tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post1391254778039796994..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: A special Kindle v3.3 Software version was used for public library access tests - UpdateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-52162701766325467362011-09-28T07:27:05.190-07:002011-09-28T07:27:05.190-07:00I was able to check out two books from the library...I was able to check out two books from the library but I'm still on K3 v. 3.1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-80773133798061272452011-09-22T00:42:09.744-07:002011-09-22T00:42:09.744-07:00K. Hugh,
It's interesting you received the v...K. Hugh,<br /> It's interesting you received the v3.2.1 software, considering yours is a regular Kindle 3. <br /> I suspect Amazon has been planning (as admitted in an interview) to consider giving regular Kindlers the *option* to choose to receive 'special offers' (and I think that would then also come with actual ads on the screensaver), as many forumners have asked for SO's (while others don't want that at all).<br /><br /> Some K3-SO's did not download ads or special offers, so I think that probably a few get through with unintended software settings. It hasn't happened in the other direction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-9466217311496728332011-09-21T17:07:38.582-07:002011-09-21T17:07:38.582-07:00I am wondering about the 3.2.1 software. I have a ...I am wondering about the 3.2.1 software. I have a Kindle Wifi, when Amazon's great customer service sent me a replacement it came with the 3.2.1 software BUT it's not a Kindle with Special Offers. I wonder why, and if you can get SO on it somehow. Does anybody know?KingofElflandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725335915535937373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-30489232900980496802011-09-21T14:32:45.199-07:002011-09-21T14:32:45.199-07:00Yes, the article says that ALL Kindles will get th...Yes, the article says that ALL Kindles will get this capability but that the older Kindles don't have WiFi and they'll have to have the borrowed books be downloaded to a computer and then moved to your Kindle via a USB cable (which is a part of your power cord)...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-17529394450814772502011-09-21T13:39:29.714-07:002011-09-21T13:39:29.714-07:00Does anyone know if this works the same for people...Does anyone know if this works the same for people using a K2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-71113060898432212472011-09-21T08:00:33.886-07:002011-09-21T08:00:33.886-07:00Sandi and Sherri,
Thanks for your info last nigh...Sandi and Sherri,<br /> Thanks for your info last night. I made an update this morning on that and mentioned it again in the blog entry today that spreads the good news that the public library lending is now official and US-wide, though it is somewhat mixed news for older-Kindle 3G users who've avoided USB transfers and will need to learn to get books that way (as they don't have WiFi unless they move to a later Kindle). They'll get messages eventually that 3G can't be used for the download of library books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-71510598487836023712011-09-21T07:20:14.413-07:002011-09-21T07:20:14.413-07:00Joel, success, yes,
because Amazon went official...Joel, success, yes,<br /> because Amazon went official this morning, involving the 11,000 libraries promised last April.<br /><br /> Right, Amazon won't carry everything other stores do and definitely, on contemporary works, other online book stores won't carry many that Amazon does.<br /><br /> I think the v3.3 that went out to many (I updated this entry to say many were updated, some weren't) will be slowly distributed and we haven't checked Kindle 2's or 1's yet, but one change would be checking for 3G type of download and preventing it and then explaining it to the customers who have always used 3G to download books and don't have WiFi modules.<br /><br /> Red Letter Day :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-39074840473543725292011-09-21T07:01:57.516-07:002011-09-21T07:01:57.516-07:00Qapla'! (Success!) - one of my three local sys...Qapla'! (Success!) - one of my three local systems is now offering Kindle books!<br /><br />Books you already have out (I have an Android phone) cannot be downloaded as Kindle books. Also requests and checkout seem to be two-tier - you have to choose between Epub or Kindle (and not all books are available in Kindle form).Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-78775362229915000652011-09-20T20:48:30.569-07:002011-09-20T20:48:30.569-07:00I was able to download a library book to my Kindle...I was able to download a library book to my Kindle 3 yesterday from the King County Library, but my Kindle still has version 3.1 software. So, I don't know what 3.3 does, but it does not appear to be necessary for library lending.Sherrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-4034505964468416802011-09-20T20:17:36.948-07:002011-09-20T20:17:36.948-07:00I'm in the Seattle area with a Gen 3 with soft...I'm in the Seattle area with a Gen 3 with software version 3.1 and was able to download a book through wifi from the public library here. I understand Seattle and King County are part of the beta test.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186311323324070821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-75434982003299044892011-09-20T19:03:35.412-07:002011-09-20T19:03:35.412-07:00*grumble*... I use three library systems that offe...*grumble*... I use three library systems that offer Overdrive (and list the beta support of Kindle)... but so far I'm not seeing the Kindle option....Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.com