Comments on: Sharing Two Kindles, How does it work? http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/ Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Steve Marshall http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-8388 Steve Marshall Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:12:48 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-8388 Frankly, the inability to be abel to share is one reason why I decided NOT to buy a Kindle just yet. Imagine - you can’t even lend a book to a friend. How mean is that. Then there’s the longevity issue, I’ve just reread a book that’s been sitting on my bookcase for over 20 years... ... and then there are the platform issues - as libraries go electronic will the books all share the same file format, or will you find that some are not compatible with your reader...? Considereing the price of a book, you really should be able to share it with a couple of friends... I think they should look at that. Frankly, the inability to be abel to share is one reason why I decided NOT to buy a Kindle just yet. Imagine – you can’t even lend a book to a friend. How mean is that.

Then there’s the longevity issue, I’ve just reread a book that’s been sitting on my bookcase for over 20 years…

… and then there are the platform issues – as libraries go electronic will the books all share the same file format, or will you find that some are not compatible with your reader…?

Considereing the price of a book, you really should be able to share it with a couple of friends… I think they should look at that.

]]> By: Mikel http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-8066 Mikel Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:23:20 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-8066 Obviously you're already trusting the 2nd person on the amazon account, so, you could add the 2nd credit card, then whenever you go to buy books, just make sure to change your one-click purchase option. Though I suppose it defeats the purpose of buying from the kindle to be at a computer to adjust your payment options, but you could plan ahead or the like :) My sister just got a kindle (I've had my for half a year), and I've lots of books she'd like, and am trying to figure out the best way to get them to her. I don't mind her being able to buy books, as long as she eventually coughs up the money :) So I'll probably do as suggested and register her kindle under my account. As to the Nook vs Kindle...the nook is bigger and heavier. And seems a bit slower than the Kindle. Just my two cents. Obviously you’re already trusting the 2nd person on the amazon account, so, you could add the 2nd credit card, then whenever you go to buy books, just make sure to change your one-click purchase option. Though I suppose it defeats the purpose of buying from the kindle to be at a computer to adjust your payment options, but you could plan ahead or the like :)

My sister just got a kindle (I’ve had my for half a year), and I’ve lots of books she’d like, and am trying to figure out the best way to get them to her.

I don’t mind her being able to buy books, as long as she eventually coughs up the money :) So I’ll probably do as suggested and register her kindle under my account.

As to the Nook vs Kindle…the nook is bigger and heavier. And seems a bit slower than the Kindle. Just my two cents.

]]> By: Mick West http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-8007 Mick West Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:02:28 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-8007 Yes. As far as I know you can only associate one account with any given kindle. I'm not 100% sure though. Yes. As far as I know you can only associate one account with any given kindle. I’m not 100% sure though.

]]> By: Kimberly http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-8004 Kimberly Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:18:31 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-8004 Just wanted to make sure I read this correctly... If I have a Kindle and my own Amazon account that it is linked to, I cannot add another Amazon account to my Kindle? It only works the other way around, i.e. you can add 1 or more Kindles to an Amazon account but only 1 Amazon account/Kindle? Just wanted to make sure I read this correctly…

If I have a Kindle and my own Amazon account that it is linked to, I cannot add another Amazon account to my Kindle? It only works the other way around, i.e. you can add 1 or more Kindles to an Amazon account but only 1 Amazon account/Kindle?

]]> By: Mick West http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-7994 Mick West Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:46:13 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-7994 It's linked to one amazon account. You can in theory use two cards on one account, but you can't select the card via the Kindle, so really no. It’s linked to one amazon account. You can in theory use two cards on one account, but you can’t select the card via the Kindle, so really no.

]]> By: scott http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-7923 scott Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:57:40 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-7923 Can you use 2 separate Credit cards? Can you use 2 separate Credit cards?

]]> By: Morgan http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-7840 Morgan Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:37:37 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-7840 Thanks for the great information! But i do have one question; my sister and i share the same account for our Kindles, and its both on our mom's credit card. and so whenever on the home page it says welcome, and then my mother's name. is there a way to change this? would i have to deregister to be able to change this? --thanks for your help Thanks for the great information! But i do have one question; my sister and i share the same account for our Kindles, and its both on our mom’s credit card. and so whenever on the home page it says welcome, and then my mother’s name. is there a way to change this? would i have to deregister to be able to change this?
–thanks for your help

]]> By: Karen http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-7714 Karen Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:06:16 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-7714 Brandy & Terrry: re the Nook swap vs Kindle. I read that you can only "loan" the Nook book once for a specific number of days and if the reader hasn't finished the book, too bad, it comes back to you and you can't resend it. It's a feature that's not quite as good as it sounds. Brandy & Terrry: re the Nook swap vs Kindle. I read that you can only “loan” the Nook book once for a specific number of days and if the reader hasn’t finished the book, too bad, it comes back to you and you can’t resend it. It’s a feature that’s not quite as good as it sounds.

]]> By: Kyle http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-7546 Kyle Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:19:45 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-7546 The Nook also does not have a web browser. The Kindle's web browser is very simple and not fully featured, but I can browse most news websites fine and check Gmail with it. The Nook also does not have a web browser. The Kindle’s web browser is very simple and not fully featured, but I can browse most news websites fine and check Gmail with it.

]]> By: becca http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-7438 becca Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:52:47 +0000 http://mickwest.com/2008/03/22/sharing-two-kindles-how-does-it-work/#comment-7438 I have a kindle- The text to sprrech (the feathure that reads to you) is not that great. You really have to focus to hear it. It is computer speak- sounds a little like Charlie Brown's teacher:)wo wo wo wa .... I have a kindle- The text to sprrech (the feathure that reads to you) is not that great. You really have to focus to hear it. It is computer speak- sounds a little like Charlie Brown’s teacher:)wo wo wo wa ….

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