Adventures in Kindling: Day Two

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:51:42 GMT

Through one of those mysterious events where computers heal themselves when you repeat action X for the 4th time, and it finally takes, I am now recognized as a US resident at Amazon. I have downloaded Moby Dick to my Kindle, and ogled non-free romance novels, but not yet purchased any.

The wifi in my office is still not strong enough to support the Kindle, but I can plug it into my computer and move files that way. I'm working on my support page, and have gotten a lot done, though it's not ready to be made public yet.

I have mailed my last box and bought my last gift (aside from some food items for stockings from the grocery - my kids LOVE pomegranates) and only have a little wrapping to do. I think things will be pretty modest, which is fine by me. Tomorrow we will make more gingersnaps and make gingerbread houses (I drafted a small-scale pattern over the weekend, so they can each decorate their own, which I think will save me much grief). I'll make lasagna and try to clean some things, and wash the tablecloth (which has green candle wax, orange juice, AND ink stains on it, so a multi-step cleaning process.) Friday I am at work again, though we are generally released in the early afternoon.

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Adventures in Kindling: Day One, Part 1

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:24:07 GMT

I wrote a grant and got 35 Kindles for my workplace, to be used in a class this spring. As the library liaison, I get to use a Kindle at least through May! The Kindles arrived today.

Problem 1: I was unable to register my Kindle with Amazon, as the wifi signal in my building was not strong enough. This is amusing, since my building is in part managed by campus IT, but not surprising, as anyone who has dealt with our campus wifi could tell you.

My plan B was to download the Kindle for PC app to my work PC. I did so. I clicked the button to connect to the Kindle store from within the app, planning to "buy" some free Kindle books to test the interface. I was taken to the Kindle store for amazon.co.uk. I attempted to reset my location, following the directions. This repeatedly did not work. I probably signed in to Amazon different times in the attempt. So annoying!

I emailed Amazon Kindle support with my trouble and asked for their help. They replied promptly (within 1.5 hours) and politely informed my that my "Home market" was set to the UK site but they were unable to change this. It has to be changed through the UK site, as the websites are "separately administered." I have now emailed the UK Kindle support team, to see what they say.

For the record, I once used amazon.co.uk, maybe 2 years ago, to send a gift of books to a UK friend who had a baby. I have ordered things from amazon.com and had them shipped to my default address in the US countless times since then, including last week.

Right now I am more amused than anything else, but my patience will not last forever...

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Adventures in Kindling: Day Two

Adventures in Kindling: Day One, Part 1