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Amazon Kindle now available in Canada

by Robert Nelson on Nov 17, 2009 at 04:34 PM

The wait for the Amazon Kindle to come to Canada is now over. Effective immediately, the Kindle can be ordered, and delivered to Canada for a price of $259 US. Of course, this does come with a few catches, the books, newspapers and magazines are all priced in US dollars.… Continue Reading »

Amazon’s international edition Kindle is now $20 cheaper

by Robert Nelson on Oct 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM

In what can only be seen as a move to compete with the Barnes & Noble Nook, especially considering the international edition Kindle was only announced less than a month ago—Amazon has made some changes to the current Kindle lineup. Good news! Due to strong customer demand for our newest… Continue Reading »

Amazon lowers Kindle 2 pricing, also intros new international version

by Robert Nelson on Oct 7, 2009 at 06:18 AM

Amazon first unveiled the Kindle 2 back in February and had it priced well over the $300 price point, since then we had seen a price drop in July that took it down to $299—now once again the price has been lowered.  Of course, that is not all, Amazon has… Continue Reading »

Amazon to replace cracked Kindle 2s for free

by Merlyn Akhtar on Jul 19, 2009 at 02:34 PM

Responding to the recent class-action lawsuit over cracking Kindle 2s, Amazon has decided to stop charging customers $200 for repairing the damage.  Amazon was originally charging for the repair because it claimed the Kindle’s warranty didn’t cover the damage.  Now, Amazon will replace for free any customer’s Kindle that has… Continue Reading »

Amazon hits the delete button on books on their Kindle

by Jodie Andrefski on Jul 18, 2009 at 08:15 AM

Oh, Amazon.  What in the world is going on in the Kindle-world as of late?  First you are being the target of a class action lawsuit due to your “protective case” cracking it, and now this?  It seems that Amazon caved to the pressure of a publisher, who decided that… Continue Reading »

Got a cracked Kindle 2?  Maybe you can join the $5M class action lawsuit against Amazon

by Jodie Andrefski on Jul 15, 2009 at 02:46 PM

The Kindle is once again making the news.  Only this time, not for a rave review and gushing praise.  This time the coverage is because of a $5 million class action suit being thrown at Amazon due to a number of Kindle 2 users finding the build quality of the… Continue Reading »

Kindle does sheet music: Amazon introduces “Kindle the Muse”

by Merlyn Akhtar on Jul 11, 2009 at 10:20 AM

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 drops $60 off Kindle 2, now priced at $299

by Natesh Sood on Jul 8, 2009 at 06:23 PM

Amazon has the Kindle 2 listed for $60 cheaper than previous prices, it now ships for $299, as opposed to $359.  For some, $299 is still a pretty steep price to pay for an e-book reader, especially when a smartphone can perform a similar function.  However, to others $299 might… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell Experiment: Kindle 2 - a blogging tool?

by Merlyn Akhtar on May 23, 2009 at 12:04 PM

Having recently reviewed the Amazon Kindle 2, I thought I’d explore some alternate uses for the e-reader.  Let’s face it, if the Kindle can do more for you than just being an e-reader, the price is a little more bearable.  The first alternate use I explored was blogging. To begin,… Continue Reading »

Random House begins disabling text-to-speech on Kindle 2 books

by Robert Nelson on May 15, 2009 at 06:17 AM

The Kindle 2 was introduced a few months back and with it came a new text-to-speech feature, not new in general, but new to the Kindle.  Sadly, with that feature, the Author’s Guild quickly raised some concern, even going as far as saying they wanted it removed.  Based on those… Continue Reading »

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