Electronics

[teganslaw]

I have a basic Kindle e-reader, just use it for reading, no internet and don't want to update because I'm happy with what I have. When I download books from the library  on my Kindle I am asked if i want to download my book to cloud storage. So far I haven't done it; what advantages would there be to storing a book on the cloud? I don't quite understand what that means, and haven't found a good explanation about it. Would appreciate any help. TIA.

[Zhills]

If I understand the "cloud" completely, it is a free storage space your e-reader books.

It would work just like an extra closet.  You could download books when they are free or on sale and store them on the "cloud" and download them to your device when you want to read them.  That way, if you have limited storage, you could have only the book you are currently reading on the e-reader.  

This is a big advantage if you have a device with limited storage or you want to keep other apps on your device and not fill up all of your space with books.

If this isn't correct, maybe someone can inform us.

[Moonchilde]

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@teganslaw wrote:

I have a basic Kindle e-reader, just use it for reading, no internet and don't want to update because I'm happy with what I have. When I download books from the library  on my Kindle I am asked if i want to download my book to cloud storage. So far I haven't done it; what advantages would there be to storing a book on the cloud? I don't quite understand what that means, and haven't found a good explanation about it. Would appreciate any help. TIA.

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@Zhills is correct. In the case of a basic Kindle (not a Fire) used for reading, any books you “purchase” from Amazon, even actual free books or 99 cent-ers, are automatically stored in your account on Amazon and then you download it to your Kindle when you want to. When you’re finished with the book, you have the option to leave it on your Kindle or delete it. But if you delete it from your Kindle it will still be able to be downloaded again from your Amazon cloud in the future as many times as you want.

BUT - I doubt that will work with a (public) library book, because they have limited times you can have “possession” of the library ebooks. So in the case of a library book, my guess is it would let you download the book to your Cloud, but in however many weeks (10 days? 2 weeks?) it just wouldn’t be there - it would go poof.

[glb613]

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@teganslaw wrote:

I have a basic Kindle e-reader, just use it for reading, no internet and don't want to update because I'm happy with what I have. When I download books from the library  on my Kindle I am asked if i want to download my book to cloud storage. So far I haven't done it; what advantages would there be to storing a book on the cloud? I don't quite understand what that means, and haven't found a good explanation about it. Would appreciate any help. TIA.

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Cloud storage, no matter what company or device, is data stored on a server at an off site location.  It's not really "in the cloud" but on giant servers instead of your device.  Depending on the device your using, this can be good because it doesn't take of space but you still have access to the information.  I have a Kindle and I doubt I could buy enough books to fill it.  I could fill up the hard drive or flash memory on my phone, iPad or either of my computers.  Only you can decide if you need off site or cloud storage.  

[teganslaw]

Thanks for all the replies. I might purchase some books later, so this helps me decide what to do. 

[nomless]

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@teganslaw wrote:

Thanks for all the replies. I might purchase some books later, so this helps me decide what to do. 

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If you by a Kindle book and immediately download it to you device, it still will be stored in Amazon's cloud.....i.e., your account, Digital Content. If at time of purchase you instead  decide to save it only to the cloud, you will get notification on your device that the book is available for download. So there's really nothing for you to decide.