Month: September 2011
Doodle for Kindle
Do you remember Etch A Sketch from way back when? I remember it being one of my favorite toys from childhood. Doodle For Kindle is a worthy equivalent of Etch…
Kindle Tablet’s Android Fork A Smart Idea
Admittedly I was one of many people who were initially a bit shocked and disappointed by the news that the Kindle Tablet would run on a forked version of Android…
Kindle Library Lending Has Begun (In Seattle)!
The long anticipated release of Kindle library lending has begun! Beta testing for the new integration with Overdrive Library, a product of the Cleveland-based company whose software powers most library…
AmazonLocal, Meet Amazon Kindle
Anybody remember not too many months back when I speculated that the coming of the Kindle w/ Special Offers meant a strong possibility of an Amazon move against the Groupon…
Windows 8 runs Kindle
In case you were wondering where I was off to last week… I was on the BUILD conference watching Microsoft unveil Windows 8 developer preview. One of the first things…
Waterstone’s To Be UK’s Next Kindle Competition
Everybody knows that Amazon doesn’t release the sales numbers for their Kindle eReader. That being said, some analysts have estimated that the popular eReader will sell over 17 million units…
In Era Of Self-Promotion, Authors’ Obligations & Opportunities Increase Thanks To Kindle’s @author
Amazon’s new @author feature is a new addition to their Kindle-based social media effort. Currently in a limited beta release, the feature promises to create an even closer author to…
Amazon Bringing Kindle To Spain, Also Their Whole Store
Amazon is all set to launch their new Amazon.es site in Spain on September 15th, according to sources in several Spanish newspapers. While the service will cover only physical goods…
Kindle Book Library For Amazon Prime Members Coming Soon…Maybe
Apparently Amazon has been working on a way to offer Amazon Prime customers a Kindle platform lending library experience similar to what Netflix users have come to expect. While this…
Kindle Hardware Update Likely, Color eReader Not So Much
A combination of the high expectations surrounding the upcoming Amazon Kindle Tablet and the lack of substantial information regarding the expected hardware update to the existing Kindle eReader line has…