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Kindle for computer

16 years ago

The search feature on Garden Web is down, I see, so I wonder if anyone can give me the link where RC discussed this. I have downloaded Kindle for PC, but am wondering where I can get book titles to read using this without purchasing from Amazon. If I recall, this is possible, yes?

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gloriam
16 years ago
This is probably the post you want.

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fruitjarfla
16 years ago
Two of us got the Trojan.dropper when we downloaded the Kindle for Pc but it supposedly was not a problem. (A "false positive"?) I suggest that you run Malwarebytes after you do the Kindle download. As far as I can tell I had no problems doing the download and Malwarebytes.
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Ok, you all have me almost convinced to buy myself the Kindle. I just downloaded the app to my iphone. That's all I've done on it so far! The battery is low so I'll have to play with downloading books on it later. Lindsey, I love the idea of putting knitting patterns on it! I scanned some of my pattern pics with the materials list into the computer and printed them in photos, then put them in "brag books" to take with me to yarn shops so I would have the info to buy yarn, or not duplicate patterns, but I've always carried my knitting bag with a bunch of my favorite patterns in it, and my needles when we traveled. Luckily, we don't fly! When we took the train, I vacuumpacked each skein of yarn seperately for a sweater I was working on, and put them in the suit case. I could take out one at a time, and it would puff back up to it's original shape to work with. I knitted 2/3 of a sweater in 10 days that trip! But that bag is HEAVY! With the kindle, I could just carry that, my needles & accessory kit. Hmmm, guess I'll have to check the ccard balances. Trip to KS for a funeral=4 day weekend, gas, food, room. Trip to S. Ohio for bluegrass festival = room, gas, food, tickets, cd, banjo, music stand, & 3 instrument stands. Have to think about it. Tami
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grandms
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, gloriam, that's the one I was looking for.

Just to be sure, I'll run scans, fruitjarfla.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
it was a false positive, new program they did not have all the files for it listed yet.

you can only get the books from the kindle store but there are many free books at the kindle store for it available.
grandms
Original Author
16 years ago
Had a little problem at first because even though this is free, Amazon has my CC number and the download did not install properly. Then I realized it was the old CC number for the card that was cancelled, so I put in my current CC number and downloaded again. This time the shortcuts worked and I have Kindle up and running with a book downloaded and the first few pages read. Yay! Thanks, RC.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
you are welcome, I don't know why the CC info would have made any difference in the download maybe the first one was just a fluke that it was bad.
I have been enjoying mine, got a lot of free books to read now and set up my husbands new laptop with it also and got him all the free sherlock holmes books he will be happy with those.

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