Read Kindle books on your Windows machine
With the ebook reader market getting bigger and bigger, Amazon is trying to keep relevant. You could access Kindle books on your Kindle and on the iPhone app—now there is the Kindle reader for Windows so you can read on your laptop. Sure a computer screen is usually hardly optimal… Continue Reading »
Barnes & Noble jumps into e-Book market, reveals e-Reader
Many big companies have already entered into the e-Reader department, most notably Amazon and Sony. Apparently Barnes & Noble have been working on e-Reader designs for quite some time now, and images and product information are finally beginning to surface. Barnes & Noble has already announced a product event slated… Continue Reading »
High schools and colleges testing the use of Kindle and iPhones in classrooms
It looks as though it is possible that schools will soon start phasing out traditional textbooks and instead rely on tech products like Kindle and iPhone to provide course materials. A pilot project in Oklahoma City at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center is giving e-readers and smartphones to students as… Continue Reading »
Refurbished first-generation Kindle now available from Amazon for $149.99
Here we have a pretty nice deal on the original Amazon Kindle. Of course, due to the fact that these are the original models, these are being sold as refurbished. The good news is that they are selling for $149.99. All things considered that is not a bad price to… Continue Reading »
Watershed moment? Dan Brown’s “Lost Symbol” ebook outselling hardcover
Take it with some salt, but over at Amazon the ebook version of “Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown is outselling the hardcover. Could this be the watershed moment for publishers looking to cut back on production costs of books? Could it be consumers have finally fallen for the diminutive ebook… Continue Reading »
Library in Boston prep school replaced by ebook readers
It seems like a far off dream that one day libraries will be replaced by ebook readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader. However, in some cases it’s looking more and more like the the current state. Amazon is looking into the textbook sales with the Kindle DX… Continue Reading »
The Amazon Kindle is actually more eco-friendly than books?
At first glance, it is hard to imagine a piece of electronics to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly than something we have been using for centuries - books. Right off the bat, the Amazon Kindle is not better than books, but under the right conditions, these eBook readers… Continue Reading »
Apple’s rumored tablet no threat to the Kindle
Although Steve Jobs once dismissed the idea of an Apple e-reader by proclaiming people don’t read, the rumors that Apple plans to release an internet tablet later this year has many believing it’s the company’s answer to Amazon’s wildly successful Kindle. Sure, you probably could read books on it but… Continue Reading »
Kindle does sheet music: Amazon introduces “Kindle the Muse”
One of the selling points of the Amazon Kindle is being able to eliminate your stacks of books, magazines, and newspapers, into a slim, easy-to-carry device you can take anywhere. When the Kindle DX was announced, its large screen was touted for easier reading of your text materials and also… Continue Reading »
Amazon Kindle DX gets an official release date: June 10
9 days to go and you’ll be able to receive your Amazon Kindle DX. The large screen ebook reader from Amazon was met with a curious response by the press. Why exactly would Amazon release another Kindle so close to the release of the Kindle 2? Some people have even… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.


