Comments on: Some must confirm their Kindle Fire 4G orders or they will be canceled

By: Bufo Calvin

Bufo Calvin — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:32:55 +0000

Thanks for writing, Jenny!

You may have been unaware of it (it’s possible it was someone else’s tag), but your link to the Kindle Fire was a referrer link. In order to keep your comment from being an ad for my readers, I edited that link to be a generic one to the same product.

I agree with you that the Kindle Fire can be simpler than many computers. Amazon pioneered simple with their first piece of hardware, the original Kindle in 2007. There were more than ten EBRs (E-Book Readers) in the market in the USA when it was released, but none were as simple to use. The e-book market hadn’t really taken off, in part because most people who were using them (I think) were reading them on a computer.

By: Jenny Jones

Jenny Jones — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:53:45 +0000

I got my Kindle Fire online at Amazon here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008GGCAVM/ref=fs_ta* and I prefer to use the Kindle because it’s just got so much more usability. The user interfaces are much more friendly to people that aren’t computer literate(like me) so it’s just a lot easier to navigate. It makes the experience a lot better overall.

*Link edited to remove referrer information

By: Bufo Calvin

Bufo Calvin — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:39:50 +0000

Thanks for writing, Lady!

That was exactly my concern. I don’t typically click links in e-mails, unless I really know what is happening. The bad thing on this one is that a spoofer could pretty much copy the e-mail…

By: Bufo Calvin

Bufo Calvin — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:38:46 +0000

Thanks for writing, D.!

Good information! I’ve never had to confirm a pre-order, so that’s interesting to know.

By: Lady Galaxy

Lady Galaxy — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:45:08 +0000

I think I ordered mine later as well. I haven’t gotten a letter yet. If I had, I would have considered it to be spam. I hope the letter from Amazon doesn’t contain a link to click to confirm because I never, never ever click that kind of link! Most of them lead to places where my computer has never gone before. Does Amazon not realize this is the prime foot in the door tactic used by phishers?

By: D. Knight

D. Knight — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:59:06 +0000

Bufo, Although I did not pre-order a 4G Fire, I have had to confirm other pre-orders. Every time I was able to by going to the order page directly and there was a banner there that said an action was required. I’ve never had to click through the email to confirm. (Out of habit, I don’t click through emails, but rather go to the site directly.) I know you’ll want someone else to confirm this, but you might suggest people try this first.