[vi-kindle] Donate a Kindle – Kindles for Troops (K4T) & Apple debuts stripped down 16GB iPod touch 5G for $229', nixes 4G model
- From: Kb7uengene <kb7uengene@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 21:17:42 -0500
> 1. E-Books for Troops
A non-profit to provide e-books to military personnel deployed overseas.
Donate a Kindle – Kindles for Troops (K4T)
Kindles for Troops (K4T) is a terrific program that enables you to donate your
pre-owned Kindle reader to a soldier who is deployed overseas. It is ideal for
someone who wants to put their existing Kindle to good use as they upgrade to a
newer generation Kindle, or for someone who wants to directly donate a new
Kindle reader.
If you want to get started immediately, you should go straight to our Kindle
donation form, otherwise, here’s a quick rundown of how it works:
Step 1: Identify if you are Eligible for the Kindle For Troops Donation Program
To be eligible for K4T, you must:
be a U.S. citizen living in the U.S. (to have your donation qualify for a tax
deduction)
own a second-generation or later e-ink Kindle that is in good working condition
with battery charger. (Note: we do not accept Kindle 1s, Kindle DXs, or Kindle
Fires).
We do not accept Kindles that are damaged or unusable or non-functioning in any
way. For example, if you have buttons that are not working on the Kindle, a
cracked screen, or similar issues, the Kindle is not eligible.
If you have the original box and documentation, or a case, light, or related
accessory, we would ask you provide these as well.
Step 2: Complete the Kindle for Troops Donation Form
Submit your contact and Kindle information to us via our Kindle for Troops
Donation Form. Once we receive your information, we will review to ensure
there are not any issues with your Kindle device, and then we will email you a
shipping address for where you can ship your Kindle.
Step 3: De-register Your Kindle and Erase Any Content
Before you ship your Kindle to us, you need to de-register your device so it is
no longer associated with your account. Amazon.comhas instructions on how to
de-register your device on the Manage Your Kindle page. Additionally, you
should verify you have erased any of your books from the device.1
Step 4: Ship your Kindle to E-Books for Troops
Now you just need to ship the Kindle to us! Send it to the address specified in
the email that you will receive after we have received and approved your K4T
donation form, and once received we will provide you with a receipt that you
can use for record of your donation.
Please note, the shipping costs are not covered by the program.
That’s it! Once we receive your Kindle we will do a final review of its
condition, which includes a full factory restore to ensure there is no
personally identifiable data on your Kindle, and package it for shipment along
with a Kindle case and light donated by M-Edge Accessories in our next delivery
to a sponsored unit.
Please note: We understand businesses and individuals may for good reasons want
to include other items with their K4T donation that would benefit our military
members, but we do not accept or pass-along any third-party items to our
sponsored units that fall outside the scope of our K4T program.
How to Get More Information
We will post the status of our donations to our website and identify which
units and soldiers have participated in the K4T program.
We are very excited to launch this program, and anticipate it will be very
successful. It is a terrific way for all of us to support our troops who are
defending our country overseas.
If you have any questions on the program, do not hesitate to contact us.
2. Apple debuts stripped 16GB iPod touch 5G for $229, nixes 4G model
By Jeremy Horwitz
Editor-in-Chief, iLoungeGoogle+
Published: Thursday, May 30, 2013
News Categories: Apple, iPod
Without a press release, Apple has quietly released an unusually stripped-down
16GB version of the fifth-generation iPod touch, eliminating the rear iSight
camera and loop wrist strap found in the previously-released 32GB and 64GB
models. The new 16GB iPod touch retains the other specifications of the late
2012 models, but is available solely in a silver and black color combination,
selling for $229 with packed-in EarPods earphones. It is two grams lighter than
before due to the missing components, and will be available in U.S. stores
starting tomorrow.
Apple simultaneously appears to have discontinued the fourth-generation iPod
touch, which remained available in two storage capacities to preserve a $199
option in the touch family. iPod sales have continued to slide from previous
highs quarter after quarter, due as much to weak feature and price combinations
as the continued strength of new iPhone and iPad models.
1 You can delete books directly from your Kindle by highlighting them one by
one on your home screen and pressing the five-way controller to the left. You
will see “delete” highlighted, so press the controller to activate the
deletion. A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you want to delete
it. Press the controller again to activate the “ok” button. If you have lots of
books on your Kindle, a faster way to delete them is to connect the device to a
computer via the USB cable, click on the Kindle icon, open the Documents
folder, and then delete everything in the Documents folder. Safely eject the
Kindle, and when you check the home page it should have no books or content on
it.
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On May 30, 2013, at 12:53 PM, Craig Werner <craig_werner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Chris, if the previous owner de-registers a Kindle, the new owner should be
able to register it using his or her account username and password. If the new
owner cannot read the Kindle screen, the easiest way to do this is via a PC or
Mac from the Amazon Web site.
Craig
On 5/30/2013 1:47 PM, Christopher Hawthorne Moss wrote:
Has anyone here given away a used Kindle? How did the new owner
register it?
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