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Title: Who knows about Kindles?
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Published: May 31, 2015
Author: Me
Post Date: 2015-05-31 19:11:34 by Chuck_Wagon
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Okay. My mom (81 years old) has been a very avid reader ever Nonetheless - I think - for either her birthday or Anyone know anything about these cute little beasties?
since the sun burst into flames. So about once a week
she goes to, yes, the library.
She likes mystery, history and romance.
Decades ago I bought her every Agatha Christie novel
that I thought she had not read. (I missed on a few -
she HAD read them.)
Christmas - I am going to buy her a Kindle.
Being an avid reader as she is - she is the perfect
candidate for one.
Any help would be appreciated!
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#2. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
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I have one,and I love it. Mine is the Kindle PaperWhite version,and the screen is backlit so there is no real glare and you can still read if the lights are out. Adjustable font sizes for people with vision problems,and you get all sorts of free book downloads from Amazon if you are a Prime member. Besides that there are several places on the web you can download books for free. I probably have 50 or so free books on my Kindle right now. BTW,amazon is always running a sale of some kind on different Kindles. I think I paid $79.95 for mine a couple of years ago on sale,but have seen it on sale for as long as $59.95. Just looked a few minutes ago and they are running at $129 and up.
My mom has a Kindle in her future... Sounds like the 'PaperWhite' is the way to go...
The upscale ones have features the paperwhite doesn't have,but I'm cheap and the paperwhite does everything I want it to do. I was to read books on it,period. Nothing else. Make sure you get her a Amazon Prime Account. That way she gets free books,movies,and tv shows from amazon,plus free shipping on anything they sell and ship.
Okay.
Get a Barnes & Noble Nook... they're less expensive than Kindle and don't have the embedded "special offers" pop-up advertising: Plus if there's any problems, you can take it to a real person at the nearest Barnes & Noble Bookstore instead of faceless Amazon online. (yeah... B&N stores still exist... I saw one just the other day in downtown Houston when I was going for rehab for my new leg... but I haven't seen a Waldenbooks, Borders or Daltons in a coon's age... they must've gone belly-up or something)
Yeah,it's only about 75 miles away. No thanks. Been buying stuff from amazon ever since I discovered computers and amazon,and have zero problems with them. When I tell them something was bad or not as advertised,they even pay the shipping to return it and give me my money back. Since all it takes is a poke with a finger to get rid of pop-ups,I can handle that. It's not like shoveling gravel with a snow shovel.
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#19. To: sneakypete (#2)
...but have seen it on sale...
#20. To: Chuck_Wagon (#19)
Sounds like the 'PaperWhite' is the way to go...
#22. To: sneakypete (#20)
I'll buy the darned thing. 
#23. To: Chuck_Wagon, sneakypete (#22)
The upscale ones have features the paperwhite doesn't have,but I'm cheap and the paperwhite does everything I want it to do.
#28. To: Willie Green (#23)
Plus if there's any problems, you can take it to a real person at the nearest Barnes & Noble Bookstore instead of faceless Amazon online.
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