Emailing a pdf to your kindle still incurs a fee. With the newest kindle, you can download the pdf to your computer, attach the kindle to your computer with the USB charger, and then just copy the pdf to the "documents" folder on your kindle. No conversion needed. 0I see no reason why notes would not work on a pdf as well as any other type of document, but not 100% sure.
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Typo Boy - Jan 28, 2011 9:54:16 am PST #15991 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
le nubian - Jan 28, 2011 10:32:00 am PST #15992 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
You can also have amazon convert the pdf via your "free" email address, download the converted file to your computer and transfer it manually to the kindle. I could do that via my December 2009 Kindle no problem.
flea - Jan 28, 2011 10:54:38 am PST #15993 of 25501
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I just tested a .doc file I emailed to [myname]@free.kindle.com, using "convert" in the subject line. I moved it onto my new version Kindle using wifi. It has Kindle-style location numbers and can be "highlighted" and notes made on it like any native Kindle text. I will say I find typing on the Kindle nearly impossible - it has a qwerty keyboard but the keys are tiny to me - but then, I am an old lady who doesn't text on phones either. The professor I am working with highlights stuff in the Kindle texts and then uses the web notes interface (which syncs with the Kindle) and types the associated notes on the computer.
We just had a rather puzzled discussion about how to cite from Kindle texts in MLA style. No page numbers.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 28, 2011 12:05:49 pm PST #15994 of 25501
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Thanks for the tips! It sounds like it's possible to do what I need to. I shouldn't have major problems typing on it, as I have a tiny qwerty keypad on my phone and I take notes using that. Still, I'm going to borrow a friend's Kindle for a week, to make sure I'm really going to make use of one (and to help me persuade The Girl it's a good use of my limited funds). But it does sound like it could work for me.
We just had a rather puzzled discussion about how to cite from Kindle texts in MLA style. No page numbers.
That's a good point. Must look up how to Harvard-style cite from docs in electronic format.
le nubian - Jan 28, 2011 1:16:09 pm PST #15995 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
pertinent to today's discussion and involves using a software program I LOVE LOVE LOVE on the mac (and has been recently introduced on the PC)...
annotations on kindle and using scrivener:
Theodosia - Jan 30, 2011 2:59:54 pm PST #15996 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I need some suggestions about online backup services. Carbonite?
le nubian - Jan 30, 2011 3:09:31 pm PST #15997 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
pc or mac?
Theodosia - Jan 30, 2011 3:14:47 pm PST #15998 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
In theory, I should do both.
le nubian - Jan 30, 2011 3:28:38 pm PST #15999 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
do you need your whole computer backed up, or certain files? how much space?
Dana - Jan 30, 2011 4:17:06 pm PST #16000 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We use Mozy (for our PC). It's affordable, but we haven't had to use it to restore anything yet. 2GB free, and I forget how much we prepaid for 2 years. I think it was like $5 a month.
You will be surprised at how long it takes for the initial backup.