tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post287893348567462451..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Amazon quietly makes improvements to Kindle periodical subscription rules and processesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-17726487054217500152011-06-28T00:35:43.619-07:002011-06-28T00:35:43.619-07:00Liz,
That's odd. My current-reading folder ...Liz,<br /> That's odd. My current-reading folder has a choice for Most Recent sorting.<br /><br /> Do you cursor up and change sorting to how you want to see the folder contents?<br /><br /> That issue of Nat'l Geo is almost over. So try to see it. My B&N carries the paper-bound ones.<br /><br /> But they're no match for the edition on the NookColor (and of course probably on large tablets, but the NookColor resolution of 1024x768 on a 7" form makes a stunning picture especially with the color balance it has).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-36817478604663326172011-06-27T20:50:02.423-07:002011-06-27T20:50:02.423-07:00Thanks Andrys. I think I have sent that feedback t...Thanks Andrys. I think I have sent that feedback to them, but I will again.<br /><br />I prefer to keep things in chronological order, rather than by title or author. I usually have 10-12 books in my Currently Reading folder. I like to read them in a rotation. I'm a bit OCD like that. Which brings me to another things I wish. I wish that you could set the sorting differently for each folder. LOL But however it works, I do love my Kindle!<br /><br />I haven't seen the National Geographic article. I'll be looking for it, thanks! I'm crazy, crazy for the climbing stuff!Lizhttp://www.thewritingreader.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-24287622142127562582011-06-20T15:11:19.029-07:002011-06-20T15:11:19.029-07:00Joel,
At one point "a few weeks" was t...Joel,<br /> At one point "a few weeks" was the description and they said they'd let us know. <br /><br /> They were trying to nail down how to be sure a website-browsing visitor was really the user actually subscribing to a Kindle edition, and I'm sure they would announce if they'd finally done it.<br /><br /> I wish I knew when they'll be ready... I haven't written them but I suspect if people do they'll get at least a boilerplate response. If you do, let us know. I've been under 20/mo on the website because I usually read articles from twitter announcements, blogs, or from google, bing, blekko and other search engines (they do up the count but are doable beyond the 20-per-day limit).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-6142190386568044102011-06-20T09:28:09.911-07:002011-06-20T09:28:09.911-07:00Any idea whether NYTimes has figured out how to ti...Any idea whether NYTimes has figured out how to tie a Kindle/NYTimes subscription to the website logins? It's the only thing keeping me from subscribing - I really don't like reading the NYtimes on my Android phone.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-31373502815640692452011-06-19T20:01:59.831-07:002011-06-19T20:01:59.831-07:00Liz,
Ah, I see. Well, it's not likely that wit...Liz,<br />Ah, I see. Well, it's not likely that with all that's happening that they'll upgrade the periodical collections for awhile, but let's hope they give it SOME priority with feedback like yours.<br /><br />Until then, I mentioned that Archived and Periodicals folders are not unsorted and to make your life easier, you should sort them by Title or Author anyway until they do something about this (which they should because more people will be on tablets and, like Android tablet offerings of the newspaper/magazine blogs, many more people will be trying them out and it is a cumbersome situation right now.<br /><br />Be sure to let Amazon have feedback on what you point out here. It's important.<br /><br />By the way, enjoyed your blog entry on the mountain climbers. Have you seen the new issue of Nat'l Geo (I have it on the NookColor) that features Yosemite's El Capitan climbers?<br /><br />An article with amazing photos. They point out that a woman, Lynn Hill, free-climbed the Nose on El Capitan in a day in 1994 but that although people have beat that time by twice often, they've not done it in the way she did.<br /><br />Others have relied on "aid climbing to get past the Great Roof, a harrowing overhang two-thirds of the way up.<br /> Determined to free[climb] the Great Roof, Hill clung ot the smallest fingherholds, hanging upside down, feet skittering off the slick wall."<br /><br />Using no rope and no tools, she did this and reached the summit in 23 hours -- "a feat considered by many today to be the ultimate climbing accomplishment of the late 20th century." She was 33 at the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-45751142323179110302011-06-19T19:45:18.792-07:002011-06-19T19:45:18.792-07:00Hi Andrys, I am almost never reading the current i...Hi Andrys, I am almost never reading the current issue. I'm always one or two issues behind, so the one I'm reading is always at the end with the Back Issues. I want to be able to put that one in my Currently Reading collection. I don't want them to go into Back Issues until after I've read them. But they always get bumped there as soon as the new ones come in.Lizhttp://www.thewritingreader.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-7417659183874931062011-06-19T06:52:15.917-07:002011-06-19T06:52:15.917-07:00Liz,
They do need a 'Collections' feature ...Liz,<br />They do need a 'Collections' feature for magazines as well as books.<br /><br />If you haven't seen the Collections Guide here, see <a href="http://bit.ly/kwcollections" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/kwcollections</a>.<br /><br />The current copy of Asimov you're reading actually won't be "buried in back of the unsorted downloads in the Archived Issues folder" ...<br /><br />Current issue is always on the Home page. Previous issues will be in "PERIODICALS" folder.<br /><br />At Home screne, cursor up and you'll see you can sort by Most Recent, Title, or Author. With Most Recent, the Periodicals and Archived Items folder will be on the last page.<br />With Title or Author sorting you can press the FIRST letter only and then click to get to the start of the alpha listing of titles that start with that letter.<br /><br />Archived Items *AND* Periodical folders are both sortable by Author or Title. Cursor up to the top, and then go Right, using the 5-way button (pressing the right edge of the button).<br /><br />You'll be able to see which issues you haven't read yet because they'll have "New" at the left edge.<br /><br />I don't think they'll do magazine folders until their Android tablets and maybe a touch Kindle are ready later this year.<br /><br />To see ONLY your blogs, subscriptions, cursor up and choose to sort by Collections. After you've put all books into Collections, this sorting method will show you only your current blogs and periodicals.<br /><br />Hope you see this and that it helps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-11205324791737671912011-06-18T23:39:05.340-07:002011-06-18T23:39:05.340-07:00In addition to your observations, I'd like to ...In addition to your observations, I'd like to be able to put my magazines in folders of my own choosing. I'd like the copy of Asimov's that I'm currently reading in my Currently Reading folder, not buried in back of unsorted downloads in the Archived Issues folder. I'd like the copies that I've read to be able to be placed into my Completed folder. And I'd like to be able to place the ones that I haven't read yet into my Holding folder. Do you think there a good reason why they can't do it that way? <br /><br />I'd also like to have a folder to keep my blogs so they don't get lost in with all the books I've downloaded and haven't sorted through yet.<br /><br />Small issues, but they would make me so happy! I'd also love to be able to set a preference somewhere saying that I want to keep all my issues by default.Lizhttp://www.thewritingreader.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com