Kindle downloads of books (WiFi, 3G, plan, connect)
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The way that a Kindle (or Kindle app) works is that all of your books are stored in the Amazon cloud, but some are also stored on your Kindle. These locally stored books are the ones that you downloaded from the cloud to read. Your Kindle will remove local copies of "stale" books whenever it needs to make room for a new book that you want to read.
If you begin reading a new book while within WiFi range, the Kindle will notify you that it is downloading the new book from the cloud and will let you know when the book is downloaded and ready to read. At that point, you can read the book from the local copy on your Kindle. You can even stop using your Kindle, go someplace well out of WiFi range, and then resume reading, because the local copy will remain on your device.
If, like me, you want to access your cloud library or the Amazon book store when outside of WiFi range, you can buy a Kindle that has free 3G WhisperSync. This service runs on the local cell phone networks and has no usage fees. The downside is that it adds about $100 to the price of the Kindle and if you leave it on permanently it will drain your battery faster. I usually keep my Kindle in 'airplane' mode - this turns off the 3G and WiFi service, which save battery life, but still allows me to read the locally stored books. Whenever I want to sync my Kindle, or to access my cloud library or the Amazon store, I turn airplane mode off, wait a minute or so for a 3G or WiFi connection, grab my book from the cloud or from the store, and then turn airplane mode back on to save on battery charge.
Personally I think the 3G Kindle is overkill. Do what you need on your home WiFi.... it's not as if the Kindle can only hold 10 books. No, it can hold 100's.
Personally I think the 3G Kindle is overkill. Do what you need on your home WiFi.... it's not as if the Kindle can only hold 10 books. No, it can hold 100's.
Different strokes, though.
I kinda thought the same. If Kindle removes older books to make room for newer ones, you would likely get into the multiple hundreds of books.
I have two kindles, one old "first gen" one that really is strictly a reader, and the new fire. While I generally don't read books on the fire, I can switch between the two easily and the home wifi connection keeps them synched with me hardly noticing it.
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