Month: February 2011
Did the Rise of Amazon(and its Kindle) Doom the Brick & Mortar Book Store?
These days there is a lot of talk about how, though it’s great that the Kindle is taking off and eBooks are becoming ubiquitous, it’s really a shame that the…
Kindle Books Honoring Thomas Edison’s Birthday
Thomas Edison, born on February 11, 1847, was one of the major pioneers of the modern electric world. There are several good Kindle books that cover his life and his…
Kindle Books on Linux
As of recently it is possible to run Kindle for PC application via Wine on Linux. I tested it on 64-bit install of Ubuntu 10.10 and put together this step-by-step…
Kobo’s Reading Life is Interesting
At a time when the bigger names in eReading like Kindle and Nook are probably a little bit nervous about the future of their place on Apple’s devices, Kobo comes…
Kindle Update Adds Real Page Numbers and More
It appears that Amazon(NASDAQ:AMZN) has been doing some customer polling, or at least watching their forums, and came up with a few new features for an upcoming Kindle software update…
Happy Birthday Jules Verne!
Jules Verne was one of the first authors to venture into the Science Fiction genre during the mid to late nineteenth century. He wrote about underwater, space and air travel…
Apple Issues Kindle an Ultimatum
Since pretty much the start of the Kindle platform, it’s been all about the availability. Sure, you can get yourself a physical Kindle and it’s amazing, but part of the…
Twilight Series for Kindle: Featuring New Moon
New Moon is the second book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. It is a really dark book, which makes it’s title, New Moon, very appropriate. It is $8.99 on the…
Considering the Future of Kindle Publishing
We can take it for granted today that the future of book publication revolves around the eBook. Yes, I will acknowledge that it is unlikely to ever be the sole…
Is the Kindle a Money Maker for Amazon?
Ever since Amazon(NASDAQ:AMZN) released their 2010 4th Quarter Financial Report on Thursday, I’ve been seeing a lot of speculation on the profitability of the Kindle eReader itself. Mainly, I think,…