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publishing
Self-Published Kindle Author Lands Deal in Obsolete Ink-and-Paper Format
Author Boyd Morrison wrote and uploaded a book called The Ark, pictured, to Kindle, and found such success that he has now signed a two book deal with Simon and Schuster in that weird, dying papery format your grandparents like. More » -
kindle
Sheet Music for Amazon Kindle DX Gets Rid of the, Um, Sheet
Good idea or terrible idea? Sheet music on the Kindle. The catalog has 20,000 titles and they're cheap, about $3. Or you can always read a bunch of law textbooks. Fun! [Amazon via Gadget Lab] More » -
amazon
Amazon Wireless Aims To Make Cellphone Shopping Easier
For many of us, cellphone shopping really means choosing between the major smartphone brands—but for those of us looking at a broader range of devices and plans, Amazon has developed a new site to help make the process easier. More » -
amazon
Amazon Won't Let Mobile Apps Use Its Product Info Anymore
Weird play by Amazon—they've changed their Product Advertising API so that mobile apps like Delicious Library, which pull product info from it, can't use it. Its developers were forced to pull it from the App Store. More » -
kindle
Amazon Patent Details Ad-Supported Kindle Books
Amazon has filed a patent that describes how to take the obvious, heretofore un-stepped step of filling ebooks with contextual, timely advertising. Whether it would mean free, discounted, or tiered-price books (or none of the above) it's an interesting idea. More » -
windows
Amazon's Unfortunate Windows 7 Freudian Slip
Surely this is some kind of innocent SEO-related keyword slip, right? I mean, Microsoft definitely doesn't want one of the biggest online retailers in the world billing its new OS as Windows Vista 7 Home Premium, right? Right?! More » -
drm
Kindle DRM Surfaces To Deny User the Books He's Bought and Paid For
Amazon needs to work on its Kindle DRM policy, because the following story is ridiculous. More » -
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kindle
Kindle DX Surviving a 30-Inch Drop
According to this Amazon video, the Kindle DX can survive a 30-inch drop with ease. Good, because apparently the old Kindle can't survive some shaking in a padded sleeve, inside a laptop bag. More » -
kindle
Jeff Bezos Wants Amazon Ebooks On More Devices, Kindle To Fend For Itself
Amazon's Kindle App for the iPhone was a definite clue, and now Jeff Bezos is just flat stating it: the Kindle hardware doesn't really matter—Amazon's long game is all about content. More » -
image cache
David Sedaris on the Kindle: 'This Bespells Doom'
What happens when you ask brilliant humor essayist David Sedaris to sign your Kindle? You get a hilarious quote doomed for finger smudging on your expensive gadget. [NY Times] -
displays
Busted: Why I Can't Wait for Flexible Displays
When I got up this morning, I threw my Kindle in my bag's padded courdoroy laptop sleeve like I always do. A few hours later, I pulled it out and it looked like this. More » -
kindle dx
Kindle DX Sells Out In Two Days
Kindle DX (reviewed here) just started shipping Wednesday on Amazon and it's already sold out. Either people really love that DX, or the Earth only produces enough resources to sustain manufacturing a few units at a time. [Amazon via Macworld] -
crime
Fake Band Uses Stolen Credit Cards to Buy Own Music and Collect Royalties
In what probably seemed like a two-birds-with-one-stone situation (before the arrest, we mean), a 9-member British gang used stolen credit cards to purchase their own music on iTunes and Amazon, then collected the royalties—an estimated $300,000 total. More » -
review
Kindle DX Review
Kindle DX is the true heir to the Kindle throne, but whether Amazon's ebook kingdom is growing or shrinking depends on the next wave of books—textbooks. In the meantime, bigger screen, cool new tricks... More » -
deals
Dealzmodo: $350 PS3s on Amazon All Day
While Sony didn't announce a PS3 price cut at E3, Amazon is shaving $50 off 80GB systems all day. It's pretty much the best you can do unless you enlist for a Sony Style credit card. [Amazon via Kotaku] -
e-ink
Taiwanese Company Buys E-Ink Maker, Will Pursue Color Screens
E Ink, the company that invented and produces the e-ink displays for Amazon, Sony, and others, was recently acquired for $215 million—providing the means, said the company's president, to keep color e-ink displays on track for release in 2010. More » -
kindle
Kindle DX Ships June 10 For $489
The $489, 9.7-inch Amazon Kindle DX is shipping June 10. Amazon's filling pre-orders first, so those people who got really excited early on get them before everyone else. [Amazon] -
google
Google Plans to Sell eBooks By the End of 2009
As Amazon slowly inches toward sealing up the entire eBook industry, Google's getting antsy. Speaking at the BookExpo convention this weekend, a company rep stated Google's intentions to sell eBooks by the end of the year, adding ominously, "this time we mean it." More » -
blockquote
Amazon's Jeff Bezos: Color-Screened Kindle Is "Multiple Years" Away
We think the perfect e-reader would require a color screen, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said today that not only is a color version of the Kindle not imminent, but that "I know it's multiple years. I don't know how many years but it's years." Lame. More » -
kindle
See Your Kindle Notes and Highlights From Your Browser
Amazon just added access to your Kindle notes and highlights—the ones you make on your Kindle—from your web browser. Just sign in at kindle.amazon.com and you'll see them. -
humor
Upcoming Kindle 3's New Secret Feature to Take America By Storm
Adam and his friends at College Humor got a big scoop on the new Kindle 3: It will feature a completely new hardware interface that will allow you to read books like The Lord of the Rings in under nine hours. More » -
internet
Broadband Is So Slow Amazon's Import/Export Service Sends Data Using the Post Office
How crappy is the current state of broadband? Amazon Web Services' new Import/Export data delivery moves files using the postal service because broadband is too slow. More » -
iphone
Kindle 1.1 for iPhone Now Available
If you are into the whole book thing, go and download the latest update. It's worth it. More » -
humor
Say Hello to the Kindle 9 XXXD
We've already seen Amazon make the Kindle larger, but this video takes that idea to the extreme. [LandlineTV] More » -
kindle
Publisher Blocking Kindle Text-to-Speech
The Kindle 2's text-to-speech option is controversial, but publishers can opt out of the function if they'd like. Now, Random House, a major publisher of writers like Stephen King, has flipped the kill switch on 40 of its ebooks on Amazon. Remember when Stephen King was pretty much the face of the Kindle? It's like a double cross in a really, really boring but ever so suspenseful thriller novella. [Electronista] -
apple
Steve Jobs' Amazon.com Account Hacked?
My friend Leander has a story about a hacker claiming to have access to Steve Jobs' Amazon account, and his entire shopping history for 5 years—20 thousand items! Seems odd.[Cult of Mac] -
kindle
Amazon Optimizes Kindle Store for iPhone Browsers
It's not exactly the same as letting you buy Kindle books through the Kindle iPhone app, but it's useful: iPhone users can now shop for Kindle titles through a store optimized for iPhone Safari. [AppleInsider] -
american tech
All-American Tech: What's Hot Here (and Nowhere Else)
People are always eager to point out cool technologies that America ignores, but what about the ones that we—and only we—use? Enough with the grousing: Here's what we've got that they don't. More » -
kindle
Colorize Your Kindle 2 for $199
ColorWare will take your Kindle 2 from B&W to color* for the modest price of $199, or they'll sell you a pre-colorized model for $599. (*Note: Colorization process does not include the E-Ink screen.) [ColorWare] -
e-ink
Color E-Paper From Philips That Could Replace Monitors, the Real Thing
Philips is no stranger to teasing us with amazing color e-paper promises and concepts. They did it in 2007, in 2008, and again this weekend with an example that could make LCD screens feel inadequate. More » -
amazon
Amazon Wants 70% of Newspaper Revenue for Kindle Distribution?
Yesterday, on my Twitter account, I made the snide remark that the Kindle DX was saving newspapers through a $500 donation to Amazon. Apparently, my cynicism wasn't that far off the mark. UPDATE More » -
kindle analysis
Kindle DX: What Works and What Amazon Still Needs To Do
I was an early believer in Kindle, but I thought it would evolve more quickly than this. Kindle DX is a step forward—more than the Kindle 2—but there's still work to be done. More » -
sizemodo
Kindle DX vs Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
The Amazon Kindle DX is 10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38". Bezos says it's for reading newspapers, magazines, journals, and your own PDF documents more easily. But how does it stack against its deadtree counterparts? More » -
kindle dx
How Much Are Kindle DX Textbooks and Newspapers Gonna Cost?
Jeff Bezos and Arthur Sulzberger talked about reduced newspaper prices for Kindle DX—you'll notice we haven't mentioned 'em. That's because they're not announcing what they are 'til later in the summer, and we're gonna have to wait on the publishers to spill. That goes for textbooks too, but don't expect 'em to be cheap, from what we gather. More » -
kindle
Kindle DX Offers 9.7 Inches of E-Ink for $489
Amazon's new Kindle DX boasts a newspaper-friendly screen that's 2.5x bigger than the standard Kindle, but it's also got a few tricks of its own (new features in bold): More » -
breaking
Amazon Kindle DX Is Out
The Kindle DX 9.7" "wireless reading device" is now available for $489 in Amazon. Check it out. It is big. And that Chiclets-style keyboard just looks silly. [Amazon] -
patents
Amazon Scores That Kindle 1 Patent They've Been Waiting For
Right in time, Amazon has been awarded a patent for the Kindle 1. I think we can all expel a deep sigh of relief now that this loose end has been tied on the eve of the third Kindle's announcement. [Patent via All Things Digital] -
rumor
Newspaper-Saving Kindle DX to Feature 9.7-Inch Screen and PDF Support
The rumored larger-screened Kindle that should be announced Wednesday just had some basic specs leak out, as well as a few possible shots. Is there any hope for our nation's beleaguered journalists? Updated.
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movies
Steven Soderbergh's Girlfriend Experience Released to Amazon Before Theaters
Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh's new movie breaks some major Hollywood rules, and not just because it stars porn actress Sasha Grey. It's also available now on Amazon a full 3 weeks before it hits theaters. More »





































