![]() You can go into the settings and turn off wi-fi, but that’s not going to work because the first thing the device asks if it’s off is this:Īfter reading quite a bit online, I determined that the best solution to control bookstore purchases is to just deregister the Kindle from the store. The first thought I had was to change the configuration to require a password to get to the Internet or the Amazon book store, but as far as I can tell, that’s not possible. Now, I know my son is just having fun with the device and searching the online bookstore for naughty words, but still, it was a bit alarming, and my motivation for figuring out a solution went up a notch. ![]() Until I got a receipt for a purchase of a ebook with an obscenity in the title. The Kindle also makes it really easy to buy new books once the device is registered with. I like that it’s small and that books are inexpensive on the device, without any waste, but when I realized that it also has a Web browser (albeit not a very good one) I figured that was a potential problem but didn’t worry much about it. I also have a Kindle DX that I’ve let my son use for reading books.
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