UPDATED December 5.Today's update was to add special links to Facebook and to Google News that work better on all the Kindles. I also explain what can't be done on the Kindles at those sites.
I also modified some of the notes about the links to try to make the tips a bit clearer. The filename remains the same, so you can just re-download it if you already have the older copy.
You can see earlier updated info (9/29/10) here on how to get the file to your Kindle via WiFi directly or via 3G and how to transfer it to the Kindle via USB if unable to send it there directly.
As of December 5, the Kindle orders are limited to three per customer, and estimated shipping time for orders outside the U.S. is several weeks.
I've updated the freely downloadable bookmarks file andrys.com/mobiweb.azw to include links to sites that work better for Kindle 3 models (UK: K3), as some of the websites have worked well with Kindle 2 and Kindle DX's but not with the Kindle 3, due to the new model's typed-input not always being recognized by some of Google's productivity sites.This is a separate Kindle file (in 'book' format) for mainly mobile-device-optimized website bookmarks, which you can use as a Kindle file made up OF the bookmarks listed -- the websites are linked already in that file so that you can use them for the Web when your Wireless is On and this 'book' is open. The Kindle 3 seems to do better in some cases on non-mobile-device-optimized sites, so those are included also.
Still part of that bookmarks file are the website links that work well for Kindle 2's and DX's, and at the bottom there are general websites that work well for all Kindles. See the original blog article that explains it and which also has links to how to use the various web-browsing modes of the earlier Kindles, and with tips in general for browsing on the experimental and limited web browser, whether through the free 3G cellphone network capability (usable without a need to locate a 'hotspot') or via the faster WiFi option (if one has access to a local WiFi network) available for Kindle 3's.
For anyone not clear on 3G vs WiFi-only, you can read the blog article on 3G and WiFi-Only Kindle 3's - What does it all mean? Which should I get?.
The Kindle 3 shortcuts added should avoid problems w/some sites when accessing with that model.
Kindles earlier than Kindle 3 use BASIC and ADVANCED/DESKTOP modes.
Kindle 3 uses WEB Mode, with ARTICLE Mode available for some web articles.
You can download the file to a computer for transfer to the 'documents' folder of the Kindle or download it directly to your Kindle using the Kindle itself to get the file. To do any of this, you can
. either use a USB cable to transfer or "sideload" the
downloaded file from computer to Kindle's "documents" folder.
. OR type into your Kindle at the Home screen, bit.ly/kmobiweb
then 5-way right to "go to" and click on that
and that will download the file direct to the Kindle
. OR if in the Kindle Edition blog,
click on the file link and it should download the file direct to Kindle.
UPDATE: 10/1/10
Possible problem for some (corrected since, at the server, for lack of recognition of file types by the Kindle 3 even though the Kindle 1, 2, and DX models recognized Amazon Kindle format files for normal download).
The Kindle 3 opened the Amazon file instead of downloading it as a file, and Kindle 3 users saw gibberish appearing on the screen, which was harmless but ugly. For me, it happened only with the Kindle 3. The Kindle 1, 2, and DX's were able to see it as a file.
I'm putting the details into a new post so that the programmers might become aware it's happening, as my feedback received a boilerplate response. See today's post (Friday, Oct. 1) for why it happened and how it was corrected for access at this server.
The ALWAYS RELIABLE ways are #1 above (move downloaded-to-computer file to Kindle) and the similar but more direct way of computer-to-Kindle transfer, which is:
. Attach Kindle to your computer that is online with the Net
. The Kindle will be seen as a separate 'drive' such as "F: {Kindle}"
. Click on the 'documents' folder of the Kindle drive, to enter it.
. In your browser, right-click your mouse on the file-link
(some Macs require holding the mouse button instead).
. Choose "Save Link as" or "Save Target as" or "Download/Save"
depending on your computer and browser
. Choose the Kindle 'documents' folder for the download.
Then the file will be where it belongs on the Kindle. After that, use your computer's way of "safely ejecting" the USB device - in this case, the Kindle.
The Kindle will show the Home screen again, and eventually the new 'mobiweb' file.
(That's like slower ground transport vs air travel.)
Also, Amazon is, for some reason, not considering an .azw Amazon file that IS a personal doc which they converted, to be a file that is acceptable for emailing to your Kindle. For over a year, that caused no problem, but it is one now, so I deleted the instructions for emailing personal docs to the Kindle.
Otherwise, you normally can send personal documents to [yourself]@free.kindle.com or to [yourself]@kindle.com once you have gone to your ManageYourKindle page and have approved any mail-to-Kindle-from-email-addresses for the section titled "Your Kindle Approved E-mail List."
The bookmarks file includes the following advice along with the links:
MAPS option works with Kindle 3, but is blocky and slow.
Directions sub-option will show you text AND map (workable if ROTATED to landscape -
almost impossible in portrait or vertical mode.
TEXT directions, step-by-step are much easier to get and read.
USE http://maps.google.com/m/directions
See Kindleworld guide for that at bit.ly/kdriving.
MAIL – If you choose this from this Google menu, it does the usual over-complex mail-threading and folders display and is painfully slow or cumbersome even with WiFi.
Shortcut to painful mode: http://bit.ly/gmail
USE http://bit.ly/g_mail for a faster experience and bear in mind that to finish a Reply, you need to arrow to the end and leave the Reply box. If you know a better way, let me know.
(PgDn gets you down faster but doesn’t allow exiting the box
but you can PgDn and end with cursor-down to exit.)
Credit to Bill in Kindleworld's Comments area for the Gmail and Gtasks URLS
ALTERNATE: For a compromise, here’s Advanced Gmail in Basic HTML
USE for that: http://bit.ly/gmailmobile
It’s slower but not so painful.
TASKS/CALENDAR (Google still)
There are problems, with the Kindle 3, in being able to type input into login or search-fields sometimes, with Google features, even though the Kindle 2 and DX’s can handle those fine. The new shortcuts I‘ve made for google sites are to versions that work with the K3.
USE http://bit.ly/g_tasks (that’s with an underscore)
Tasks are coordinated with your calendar when in Gmail on the computer.
GOOGLE READER (RSS feeds)
USE http://bit.ly/g-reader '
The bookmark links start with the ones Amazon put on the Kindles, and modifications or recommendations are included.
At the end, I've added general bookmarks to websites I've enjoyed using on the Kindle.
That includes pure-text versions of the full NYTimes - much faster to read through on the Kindle when you just want to see the latest news.
You can also reference these on the PC or Mac at the same time if you want, while using the file on the Kindle. If you haven't already downloaded either of these free apps for your computer, you can do that at Kindle for PC page or at Kindle for Mac page.
Suggestions for links I might add later would be very welcome.
Kindle 3's (UK: Kindle 3's), DX Graphite
Check often: Temporarily-free late-listed non-classics or recently published ones
Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources. Top 100 free bestsellers.
Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.
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