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Post by onlyMark on Oct 2, 2019 17:27:12 GMT
Have you tried a reset? Hold the on button for ages until something out of the ordinary happens, then let go. Probably 10 - 15 secs and the screen may show a status bar where it is resetting. Also, if possible, connect to the internet - I know you can't get to the settings but maybe after a reset you might. It'll then download its own updates.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 2, 2019 17:36:57 GMT
Yes that works. Just done that on my very old Kindle and it's back to normal.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 2, 2019 19:21:36 GMT
So distressing, Huckle! I just hate it when any device malfunctions, proving how attached I am to them. You say "my oldest Kindle" and talk about the reasons you wouldn't want to order one while in France, which I assume/hope means you have at least one other in Florida. I'm glad you have something to read, anyway, but copied?! Wow. Do you have the Kindle app on your browser? Definitely put it on your phone. That's where I do all my Kindle reading now, even though I have two tablets, each larger than the phone.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 4, 2019 15:40:07 GMT
Here's a book with good reviews that should be of interest to many people here. I'm linking to the Amazon page because that's the one I get via email, but it appears that when an ebook is on deep discount at Amazon, the other outlets (Barnes & Noble, Kobo, etc.) are also offering it at that price. Does anyone else automatically go to the three-star reviews when deciding whether or not to buy a book? To me it seems that the three-star reviewers are more likely to zero in on what it is about a book that makes it readable -- or not -- beyond mere plotline. At any rate: www.amazon.com/Seven-Ages-Paris-Alistair-Horne-ebook/dp/B00G8ELSHG
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 5, 2019 16:06:38 GMT
You are more than welcome, Huckle. I have noticed that books sometimes are listed in the wrong designation, meaning we can miss some that we'd like to read. Also thank you for the comments on the author's other books. Here is one I pounced on this morning, as I retain a keen, if increasingly dismayed interest in Turkey and particularly Istanbul: Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul -- $1.99 right now I toyed with the idea of getting this undoubtedly interesting biography as well, but questioned whether or not I'd actually make it through 844 pages: Ataturk -- $3.99
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 10, 2019 19:59:27 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 17, 2019 20:58:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 2, 2019 1:09:58 GMT
Note to all ~ I put two of today's deals in the British Food thread, so scamper over there if you yearn for strawberry fool and spotted dick. huckle and other discerning readers ~ Check it out: www.amazon.com/dp/B079MG5CVW
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 2, 2019 2:03:16 GMT
Oh, that background is interesting ~ thank you, Huckle.
I'm not buying that particular ebook because I already send the paperback version of it to my mother, who will lend or give it to me when I see her next.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 2, 2019 16:32:56 GMT
Thank you! That didn't come up in my offers today, so I really appreciate it.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 10, 2019 16:34:46 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 1, 2020 1:28:49 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 4, 2020 16:51:03 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jan 4, 2020 18:35:29 GMT
Thanks, Bixa. I like Peter M. i can’t remember if I’ve read this book. It’s from 2008 and I might own the hard copy. No time to look now, so I sprung for thé thé $2.00 and downloaded a copy.
Thé Florida book had been listed by you before. I downloaded and skimmed it, but was several months ago.
Always appreciated.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 4, 2020 19:21:08 GMT
Ha ~ your memory is way better than mine! Thanks, Huckle.
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Post by htmb on Jan 4, 2020 20:36:06 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 5, 2020 0:54:41 GMT
Gawd, I'm an idiot! Obviously all names starting with H are the same.
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Post by htmb on Jan 5, 2020 3:39:51 GMT
No problem. Huckle and I have a lot in common.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 9, 2020 21:16:26 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jan 9, 2020 21:56:07 GMT
Many thanks!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 11, 2020 16:00:26 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 26, 2020 18:12:51 GMT
I read this book years ago and liked it so much that I snapped it up a while back when it was on ebook special. Here it is again, a super bargain ~
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 11, 2020 17:15:30 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 30, 2020 18:55:16 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 15, 2020 18:51:38 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 15, 2020 20:57:13 GMT
Oh, Huckle ~ I did think of you when I saw the book, as it seemed like it might be something you'd like.
The attention span thing is frustrating when it hits. My most recent bedtime reading was a Brother Cadfael book. I read the whole book, I remember the plot, but it seemed I was mostly running my eyes back and forth across the lines, rather than reading in a satisfyingly engaged way.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 3, 2020 14:38:21 GMT
I know there is at least one Anyporter who might want to read this book ~
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Post by bixaorellana on May 4, 2020 14:49:02 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 15, 2020 23:34:16 GMT
This is not about books, but about free reading that Granta is offering for the duration of the lockdowns: For the benefit of the reading community, Granta will be removing the paywall on one issue in our archive each week for the duration of the coronavirus crisis. <-- from their websiteThis is the issue currently available, from Spring 2001 ~ granta.com/products/granta-73-necessary-journeys/
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Post by bixaorellana on May 17, 2020 4:02:52 GMT
There was recently some conversation in the What is Everybody Reading thread about the book, Naples '44. Tonight, while looking for something completely unrelated, I came across that book in digital form for the very attractive price of $2.99. I don't know if this one is a short-term offer or not. Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy Kindle Edition
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