January 06, 2008

Other Kindle Information

Reverse Engineer Finds Kindle's Hidden Features from Slashdot (January 4, 2008)
Things were found such as Google Maps, minesweeper game, and other features.

A New Jersey Library Starts Lending Kindles from Library Journal (12/13/2007)
The Sparta Public Library, NJ bought two $399 Kindles and loans them to patrons.

Kindling? Amazon's eBook Reader, Kindle, Is Latest Device To Fire Up the Market from Library Journal Academic Newswire (11/20/2007)
Includes some quotes from a discussion on the Web4Lib Electronic Discussion list.

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gravatarPosted by Bill Graham
Posted on June 11, 2009 07:12 PM

I am in a jazz band and we play about 120 selections from written music scores. I would like to be able to use the kindle to hold all my music. I have it all on my computer in PDF format. I wonder if I can go quickly from any page to any other page (in a few seconds) Can I "turn the page" in less than one second? Is the backlighting good enough to be able to read music in dim light? Will the batteries last for three hours? Can anyone out there answer any of these questions? Thank you, weg9@comcast.net

gravatarPosted by Brian Gray
Posted on June 18, 2009 11:01 PM

Kindle is not backlit. Batteries can last for a couple weeks if the wireless is turned off. There may be a delay when pages change so you would want to try it first for your need.





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