Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Traveling with Your Kindle

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts
From Traveling with Your Kindle

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.

  • Technology culture blogger Mike Elgan has written of finding that Starbucks in Greece was charging $660 per month for Internet access, only to discover that "right next door is a better coffee joint where a month of WiFi costs you zero."
  • To find Internet coverage while you are traveling inside or outside the U.S., www.jiwire.com is a helpful resource.
  • Technology culture writer and blogger Mike Elgan wrote recently of using Kindle search to learn everything he needed to know in order to maximize his appreciation and understanding of ancient Greek ruins such as the Temple of Poseidon while en route to the sites.
  • Your next move, therefore, will be to navigate to the Manage Your Kindle page of your Amazon account, and scroll down to "Your orders and individual charges."

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