TotallyOz Posted July 31, 2009 Posted July 31, 2009 I bought an Amazon Kindle before I left the USA and downloaded all the John Burdett books on it they had to offer. First, I am enjoying the Kindle a great deal. It is perfect for taking to the pool for reading while drying off or to the beach. It is great for a bus trip or a taxi ride as it is so small and easy to fit into anything. It has a great deal of gay books to offer for download and I have downloaded about 100 books that have been on my to do list. The only real problem with it is I have not found a way to download books in Thailand yet as it is not a wifi but it works over ATT's Whisper network. It will not download anything new in Thailand. That means that I had to have it all downloaded before I came here. Luckily I did but there are other books I want and have not found a way to download them. Anyone else found a workaround for this? The Bangkok 8 books are great fun. It delves into the underworld of Bangkok and branches out to Pattaya and beyond. It is an interesting read if you have never read any of his books. I would recommend them to you. I don't want to give anything away for his books but suffice to say, there is a bit of gay life involved in the books as well. Not a lot, but some. Quote
JayBee Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Any books you buy will appear as files in the Kindle management page of your Amazon account. You can transfer them to your Kindle via USB. (BTW, Kindle works in the USA via Sprint, not ATT.) I enjoyed 'Bangkok 8' very much, its successor less so, and the third one very disappointing (to me, anyhow). Quote
Guest Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Any books you buy will appear as files in the Kindle management page of your Amazon account. You can transfer them to your Kindle via USB. (BTW, Kindle works in the USA via Sprint, not ATT.) I just did this and all the books I wanted to move to my Kindle I was able to download to the computer and very easily transfer to the Kindle. This has made my day! Thank you so much! Quote
Guest buckeroo2 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 I just did this and all the books I wanted to move to my Kindle I was able to download to the computer and very easily transfer to the Kindle. This has made my day! Thank you so much! Does it get any better than a day at the beach with your Kindle? - bibliophiles are creaming their Speedos Quote
Guest shebavon Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 I've read Bangkok 8 and a few other Burdett novels. Well worth the read. Also, I have been thinking about a kindle as I travel quite a bit, and bringing a four month supply of books is a lot of weight with airline restrictions taken into consideration. Need to bring some GLIDE in as well. lol I do hope this new medium catches on, saves forests, and eventually becomes fully usable through allo Internet Service Providers real soon. Quote
Bob Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 I've read Bangkok 8 and a few other Burdett novels. Well worth the read. Ditto. The most enjoyable part of his novels are the occasional glimpses into the Thai manner of thinking (usually slightly wierd to the westerner's point of view). For those familiar with/stymied by some of the strange ways Thais look at various things, you'll find yourself chuckling occasionally while reading some of the more innocuous passages of Burdett's novels (and I'm still not sure if Burdett intended for that to occur). Quote
