On 10/28/2012 05:56 AM, James Adcock wrote:
You still have the problem Greg that the content of the review is not truthful.
Learn to read. It looks not thruthful to you because you put things into it which I never said.
I download books directly from my Kindle Fire to my Kindle Fire all the time, directly from the PG site. It can be done and it is being done. Not as well as on previous Kindles, however.
Learn to read. I didn't say it wasn't possible. I said, that Amazon made it a lot harder to download PG ebooks to the Fire than to the Kindle 3. By making a thing hard to achieve, you can effectively prevent most of the people from getting it most of the time. If you know of a way to download PG books to the Fire as easily as to the Kindle 3, I'd like to know it, so I can fix my review. As easily as on the Kindle 3 means: using only the device itself and the apps it comes preloaded with. (Or at the very furthest: Using apps you can get from the market, although that would be already harder than on the Kindle 3).
I wouldn't call it "locked down." I would simply call it "not a particularly competent software implementation."
And I'm sure the effect on the customer is the same. I cannot even claim originality on that one because I get ~75.000 results for "kindle fire" "locked down". https://www.google.com/search?q="kindle+fire"+"locked+down"
One can still "trivially" move content to the Kindle Fire using the "Send to Kindle" application, which is actually very convenient.
Why do you use quotes on "trivially"? YOU are being untruthful, not I. You are well-aware that it is non-trivial to get books to the Fire, but still you chose the word "trivial", despite your conscience haunting you to the extent of making you put those quotes in. The truth is: You need a PC for "Send to Kindle". You cannot get a book that way sitting in the airport lounge. The truth is: "Send to Kindle" sends the book over the internet. TWICE. Plus the original download to the PC makes 3 times. That is a real problem on a slow internet connection, especially the upload step. PG users are typically aged 50+. The truth is: "Send to Kindle" makes free ebooks less attractive in comparison to Amazon's paid books.
I also don't get any ads, because I made the choice, which was mine to make, that I didn't want to get any ads. He chose to get the ads, and is now throwing a fit about it.
Learn to read. I didn't complain about the ads. I knew I would get ads. That was clearly described on the product page. What Amazon did not tell me is that the Kindle would turn itself on again after being turned off. That is my complaint. The Fire is the rudest device I own by far. And get your facts right. I ordered the Fire on the first day it was orderable in Germany and Amazon did NOT give me that choice. The choice was added later after massive customer protests. I know I could now spend another €15 to get rid of the ads, but I'd rather not throw good €15 after the bad €200, the Fire being as useless as it is now. (P.S. It is PG's money I'm stingy with, not mine.) Regards -- Marcello Perathoner webmaster@gutenberg.org