ceigered:

horsto:

ceigered:How does this "Free 3G" stuff work with Kindles anyway? US only?

It works in most countries of the world without costs for downloading books you buyed.

Cheers for that, so basically if I've bought a book, they subsidise my 3G cost from that, otherwise I pay my provider? I might look into one of these nifty devices if it's that accessible.

In fact I don't know how this works in detail. You don't have a provider. Amazon must have contracts with the local providers in all these countries.
Did you understand that there are no costs not only in your country, but also in all other countries where you use the Kindle?

horsto:

ceigered:

horsto:

ceigered:How does this "Free 3G" stuff work with Kindles anyway? US only?

It works in most countries of the world without costs for downloading books you buyed.

Cheers for that, so basically if I've bought a book, they subsidise my 3G cost from that, otherwise I pay my provider? I might look into one of these nifty devices if it's that accessible.

In fact I don't know how this works in detail. You don't have a provider. Amazon must have contracts with the local providers in all these countries.
Did you understand that there are no costs not only in your country, but also in all other countries where you use the Kindle?

Serious?! That's pretty damn amazing in this bureaucratic world of ours! I wonder how they're managing that sort of deal with so many providers/infrastructure owners! Thanks for the info Horsto, I'm certainly more interested in one now if they're that accessible, not that I travel much but if I did I'd probably aim for getting an e-book reader for simplicity's sake.

Zafur:If that's true, I think it may be worth looking into the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, and others and compare their specs? Is it that you specifically want an Apple product? I don't see a reason to get it if you admit Apple products are overpriced.

I specifically *don't* want an Apple product. Galaxy Tab is very pricey, and Eee Pad Transformer is also more than I want to spend. I like technology but I am not an early adopter. I like to wait long enough that the specs go up and the price goes down. The prices of tablets haven't dropped enough for my taste, especially due to the lack of keyboard.

I thought that a "transformable" netbook would be the answer but they've mostly gotten terrible reviews, and I think the price and technology just isn't there yet for me.

I still don't have a smartphone. Waiting for battery technology to improve.

erinja:
I still don't have a smartphone. Waiting for battery technology to improve.

My iPhone 3G's battery is pretty damn good given its age, better than most phones I've had before the smart phone craze, surely there are some alternatives with just as good batteries?

But I agree, tablets are so overpriced these days. Funnily enough, the Apple tablets seem to be sliding down the price ladder a bit, so I might get one of them if that trend continues. Android tablets have left me partially disappointed too.

You know what would get me interested? A tablet that had Esperanto built on-board, that'd be fun. Should be possible with Android, but android is too fragmented amongst the various distributors and tablet makers.

horsto:

ceigered:

horsto:

ceigered:How does this "Free 3G" stuff work with Kindles anyway? US only?

It works in most countries of the world without costs for downloading books you buyed.

Cheers for that, so basically if I've bought a book, they subsidise my 3G cost from that, otherwise I pay my provider? I might look into one of these nifty devices if it's that accessible.

In fact I don't know how this works in detail. You don't have a provider. Amazon must have contracts with the local providers in all these countries.
Did you understand that there are no costs not only in your country, but also in all other countries where you use the Kindle?

The free 3g is advertised in Australia.

I have a BlackBerry PlayBook, which is a 7" tablet. There is not yet a Kindle app for it, but Android app support is coming. I'm currently using a "sideloaded" version of the Kindle app on the PlayBook and it works well. It's also possible to use the Kindle Cloud Reader on the PlayBook, but it doesn't support highlighting or annotation. The Android app does support these.

I have an old Kindle, a new Kindle Fire and also a Nook. I use them to proof formatting on the free Esperanto ebooks I publish. On my free distribution website at Eldonejo Mistera Sturno I provide button-links labeled EPub, AZW3, Mobi and PDF. So then, in order, ebooks for Nook, Kindle Fire, old Kindles, and virtual paper.

If you buy ebooks from either Amazon, B&N, or Kobo, then they'll come DRM'd. That is to say, encrypted for one device only. Other publishers offer their ebooks DRM-free. Which means that if you buy from them, then you can put your ebook on any device whatsoever (provided it supports that format). Buy a DRM-free ebook from Baen books and you can view it on Nook, Kobo, or Sony Reader. You can even import it to the Calibre program and change the format. Buy a DRM'd book though, and you're marooned on only one platform. DRM can be undone, but it's a little bit of a pain.

Aplonis:On my free distribution website at Eldonejo Mistera Sturno...

Very nice. Can I make a suggestion for you.

Since you are giving the books away for free, why not include a creative commons license. The license would allow anyone to use the work as long as they give you credit. It will also increase your web traffic a little bit because you will be included in their search results.

https://creativecommons.org/choose/