and that reading the call history may be used to show how not to answer a support chat.
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