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Kindle. Buy in SXM?

Posted By: duke63

Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 06:30 PM

Does anyone know if there is any place to buy a Kindle reader in SXM? Wife's guit and she's lost without something to read.
Thanks
Posted By: pat

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 06:38 PM

Not in SXM, but Amazon can do next day delivery and you can easily transfer books. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: Dansc

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 06:53 PM

dont buy it from anyone on the street. Its probably the one they stole from me last year!
Posted By: boucharda

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 07:01 PM

I assumed you were presently in SXM....If not then Amazon would be the way to go
Posted By: IslandBoi

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 07:08 PM

i assume you're already in SXM, but if not, and you don't want to mess with shipping from Amazon if time is an issue, you can just walk into a Best Buy, Target, etc. and pick one up off the shelf
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 07:22 PM

I'm pretty sure from the post that the original poster is already on island.
Posted By: wilsonck

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 08:04 PM

Blue Point on Walter A Nisbeth Road carries the Amazon Fire (on sale for $79 this week according to the facebook page). You might check there and see if they sell the kindle as well.
Posted By: NaClH2ODog

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 09:06 PM

Amazon fire has the Kindle app and you can transfer your Kindle books to the fire.
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 09:11 PM

Again, I think the poster is on island. Amazon does no good.
Posted By: NaClH2ODog

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 09:14 PM

The fire is an amazon product that is sold at stores. Blue point on Walter A Nisbeth Road (sxm) has them on sale.
Posted By: BeachKitten

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 09:39 PM

If you have an iPhone or iPad , just to get you through the trip, there's a Kindle app that would sync to her Kindle library.
Posted By: JimandBeth

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/17/2017 09:52 PM

I couldn't read on a Fire with polarized sunglasses. It has been awhile so maybe they changed the screen. The cheapest Kindle worked just fine.
Posted By: duke63

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/18/2017 01:07 PM

Yes, we are on the island. I have the Kindle fire and have
the app on my laptop. Neither work well laying on the beach because of the screen glare.
Oh well, I guess she'll just have to put up with my Fire for the next few weeks!
Thanks for the responses.
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/18/2017 01:11 PM

Many places on island have book lending libraries of old fashioned REAL books. She could try that. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Smile.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: pat

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/18/2017 01:41 PM

I still use my very old original version Kindle and find it to be the best around for all purpose (location?) usage. I also have the cover with the built in light and still find this model to be the best for reading on the beach or at the pool, and even for reading in bed. No problem with glare or fade. When 'it' decided to take a dip in the pool I looked at all the options available and finally replaced it with basically the same thing and at about half the cost of the original purchase. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: duke63

Re: Kindle. Buy in SXM? - 01/18/2017 02:14 PM

My wife's kindle was one of the old ones with the matte finish screen. Amazon still sells a basic one with a matte screen. Will get one when we return to the states.
We've used some of the lending libraries before and will this time also.
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