anyone know about kindle?

Question

I don't understand much about Kindle except that it is a small "computer-screen- like" apparatus that allows you to read the pages of books. A friend of mine wants to get one so that she does not have to carry bulky books around with her. I see that Amazon sells them. I would not know if the current $60 price with Amazon is a better deal than with any other store or website that would sell Kindle. What I best understand is that after you buy Kindle you can access dozens if not thousands of books of different titles. I think that the way it works is using WiFi or something similar. I don't know if you have to purchase certain "cassettes" to put into the Kindle reader that would allow you to read a certain book.
Does anyone know if it is a good bargain to buy Kindle through Amazon?
How do you access different kinds of books through Kindle?
From what I see on Amazon, it mentions mostly novels: Can you access Textbooks and non-fiction?
I have seen people on the subway reading from what looks like a Kindle tablet,but I have only seen people looking at text : Can you look at a book with pictures on Kindle?
Does Amazon have a return policy if you are not satisfied with the Kindle reader?
Can anyone give a decent explanation of how to use Kindle?
How would I access, say, a textbook about electronics that has schematic diagrams?
Is Kindle hard to use?
After you finish reading one book how do you change to reading a different book on Kindle?
Do you always have access to the books you want to read ?( Let's say you are studying literature and science and you need to get two different books simoultaneously, and I am not asking if two different books can be seen on the kindle screen but can you "shut off" or remove from the screen one book and then access another or do you have to completely finish with one book on your Kindle screen before you can access a completely different book?
Do you have to pay to read each different book?
Is money somehow deducted from your credit card with each book you read in Kindle?
I know that there must be some things I misunderstand
Information please

Answer 1

I have the Kindle Fire and used to own the Original kindle, the first of its kind. I've got to say its an amazing machine. The original one for 60 dollars is alright but I would recommend the one with the keyboard. If you are a constant to amazon you probably know they have just about everything, plus you can access it on a a tablet, computer, kindle, anything. On Amazon they have a special spot only available when you are on a kindle. There are all sorts of books plus apps and games (Its called the Amazon Marketplace). So if you have never shopped from amazon its a little like the TV shopping channel only from a laptop/kindle. you make an account and password, then you add a credit or debit card. On the kindle store you only can buy apps and games or books (while on your computer you can buy items, make-up, jewelry, shoes literally everything that they will ship to your house) The kindle store for books is amazing. They do have textbooks but also a lot of novels too depending on what you like to read. Every book you read does cost, so be careful not to go crazy. They don't have a library where you can just check out a book and return it, if you want to read it, you have to buy it. If you are going to get a kindle I would get either the 159 dollar kindle with a 7 inch display and a touch screen, or the Kindle Keyboard 3G which obviously has 3G capability's incase you don't have Wi-Fi (Which means you can buy books even if you don't have internet, like on a bus, in a store etc.) and it has a keyboard which I really like and here's why: All the kindle "E-readers" as they are called do not have a touchscreen (Only the Kindle Fire Tablets do) so you cant play apps or games, only read. Now if you're using it for school that's not a problem but not having a keyboard makes it hard and slow to search for your books on the "amazon marketplace" where you buy your books. Another thing really like, is if you have the money, you can buy as many books as you want! when you're storage gets full, just transfer a few to something called "Cloud Storage" where you can leave some of you're books once youre done reading. If you want to read them again, Just bring them back to you're device, Its kind of like an online storage facility for you're books!

Hope I helped! Good Luck!

Answer 2

There are several models of Kindle. The basic Kindle is an e-reader. It uses e-ink technology, which means you have black text on a light gray background. This is great for reading, bit not for things like games and videos. They also make the Kindle Fire line, which is a basic tablet. It has an LCD screen and can be used for reading books, watching video, surfing the web, playing games and more. If you have books with lots of images, or magazines or comic books, the Fire is a better option.



You can purchase ebooks through Amazon or any online retailer that sells ebooks in a supported format. Most publishers and authors who sell directly to the public do so. You can also, in many cases, check out ebooks from your local library and read them on a Kindle. Books from Amazon are downloaded wirelessly. Books from other sources have to be downloaded to a computer and then transferred to the Kindle via USB. It's easy, just drag and drop.



Amazon does have a return policy, which is described at http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200144510



How you use it varies depending upon the model. I have an older one, the Kindle 3. I go to Amazon on my computer (faster for me), find a book, then click the Purchase button. The next time I turn on my Kindle, it automatically connects to wifi and downloads the book within a minute or less. It's easy enough to use that my father, who is 79 years old, has no problems. His only complaint is that the buttons on the model he has are too small for his fingers.



You download the books to your reader. Mine has 3GB of storage space. I currently have around 1300 books loaded on it and it's only around 50% full. In general, they hold several thousand books. Anything purchased from Amazon is stored for free in their cloud. If anything happens to your Kindle, you just download everything you purchased to the replacement. There's no charge. You can easily switch between books - I sometimes abandon one or switch between two or more. On my model, all I have to do is go to the main menu and select the title I want.



Books are generally purchased through Amazon or from publishers or authors. Prices vary - anything published before 1923 is in the public domain and can be legally downloaded for free. Also, some writers and publishers give some titles away. For example, the first book in a series may be offered for free to draw in new readers. The prices for best sellers are usually about the same as for the paperback version, so if you only read best sellers then you won't save much money.

Answer 3

i have a kindle just the basic model, and they are great for reading novels and word text, but if you want to see diagrams and pictures i think you need the kindle fire for this.its about the one bit i am unsure about.so check on amazon to be sure.

where do you buy from, best is likely amazon, but they do sell at retail electric stores too so check them.

before you buy go onto amazon, view kindle books and check out the sort of books you want are available to download. some you pay for some you don't and are free. the download happens at point of sale so turn on your kindle and it will automatically down load.pay by credit,debit,gift voucher etc.

on the kindle will be an index of all the books you have bought, you can store loads of books. just scroll up and down to the one you wish to view and press enter. if you are part way through a book it doesn't matter it will remember where you were up to.



additional

research if its exactly what you want because they are generally non returnable unless they are faulty. and believe me they will check this before exchanging or refunding

Answer 4

I have a kindle fire and its basically a tablet