A Afy Member Joined Nov 9, 2012 Messages 403 Points 18 Feb 27, 2013 #1 Other than the crappy kindle app, which Amazon doesnt seem to want to fix?
bosamar Well-Known Member Joined Nov 10, 2012 Messages 1,453 Points 48 My Device RT Feb 27, 2013 #2 I think the problem the Kindle is DRM. Might be hard to get around that in certain cases.
K Knocks New Member Joined Jul 3, 2012 Messages 5 Points 0 Feb 27, 2013 #3 That's the whole point of the official app is that they want you to use it. Amazon does have a lot of books, but their ecosystem is messed up, which is why I prefer Nook. You can read PDFs or whatever the heck you want.
That's the whole point of the official app is that they want you to use it. Amazon does have a lot of books, but their ecosystem is messed up, which is why I prefer Nook. You can read PDFs or whatever the heck you want.
K krypticide Member Joined Oct 27, 2012 Messages 70 Points 8 Feb 28, 2013 #4 If you have the Pro, you can install the desktop Kindle app which may perform better. Metro Kindle just had an update, but haven't tested it yet to see if performance is better.
If you have the Pro, you can install the desktop Kindle app which may perform better. Metro Kindle just had an update, but haven't tested it yet to see if performance is better.
OP OP A Afy Member Joined Nov 9, 2012 Messages 403 Points 18 Feb 28, 2013 #5 I have the RT so am stuck with the crappy Metro Version. Have just applied the patch hopefully that will have fixed the silly issues with the app.
I have the RT so am stuck with the crappy Metro Version. Have just applied the patch hopefully that will have fixed the silly issues with the app.
OP OP A Afy Member Joined Nov 9, 2012 Messages 403 Points 18 Feb 28, 2013 #6 Ah well at least the patch seems to have overcome the 12 book limit. Which is a start
J JRS New Member Joined Feb 28, 2013 Messages 4 Points 0 Feb 28, 2013 #7 The Book Bazaar Reader will read kindle books - I've loaded it and it works fine
K krypticide Member Joined Oct 27, 2012 Messages 70 Points 8 Mar 1, 2013 #8 Glad to see two column view on the RT for Kindle.
N NickMilner New Member Joined Dec 13, 2012 Messages 9 Points 1 Mar 1, 2013 #9 The app seems a lot more performant than it used to be. Still not perfect, though.
H HB_xxx New Member Joined Dec 28, 2012 Messages 52 Points 0 Mar 3, 2013 #10 I've only had 1 problem with the Kindle app. Once it would work during offline use. otherwise it's been flawless. Guess i'm getting lucky
I've only had 1 problem with the Kindle app. Once it would work during offline use. otherwise it's been flawless. Guess i'm getting lucky
jnjroach Administrator Staff member Joined Nov 9, 2012 Messages 8,064 Points 113 Location Seattle, WA USA My Device SurfaceProX Mar 3, 2013 #11 The last update seemed to increased the stability and usability of the Kindle App....