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With Kindle, can you bookmark websites on your PC-browser, and then later transfer them to Kindle to view the pages later?
On Kindle (before I buy) - I would like to know if I can use it to read PDFs and other documents, and especially websites that I want to read in more detail later . In other words I want to transfer documents and web pages for viewing on the Kindle. How easy is this, if it can be done at all?
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You can't save bookmarks on the PC and then use them on the Kindle without some sort of hack. (at least with the first generation model). You can do some other things that would more or less get you the same result:
Use Google Reader from the Kindle browser to read any RSS feeds that you've subscribed to from your PC.
Save the entire web page or grab the text from it and transfer it to the kindle for viewing later
Use a simple social bookmarking site to save the book marks and then use the Kindle's browser to find your bookmarks on that site
Regarding PDFs and other documents: My first generation Kindle doesn't support PDF's, and if you use the free conversion method for PDFs the results aren't always that great. Formatting can get weird and larger pictures are sometimes messed up. In terms of viewing other documents, though, transferring them to the Kindle is easy. You can email them to a special address and they will be converted into Kindle format and be delivered to your device over the wireless WhisperNet connection. Or you can email them to a different special address to convert them and have them emailed to you so that you can transfer them to your device via USB.
If your focus is heavy web site reading, the Kindle probably isn't for you, at least not yet. If you want to occasionally read very simple sites without a lot of graphics or scripts or streaming video, it will work ok. Think of it as a fantastic ebook reader with limited extra features, as if you buy it for the the extras it may disappoint you.
Use Google Reader from the Kindle browser to read any RSS feeds that you've subscribed to from your PC.
Save the entire web page or grab the text from it and transfer it to the kindle for viewing later
Use a simple social bookmarking site to save the book marks and then use the Kindle's browser to find your bookmarks on that site
Regarding PDFs and other documents: My first generation Kindle doesn't support PDF's, and if you use the free conversion method for PDFs the results aren't always that great. Formatting can get weird and larger pictures are sometimes messed up. In terms of viewing other documents, though, transferring them to the Kindle is easy. You can email them to a special address and they will be converted into Kindle format and be delivered to your device over the wireless WhisperNet connection. Or you can email them to a different special address to convert them and have them emailed to you so that you can transfer them to your device via USB.
If your focus is heavy web site reading, the Kindle probably isn't for you, at least not yet. If you want to occasionally read very simple sites without a lot of graphics or scripts or streaming video, it will work ok. Think of it as a fantastic ebook reader with limited extra features, as if you buy it for the the extras it may disappoint you.
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Nearly two years of experience with the original first generation Kindle
Nearly two years of experience with the original first generation Kindle
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