I would really encourage people to use their Kindle fires for getting books and
to use their kindle Fires for accessing the Amazon app store. There is
absolutely nothing wrong with using your computer; it's a great alternative
technique. But personally I don't want to be constantly dependent on one piece
of equipment in order to use another though I realize sometimes this is
necessary; for instance, were I to lose my hearing I really would need a
braille display's use for all my devices and with some devices this would be
just plain inadequate. Tapping on Books brings your books up and it is not
difficult to find your book and have it downloaded to your Fire once you get
used to it. Tapping on the app store does bring up the app store and while the
results of your search can be a bit confusing because of the extra suggestions
that also seem to get put in, it really is possible and not that difficult once
you get used to it. This is not at all meant as a put-down for those who choose
to continue to do all these things via computer; I'm just saying that the
Kindle really is a self-contained device on which you can do all these things.
Even if you continue to use the computer to get apps and books to your Kindle,
I really encourage you to at least develop the skills for using your Kindle as
a stand-alone device; you never know when your computer may be down or you may
be away from your computer and really want to read a book or download an app. I
am not trying to act superior or belittle people who are using computers for
these tasks; some of these things are still slower and harder for me than using
my computer might be but I want to become proficient so that using the computer
or Kindle itself for these tasks will eventually become a matter of free choice
and not a matter of being bound to the computer because of difficulty using the
Kindle. This is just a thought, just an explanation of where I am coming from;
I'm not trying to start a war about computer use vs Kindle use for accessing
Kindle books and apps to be used on the Kindle. Everybody should feel free to
make choices and not be criticized for those choices. But the Kindle really is
a wonderful, accessible device and I believe that if I struggle a bit now and
learn to use it to its full I will be glad later to have such freedom. I am not
posting this in response to any particular post on this list but just in
response to all the posts from people saying they are doing so many tasks on
their computers related to the Kindle that really can be done on the Kindle
itself. But I admit openly that at first this may be a frustrating and
time-expensive process and I know there are issues; some people just don't have
the time to work with a new device; some people really have physical issues
that really make it difficult to use a touch system. Although it does make the
use of the Kindle bulkier so I am trying not to use the keyboard with it a lot,
I also do find that having the keyboard option available for the Kindle is
helpful. I also realize that the availability and speed of wifi can be an issue
that prompts using the ethernet-connected computer instead. I hope everybody
will take this post as encouragement, as it is intended, and not as criticism
of other people's choices. I'm definitely not an expert and I do not blithely
and with lightning speed complete tasks on my Kindle so I totally understand
people's choices to use the computer instead when acquiring apps and getting
books to the Kindle. I just want to encourage people not to just continue going
to the computer for these tasks because it is easier. Remember that there was a
time when you were learning to use a computer and, while touch screens were not
an issue then, you may have struggled to learn that too.
--
Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
