Quick Kindle questions

EllenFrasier

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Will the $79 Kindle, which does not have 3G, work when not in a WiFi area? Let's say she takes it in the car - will she still be able to read the books that are downloaded to it? What are the advantages of getting the 3G?
There is a Kindle Keyboard with 3G and special offers (whatever they are) for $85 - is that better than the plain Kindle for $79 that Amazon has?
 
I got the kindle (not 3G) for Christmas last year. It means that I have to have wi-fi to download my books. If I didn't have wi-fi, or was often somewhere where wi-fi was not available, then a 3G would be nice. Wi-fi is not needed on the 3G to download your books. Since that is not the case for me, I am perfectly happy with mine. Once the books are downloaded, you do not need wi-fi or 3G to read them. :)

As far as I know, the kindle with offers are ads that you can't erase. I don't have one, so I can't comment on that.
 
yes - you download books when you are at a wifi place (some use libraries, some starbucks)

once you have the downloaded they are on your kindle till you tell it to "remove from device" The books are still part of your archive - you can access your archive - but to download you need to be using wifi

I only have wifi, my mom has the 3G - I dont think she uses it, I thought she might need it for when she travels.

The $79 does not have a keyboard -the only thing I use the keyboard for is making "collections" I have collections like Fiction, non fiction, bestsellers, currently reading etc - then I put the books I have downloaded into those collections... BUT you will have the ability, without a keyboard, like the old phones and texting to type words

my dd uses her keyboard all the time - she buys books (free or cheap$.99) with her kindle - I use the computer - she has free games that she uses the keyboard for - I dont have games, I like reading.

The special offers is when your kindle is sleeping (its reccommended to let it go to sleep dont turn it off - it goes to sleep after a period of time - on my kindle I have images that area stored, and rotate - affectionately referred to as "dead authors" Jane Austin, etc - some find those "creepy" But when I start to read, I no longer see them

Special offers is "ads" from Amazon - you only see them when your kindle is sleeping - I highly recommend getting a case for your kindle - close the case, you dont see the authors, or offers

some have reported that the authors can be a "good deal" (gift cards is the one I remember reading about)

Good Luck!

we love our plain kindles!!
 














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