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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

My Kindle has died. My day is ruined. :(:(

[Carolyn]

OMG! How devastating Phrynne! Are you sure it's terminal?

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Phrynne wrote: "My Kindle has died. My day is ruined. :(:("

Oh but how timely! ;) ....oh dear, will you be able to get all your books back if you get a new one? I load all of mine onto my ipad as well, for extra insurance. Have you tried rebooting it Phrynne? Or plug into your computer to access settings.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "Good luck Jools! I hate the city at Christmas :("

Nice avi Carolyn, very appropriate...no selfies involving grass skirts though? ;)

[Carolyn]

Not yet Jools but there is still time :)

[Ace]

Phrynne wrote: "My Kindle has died. My day is ruined. :(:("

Noooooo!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I have tried rebooting. No luck. I will try plugging it into my computer when I have time but the Kindle is very old so I don't have much hope. And I hope I am correct but I believe my books will still be there to reload from Amazon once I register my replacement????????

[Ace]

Yes Phrynne, the books are stored on the cloud, you will be able to download them. Even on your phone or tablet in the kindle app you can access your whole library. Message me if you have trouble.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I was pretty sure that was the case. So a nice new Kindle for me. Can't wait until Xmas though:)

[Carolyn]

Good timing then Phrynne - gives Santa time to find you a new one :)
You might have to resort to reading old fashioned paperbacks in the meantime though.... ;)

[[deleted user]]

Phrynne wrote: "My Kindle has died. My day is ruined. :(:("

RIP Phrynne's Kindle :(

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Carolyn wrote: "Good timing then Phrynne - gives Santa time to find you a new one :)
You might have to resort to reading old fashioned paperbacks in the meantime though.... ;)"

No. Still reading my Kindle books but via the app on my Ipad. Just as effective but not such a user friendly screen as the Kindle.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "My Kindle has died. My day is ruined. :(:("

OH NO!!!!! New one for an early Christmas gift???

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Love all the Christmassy Avis!
We're back in Honolulu now, staying in a condo just near Waikiki. Enjoyed our stay in Waikaloa on Big Island very much. The place we stayed was amazing, beautiful gr..."

Sounds like you're having a wonderful time Carolyn! Good on you - keep relaxing and enjoying the sights and scenery:)

[Dale]

Carolyn wrote: "Love all the Christmassy Avis!
"
I had to laugh at all the discussion about avatars. I'm the person who never even looks at them but goes straight to the words giving the name of the person. You can tell I'm not a visual person.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well you may all be happy to know that I performed CPR on my kindle and it revived! I plugged it in to my PC and its little heart fluttered and it came back to life!!! So my new motto is never give up! At least not on your Kindle:)

[[deleted user]]

This is great news, Phrynne. I hope your Kindle is recovering well from its near death experience.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Michael that is too funny for words:)
It is recovering well Melissa. I think a day or so in intensive care and then a week of rehab and we should be back to normal

[[deleted user]]

Phrynne, I hope rehab means adding new books to your Kindle library :p

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Well you may all be happy to know that I performed CPR on my kindle and it revived! I plugged it in to my PC and its little heart fluttered and it came back to life!!! So my new motto is never give..."

Well done!!! That's excellent...will you still get a new kindle as back up?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Well you may all be happy to know that I performed CPR on my kindle and it revived! I plugged it in to my PC and its little heart fluttered and it came back to life!!! So my new mot..."

I will certainly go looking but at least I can do it after Xmas now:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Melissa wrote: "Phrynne, I hope rehab means adding new books to your Kindle library :p"

Maybe;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Well you may all be happy to know that I performed CPR on my kindle and it revived! I plugged it in to my PC and its little heart fluttered and it came back to life!!..."

There are usually some good sales after Christmas!!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Congratulations Phrynne, so glad your Kindle is no longer on life support...poor little thing was probably just exhausted from your marathon reading regime and needed a break ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Congratulations Phrynne, so glad your Kindle is no longer on life support...poor little thing was probably just exhausted from your marathon reading regime and needed a break ;)"

LOL!!!!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Michael wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Phrynne, I hope rehab means adding new books to your Kindle library :p"

I think new books would be prescription tablets for the Kindle. :D"

Haha well said Michael! :))

[Leonie]

Carolyn wrote: "OMG! How devastating Phrynne! Are you sure it's terminal?"

Oh my goodness! That's awful!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

My kindle thanks you all for your kind comments. I am letting it rest a little while I finish my current book on my iPad.

[Leonie]

And now I can say - what a relief it's OK! And time for a new one :)

[Ace]

Phrynne wrote: "Well you may all be happy to know that I performed CPR on my kindle and it revived! I plugged it in to my PC and its little heart fluttered and it came back to life!!! So my new motto is never give..."

Oh, well perhaps its time to change your byline to The Kindle Rescuer!!
Good job!

[Ace]

Crikey, that was quick!

[Dale]

Phrynne wrote: "Well you may all be happy to know that I performed CPR on my kindle and it revived! I plugged it in to my PC and its little heart fluttered and it came back to life!!! So my new motto is never give..."

Good for you. Bet that made you feel better, Phrynne.

[Carolyn]

Glad to hear your kindle has recovered from it's near death experience Phrynne. Might still be time to retire it. It's clearly exhausted from overuse.

[Carolyn]

Another lovely morning here today. I spent most if yesterday at the beach or walking through the beachside parks. There are palm trees growing in the sand on the beach so you can lie and read your book in a little patch of shade under a palm tree right at the water's edge. Perfect!
Off to find the shops today.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Thanks Michael:)

[B the BookAddict]

Arrived safe and well in Melbourne, barring a sore throat for me as I yapped all the way apparently, lol. Dinner with eldest sister, my niece and grandniece last night which was simply lovely. But the bestest part ever was seeing my little three yr old long legged sprite of a g-niece and hearing her 'talk the leg off and iron pot'. In three months she has so far come along, with speech therapy. And I am firmly fixed in her world as Auntie Bedee - which is just fine with me.

[Dale]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Arrived safe and well in Melbourne, barring a sore throat for me as I yapped all the way apparently, lol. Dinner with eldest sister, my niece and grandniece last night which was simply lovely. But ..."

Very cute. Have fun, Bette aka Aunt Bedee.

[Sally906]

Just had a word in my petal-like ear from one of the Met Bureau people upstairs that the monsoonal trough is finally forming and starting to move south - they're not officially calling it yet - but looks like it could be in the area in the next week - so a wet and windy Christmas for Darwin.

Also a slight possibility that the first cyclone of the year could form - either near us in Darwin, the Gulf of Carpentaria - or off the WA coast in the Indian ocean.

Not sure if it is a good or bad thing to have friends in the Met - LOL

Wet and windy will be fine - cyclone won't be.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Another lovely morning here today. I spent most if yesterday at the beach or walking through the beachside parks. There are palm trees growing in the sand on the beach so you can lie and read your ..."

So good Carolyn...keep having fun:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Arrived safe and well in Melbourne, barring a sore throat for me as I yapped all the way apparently, lol. Dinner with eldest sister, my niece and grandniece last night which was simply lovely. But ..."

Have a wonderful time Auntie Bedee!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Just had a word in my petal-like ear from one of the Met Bureau people upstairs that the monsoonal trough is finally forming and starting to move south - they're not officially calling it yet - but..."

We'll keep our fingers crossed there's not a repeat of Cyclone Tracy Sally:( Or any cyclone in fact!

[Carolyn]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Arrived safe and well in Melbourne, barring a sore throat for me as I yapped all the way apparently, lol. Dinner with eldest sister, my niece and grandniece last night which was simply lovely. But ..."

You'll have to change you name to Bedee the Book Addict!
It's very cute :)

[Dale]

Sally906 wrote: "Just had a word in my petal-like ear from one of the Met Bureau people upstairs that the monsoonal trough is finally forming and starting to move south - they're not officially calling it yet - but..."

Hope it doesn't eventuate Sally.

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "We'll keep our fingers crossed there's not a repeat of Cyclone Tracy Sally:( Or any cyclone in fact!
..."

No we don't want a 'Tracy' but in all honesty anything 3 or lower is no different really to some of the storms you guys get down south, they just go on for hours - it is the Cat 4s and up that can be a bit hairy

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Not nice at all:(

[Carolyn]

We'll keep our fingers crossed that there are no big cyclones this year Sally.

[B the BookAddict]

I am hating the new font on GR. for me, it's harder to read. Am also unable to link an author in Comment field. I've left a message in GR feedback Group.

Anyone else dislike the new font?

[Carolyn]

I don't like it either, it seems smaller and harder to read as you say Bette. I also don't like the change in colour of the links from brown to acqua. The contrast isn't as good. Also can't link the authors at the moment except by putting them in manually.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "I don't like it either, it seems smaller and harder to read as you say Bette. I also don't like the change in colour of the links from brown to acqua. The contrast isn't as good. Also can't link th..."

Lol...I thought my ipad must be running out of ink! ;)

[Ace]

I think the font is too small and it's no longer black.

I see the Ads are still enormous.