Switch from Apple to Android Kindle
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I never thought I would be able to switch away from apple. This family uses apple everything. I was trying to replace my IPAD and the delivery took so long I ordered this and I fell in love. Not only is it working great, it does everything better than my apple did. Amazon gives a free app a day, no more iTunes cards, with prime you get to watch free movies and tv shows, and now music streaming free. I am so impressed. At the same time, I ordered the new Fire TV and have to say it is a difference of night and day from my dvd player streaming and smart tv streaming. the Amazon Fire TV is so fast its instant and you can watch it off the kindle or anywhere. there is no buffering time or anything. I could not be happier, matter of fact I am going to switch everything over to android eventually, well except the iMac because its relatively new. This is great purchase, I even bought one for my daughter. the 7" is not too small as I thought it might be it is perfect. Thank you Amazon.
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You may want to go another route if you subscribe to the electronic edition of the NYT.  This limits you to three stories per day unless you subscribe.  I think I'll use the NYT site and see if I can get the Android app on my Kindel.
3109288
Hope this will help me to become acquainted with my kindle fire......  wish there was a way to use it while actually on my kindle?  Seems quite straightforward but I'm not a computer geek by any means!!!
2309766
For the most part I loved my Kindle until I had to keep replacing it because the place you plug in the charge WOULD not function correctly. Now I am on the third Kindle hopefuly this one lasts for more than 5 mo.(did I mention this is the third kindle in a year.) If not going back to apple and I won't mind paying more, I can still get the Kindle app.  AS FAR AD THE KINDLE DEVICE GOES I AM DISAPOINTED.
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The kindle uses a micro-USB interface, which is the same as the standard that almost all smartphones and all regular cell phones use-- so if you have a non-iPhone, you can use the same charger to charge your kindle.  I have a Motorola DROID2 that's over 2 years old and uses the same plug (and so does my dad's really simple flip phone), so you don't even need a new phone to have a compatible charger.  The product itself is fine, small and convenient, but it's ridiculously overpriced.
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I have an ipad 1.  Been struggling to decide whether I should make the plunge to go Android...but when Woot had their $300 special...I went for it.  Boy, am I glad.

Here's some of the things I can do on the Android that I can't on the iPad.

1) File management system.  I can download files on my email...and then use FTP to upload files to my server.

2) Industry Standard compatible browser.  While browsing works in many sites on Apple...many are broken as they need Javascript and Flash.  I've had ZERO compatibility problems on the Android browser.  Everything works.  All sites with Flash works.  Amazing.  Now I can truly leave my laptop home when I travel.

Problems encountered

1) When I had some problems syncing with my Mac...I contacted support.  Boy, these guys are dumber than bricks.  I mean, scraping the bottom of the barrel.  Utter morons.

2) Mac support is very limited.  For the most part, this is not a problem...but I am still having problems getting all my contacts from Address book on my mac over to the Tab.

3) Photo albums don't transfer nicely from iPhoto.  You will need to manually create directories and drag them over.  Not a big deal...just a pain in the ass.

4) No Ice Cream Sandwich.  Nuff said.

Overall, if you are one of those borderline people who are wondering if you should jump off the Apple bandwagon....where you are slightly dissatisfied with the Apple heavy handed control over what they think is best for you, then I highly recommend the jump.  There's just SO MUCH more you can do on this than on the iPad.
244309
Either I don't know how to use kindle on iphone or this doesn't jave zoom. Couldn't read, like tiny pictures
3171649
This is the first of 331 Kindle books that I have bought that I cannot download to my Kindle app on a MacBook Pro (Retina version). I am truly astounded. Not only that, but there is no indication when buying the book that it is incompatible with anything that a Kindle app runs on. Unlike some of the others who have reviewed the book, I am okay with the fixed format on an iPad 3. Double clicking on small text opens boxes with larger text.

The book needs an upgrade to work on all Kindle devices.

Besides that, I really like the informal, somewhat quirky set of words introduced in a wonderful order that makes learning the characters rather easy. I would give the book 5 stars if I could read it on my laptop, too.
908697
I had kindle on my Mac. Then I updated it and lost the app. Very disappointing. Uninstalled it, reinstalled it...no good. Now I read on my phone.
3671000
well im thinking of purchasing the kindle soon, but im currently using kindle on my itouch.

but i have a question, How do you add another ebook format pdf file?

Thanks
4059841
I do everything through Google. Very frustrated to see that I can't download to Kindle. Contemplating returning it
1980073
If I keep it I will just use it to replace my older Kindle and use it for reading.  I will still have to use a notebook for my other needs since the Kindle does not support the full Android application suite.
2785514
I don't like the new Kindle. It jumps all around, for instance, starts in the middle of a book, doesn't stop where I want. I'm trying to fix the old one by changing the battery
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I am not particularly fond of the new Kindle. The apps do not seem to work as well on it or break easy on it. Everything seems more difficult on it. There are websites I can not access, etc. Not happy with it at all.
676370
I have the second generation Kindle. I bought the Playbook with the idea to combine it's features and use it as my Kindle.  Could someone advise me how to get the Kindle App, for the Playbook?
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I was offered a free trial so I opted in after a couple of days of consideration. I was very skeptical. I have a transformer android tablet and an iphone 5s. I am invested in both appverses. I enjoy both platforms very much.

Upon receiving my Kindle Fire, I was excited to see what this version of android would offer. At first, I was very put off by the user interface. I did not enjoy the recent apps on the home page. I also kept missing the space key when typing. I still have to eyeball the keyboard while typing. I started the process of sending it back after having it for three days. I did a factory reset and returned it to its box.

Then, after sleeping on it, I decided to give it another try. I put my collection of PDF research papers that I have downloaded over time. I installed Calibre to convert them to mobi and azw3 but I did not enjoy the conversion results at all. I use only PDFs now because I prefer the original formatting of imagery and texts.

The marketplace is not where I plan to explore too much, but I did find a few apps with which for me to work. I setup my wordpress (I'm a casual blogger) and practiced sharing photos synched from my facebook. I installed a chess game and some note apps. They work rather well and respond with no issues that I can complain about.

I am a Prime subscriber and I tried the video and music streaming. I still prefer my netflix and spotify subscriptions, but having these types of serves built into my kindle makes me happy notto need to waste books space. I got this to read.

Pros:
Fast and responsive.
Lightweight with decent lightweight cover available (I bought the origami case).
Great resolution, even if better is now available.
Comfortable ergonomic design.
Search feature is always handy.
Good battery life.
Specific documents, books, videos, etc in recents list.
Recents list available anywhere with a swipe from bottom of screen.
Web browser has built-in media functionality.
Reading documents in original format is generally pleasurable and very responsive.

Cons:
I wish the Documents section had a grid view like Books does.
Documents could also use a better metadata display.
Whenever I choose an item from a list and then back out, I am sent back to the top of the list. I wishit would return to the position I left.
Camera quality is lacking, but that's not a concern of mine.

Overall:
I am very pleased and have decided to keep this kindle fire. Keep in mind every gadget purchased is outdated by newer gadgets, but this will hold its own as a great PDF/ebook reader. No doubt about that. I feel comfortable with the price and look forward to at least a couple of years worth of swiping through reading.
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I just want to be clear, I love the kindle app.  I loved it on my Galaxy tab.  I just wish I could still get it for my surface.  The web-based interface is not as good.  How about just putting the old version back at Microsoft's store or here at Amazon?