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Amazon still offering pre-Christmas delivery on the Kindle

by Robert Nelson on Dec 23, 2009 at 05:13 PM

If you are still on the lookout for a last minute Christmas gift and are determined to have it arrive on time and do so without leaving your house then you may want to consider the Kindle. It seems that for at least the next (as of this posting) 7… Continue Reading »

Amazon continues to help the blind with advanced text-to-speech in Kindle

by Natesh Sood on Dec 7, 2009 at 06:59 PM

Those who have vision problems, or are partially dyslexic can still take comfort in knowing the text of books can be read aloud to them in their Amazon Kindle device.  For instance, some people only need the text to be slightly enlarged in order to enjoy reading without the need… Continue Reading »

Competition driving Kindle sales: November was best month ever

by JG Mason on Nov 30, 2009 at 01:36 PM

The Kindle ebook reader from Amazon is on a roll.  Amazon boldly announced that they have sold more Kindle’s this month (November) than any month prior.  And that is before CyberMonday. Perhaps proving the axiom: competition is good; many ebook enthusiasts await the arrival of the Nook, the Barnes and… Continue Reading »

Amazon to offer a better Kindle library content management system in first half of 2010

by Robert Nelson on Nov 20, 2009 at 02:07 PM

As many people who use a Kindle have most likely realized—the management of your books on the device is less than stellar. Personally, I have taken to just removing books after I have read them in order to keep my reading list manageable, or at least a little nicer to… Continue Reading »

Kindle for PC now available

by Robert Nelson on Nov 11, 2009 at 11:59 AM

I am not really sure how this one got by me yesterday, but given I tend to obsessively follow ebook reader news and still missed it, I figured someone else may benefit from the news. With that, Amazon has released the promised Kindle for PC app. Which means that Kindle… Continue Reading »

Read Kindle books on your Windows machine

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 22, 2009 at 12:26 PM

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

by Natesh Sood on Oct 14, 2009 at 08:09 PM

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

by Heather Wood on Sep 25, 2009 at 03:00 PM

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

by Robert Nelson on Sep 17, 2009 at 12:55 PM

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

by JG Mason on Sep 16, 2009 at 03:05 PM

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 »

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