tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post4208801206688680150..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Mobile versions of webpages for Kindle web browser - Update2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-34428295188111461122014-06-10T20:28:11.055-07:002014-06-10T20:28:11.055-07:00there is a website kinstart.com where u can browse...there is a website kinstart.com where u can browse mobile version of any web site.(mainly webpage formatted for mobile viewing by google).it works pretty goodSaikat guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640489137099437093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-20368048311822257172011-04-07T17:42:38.610-07:002011-04-07T17:42:38.610-07:00Silver,
A lot of phones use a browser that autom...Silver,<br /> A lot of phones use a browser that automatically goes to the mobile version of a page and don't offer manual overrides.<br /><br /> But some mobile pages have, at the bottom, links you can click to see the 'full' or regular version.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-39120530164074115722011-04-05T09:11:29.181-07:002011-04-05T09:11:29.181-07:00How do you change the mobile version in your phone...How do you change the mobile version in your phones browser to real computer version?Silver MLMhttp://www.cointree.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-78240813247090243512011-01-12T12:00:50.297-08:002011-01-12T12:00:50.297-08:00Michelle,
That was my mistake, so thanks for wri...Michelle,<br /> That was my mistake, so thanks for writing. It was calling for a new window which it shouldn't for a download, as it should stay in the same window while a download box comes up. I've put thru' a change that should fix this for the future but it'll take 2 hours or so to go through.<br /><br /> In the meantime try this (and remember, a much less confusing bookmarks file will be ready later this week).<br /><br />1. Press HOME to get to the home page.<br />2. Start to type and a box will open up.<br /> -- Type: <br /> bit.ly/kmobiweb <br /> (don't click on anything)<br /><br /> and then .... 5-way to the right until you see "go to" as an option.<br />4. Click on that.<br /><br /> That should start the download. I was able to get it.<br /><br />Thanks very much for letting me know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-46161267832879352102011-01-12T10:41:02.698-08:002011-01-12T10:41:02.698-08:00Hi Andrys. I am a blog subscriber and tried to dow...Hi Andrys. I am a blog subscriber and tried to download the mobi azw files but still getting a message that the page is not supported. I have Kindle 3G. Should it be working now? Thanks<br /><br />MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-50347735223856426392010-08-01T07:57:59.022-07:002010-08-01T07:57:59.022-07:00Anonymous,
Thanks. Yes you flick your 5-way but...Anonymous,<br /> Thanks. Yes you flick your 5-way button to the left and confirm you want to 'delete' the book.<br /><br /> If it's an Amazon-bought or Amazon-received Kindle book, then it is saved on their servers and you can re-download it at any time.<br /><br /> I often like to back them up to my computer nevertheless in case the publisher ever withdraws the book from Amazon.<br /><br /> The book then is seen in your "Archived Items" which means the book is kept at Amazon for future download by you along with notes and highlighting if you approved backups of those (the default). To get the book again later, you just click on the title in the Archived Items section.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-16043679982388937272010-08-01T07:35:20.754-07:002010-08-01T07:35:20.754-07:00Hi, love this site!. I want to know if there is a ...Hi, love this site!. I want to know if there is a way to remove books that I've read from the home page to a "read" file, so I can keep track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-20370422955970336882010-07-03T23:19:55.952-07:002010-07-03T23:19:55.952-07:00Cas,
Amazon's conversion process detects the...Cas,<br /> Amazon's conversion process detects the URLs in Microsoft WORD docs and converts them for us.<br /><br /> Stuff like that never getgs printed in the newspaper or gadget columns. Most think that people can do only one thing - buy books only from Amazon and then read only those books, etc. Some have written we can't put our own documents on it.<br /><br /> Sometimes I just highlight, copy and paste web text I want, into Word and then have it converted to look the same way and it's a good way to read articles on your Kindle. There are also places like Readability and Instapaper that automate such things, but this lets me control more just what I want and we can make things look the way we want in Word and most of that is kept pretty well.<br /><br /> The Kindle's amazing in what it does and lets us do.. Have fun making your link-books!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-64552981675456002472010-07-03T22:32:29.090-07:002010-07-03T22:32:29.090-07:00Cool, thanks Andrys! I didn't realize it could...Cool, thanks Andrys! I didn't realize it could automatically detect URLs from text documents. Finding out new things about the Kindle every day, fun stuff. I didn't realize how customizable it could be.Casnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-50268122574917663742010-07-01T10:34:37.703-07:002010-07-01T10:34:37.703-07:00Cas,
Thanks for the nice feedback.
Re the boo...Cas,<br /> Thanks for the nice feedback.<br /><br /> Re the bookmark file, I just typed it into Microsoft Word and then I sent it to me at [me]@free.kindle.com for Amazon to Convert and to send me a link to download the converted file on the computer<br /><br /> You have to 'approve' this address for sending Kindle things and you do that at <a href="http://bit.ly/amzn_myk" rel="nofollow">Amazon's Manage Your Kindle</a> page.<br /><br /> On the computer I clicked on the link and it opened up my Kindle for PC (you can get this or the Mac one for free) so I could read it and it looked fine.<br /><br /> Then I tried a copy on the Kindle and kept on on a server where people could download it.<br /><br /> Hope that helps...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-13865865971237711152010-06-30T21:10:52.170-07:002010-06-30T21:10:52.170-07:00Hello! Thank you for all the information you have ...Hello! Thank you for all the information you have provided, your site is very interesting and helpful. Is there documentation on how you created the .azw web browser bookmark file? I would love to be able to rearrange and edit my Kindle bookmarks without having to manually delete and re-add them all!Casnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-4587279504269849882010-05-01T20:34:58.238-07:002010-05-01T20:34:58.238-07:00Anonymous,
Where did the book come from? Amazon...Anonymous,<br /> Where did the book come from? Amazon? Feedbooks? Project Gutenberg? Mobi Pocket?<br /><br /> What happened after the error? Could you close the book? Did the Kindle reboot? If so, did the Home menu still show the book?<br /><br /> Could you try to open the book again? Did it fail again on a 2nd try?<br /><br /> If so, it might have been a corrupted download. <br /><br /> If so, then you need to delete the book.<br />Two ways to try:<br /><br /> The usual way. Put your cursor on it and press the 5-way button to the left to delete it. It'll ask if you're sure (something like that). <br /><br /> If the delete fails and there's a freeze from trying, then Restart the Kindle with the 17-20 second hold of the power slider. Go away for a few minutes - it'll start cleaning up everything and starting fresh. After you get back it should have started up to a normal state.<br /><br /> Hook it up to your computer with the USB cable that's part of the power cord.<br /><br /> Use your file manager (Explorer for a PC and Finder for a Mac) and just delete the Kindle book on the Kindle drive -- which will have a designated drive letter usually). The books are held in the Kindles "documents" folder.<br /><br /> Go to that folder and delete the file and any associated small file with the same name (different extension).<br /><br /> Then you should be fine. Some people have been able to re-download the book from wherever they got it and the new download will work fine.<br /><br /> Sometimes a book being stored on a book site actually has a problem. At that point I go look for another source for the book...<br /><br /> Hope that helps !<br /><br /> - AndrysAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-65178759493871903482010-05-01T19:30:23.610-07:002010-05-01T19:30:23.610-07:00I receive an "unexpected error message when ...I receive an "unexpected error message when attempting to open a book. How do I fix this? Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-50996491283912038672010-05-01T03:13:44.414-07:002010-05-01T03:13:44.414-07:00Anonymous,
No, the publishers don't want their...Anonymous,<br />No, the publishers don't want their books to be quite that easily shared. The Big 5 publishers have already raised prices of new e-books quite a bit and are making them the same price at all bookstores, with no sales possible.<br /><br />But Amazon has a feature whereby you can put someone else on your account (that person can see your other books and can usually buy a book - though your own card would be charged, so you'd have to trust the person).<br /><br />There is no need for the other person to have a Kindle because s/he can use an iPod, iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Kindle for PC (free), or Kindle for Mac (free) to read a Kindle book.<br /><br />You can share a book (that can be read concurrently) with UP TO 5 other Kindle-compatible devices on your account, depending on what the publisher allows.<br /><br />Some friends and family share book costs that way.<br /><br />Moving a book via usb cable won't work, because each Amazon book has a field that keys the ebook to a specific device given a number by Amazon. <br /> If you have a friend with an iPhone which you want to put on your account, then the COPY of the e-book that is sendable to your friend's iPhone (the iPhone would be registered on your account with the specific ID number) would have a number in the e-book that identifies it as working with that particular device only. <br /><br />The latter is handled via your ManageYourKindle page which would display that iPhone as one of the devices under your account. I think that normally the idea is that it's considered your device for the account-sharing purposes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-18465922315059570792010-05-01T02:15:48.103-07:002010-05-01T02:15:48.103-07:00I'm also a new user - and wanted to know if th...I'm also a new user - and wanted to know if there's a way to share books from one Amazon account via any way ie save azw files onto a usb cable? Does anyone know how?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-33049484492028770502010-03-03T07:42:48.228-08:002010-03-03T07:42:48.228-08:00Dee,
I'll be updating this file soon as I fo...Dee,<br /> I'll be updating this file soon as I found some other good mobile-device oriented sites.<br /><br /> Thanks for taking the time to let me know you're finding the page useful. The web browser requires patience but for on-the-spot brief searches for needed info, the price is right :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-39445062125993582552010-03-03T04:22:12.101-08:002010-03-03T04:22:12.101-08:00As a kindle newbie I have found all of this incred...As a kindle newbie I have found all of this incredibly useful and am sharing it with friends who already had kindles but were not using them for anything but reading - thank you so much for this!<br /><br />Dee Martin<br />http://www.delenemartin.comDee Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077141911351737390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-76847240671067966762009-12-30T10:41:24.117-08:002009-12-30T10:41:24.117-08:00mike,
I missed your bottom signature. Sorry to ...mike,<br /> I missed your bottom signature. Sorry to keep referring to you as 'anonymous' :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-81374153157634552922009-12-30T10:40:38.778-08:002009-12-30T10:40:38.778-08:00Anonymous, thanks for reporting back. Be sure to ...Anonymous, thanks for reporting back. Be sure to read the blog entry before that about the basic organization of the Kindle.<br /><br /> If you sort it by Title (and choose All items) then just typing an 'm' and clicking on the 5-way button would take you to the m's and you'd press NextPage to see the rest of the m's.<br /><br /> Then you can change your Sort back to Most Recent if that's what you prefer -- I prefer that, in any case.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-59063305359084042972009-12-30T10:35:28.950-08:002009-12-30T10:35:28.950-08:00Thanks..it wouldn't pull up till i did a searc...Thanks..it wouldn't pull up till i did a search for it! Thanks again<br /><br />mikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-78546586008071741032009-12-30T10:15:27.244-08:002009-12-30T10:15:27.244-08:00Anonymous,
It'll appear in the Home screen l...Anonymous,<br /> It'll appear in the Home screen listing of 'books' under the name 'mobiweb' -- you can just click to open it.<br /><br /> If you're sorting by Title, then press 'm' and click after that and you'll be at the 'm' portion of the books.<br /><br /> If you're sorting by Most Recent, it should be near the top of the Home screen.<br /><br /> Hope that works.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-83307366575259721222009-12-30T10:07:21.069-08:002009-12-30T10:07:21.069-08:00andrys:
I have a new Kindle 2, with ver2.3 and hav...andrys:<br />I have a new Kindle 2, with ver2.3 and have downloaded you file to the documents folder. however, I am unable to see how to access it. can you steer me to that?<br />mikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-6675175845581105352009-11-17T17:55:32.313-08:002009-11-17T17:55:32.313-08:00Anonymous,
Jennifer, a U.S. Kindle owner wrote f...Anonymous,<br /> Jennifer, a U.S. Kindle owner wrote from Germany that she can web browse there as a U.S. resident abroad. I don't know if that's intended, but she can do it and logged into facebook. Easiest is http://m.facebook.com .<br /><br /> No charges reported yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-15257345640600637962009-11-17T16:39:25.082-08:002009-11-17T16:39:25.082-08:00Is it free to surf the web if I am traveling inter...Is it free to surf the web if I am traveling internationally with my Kindle. I know there is an extra $2 surcharge for downloading a book while outside the US. But will I be charged if I just wanted to check my email?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-65213980137385776852009-08-09T23:13:32.632-07:002009-08-09T23:13:32.632-07:00Anonymous,
Are you on the computer when you try ...Anonymous,<br /> Are you on the computer when you try to download? Or are you on the Kindle when you try?<br /><br /> Let me know what browser you're using too. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.com