You may have heard that I received a Kindle Fire as a gift from my most wonderful husband for our 15th anniversary. Even if you didn’t- you did now.
I’ve loved my 2nd Generation Kindle. I still love it. It is wonderful for carrying hundreds of books wherever I go. And I can read on it for hours without eye strain. (Check out my review of Yesterday’s Classics ebook collection- you can see other photos of my beloved Kindle 
The Kindle Fire looks so small but it is heavier than my Kindle. Attempting to show the difference in screens (e-ink vs back-lit), I forgot that I set my Fire to the lowest brightness. I’m so used to the Kindle not being ‘bright’ {and not straining my eyes} that I didn’t take into account that it would affect my photos. The screen is brighter on the Fire and not as bright on the Kindle, as they look in the photos, if that makes any sense at all.
I also set the reading screen on sepia to lessen the strain on my eyes so it looks a little odd in the photos. After reading for awhile, I forget that the page isn’t white!
Yes, I am spoiled and will not complain again. The end.
I am still trying to figure it all out. It appears, at first that I cannot download books directly from websites such as Gutenberg and Manybooks (my two favorites) but still can download to my computer and then upload via USB cable. I did put all of the books from my Kindle onto my Fire but have encountered some hiccups. I am not sure if this is usual or operator error {gauging from the discussions on Amazon.com about the Fire, it’s not my doing…hope it is fixed soon…}. Some of the books say that they cannot be put/read on my Fire and need to be removed. I click remove and then it gives the option to download. Almost all of my books are ones that have been free so they download free- again- but I worry/wonder if sometime I will come across one that will try to charge me. I won’t be happy if that happens.
But until it does- I am happy with my Fire.
And I can get totally consumed by play Angry Birds. My kids want to play with my Fire (the games) but I haven’t let them yet… give me some more time to enjoy having only my fingerprint smudges on the screen 
I’ve used my Kindle since having the Fire and try to use it as a touch screen! Haha!
I’m hoping to have a few posts on what nifty things to do with the Fire…but that’ll come after the new year.
How fun! I have a Kindle 3G and love it. My sister is getting a Kindle Fire (should arrive tomorrow I think). I've got an Ipod Touch too so I do internet browsing, checking email, etc with that if I'm not near my computer. The Fire looks fun though.
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I have been eyeing the Fire. I don't own any type of reading device yet. It is good to see comparisons. I am still not completely decided....
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
ReplyDeleteYay for you, dear Blossom!! I'm so happy for you. And, yes, I've heard that the Fire has some problems. Hopefully, they'll figure them out soon.
ReplyDeleteThere will be 3 Fires in this house on Christmas Day. Do you know if you can download games from Gamehouse using the Android mobile games and if they will work?
ReplyDeleteHope your posts come out really soon. LOL
I pray that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!
Blessings to you!
Hey, Blossom! Wish I could help you with the Fire book-transfer thing. I recall reading about others' issues with the same thing in Amazon reviews for the Fire. Before I had my Kindle, I used the free Kindle app on my smartphone, and I, too, changed the background to sepia. You're right -- after a while it seems "right"!
ReplyDeleteSince I have a smartphone, I think I'll stick with my Kindle 3G for now. The Fire has some cool features, but I can do most of those on my phone. For now, that is!