Author: matthew
Analyst Says Short-Term Kindle Demand Falling, DOJ Settlements May Upset Those Predictions
According to some recent research by Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley, the demand for both Kindle E Ink eReaders and Kindle Fire tablets has fallen noticeably from Q4 2011 to…
Nook Steps Ahead of Kindle With Announcement of GlowLight
While we recently learned that Amazon was planning something new with a front-lit version of the Kindle, Barnes & Noble has gone a step further and launched a lit Nook…
Kindle Touch Update 5.1 Adds Landscape Mode, Language Support, and Translation
The Kindle Touch has had its firmware updates in preparation for a multi-national release, it seems. Version 5.1 actually brings us a number of useful features that users have been…
Kindle Owners Win Big With First DOJ Publisher Settlement
The first major change in eBook pricing to come about since the launch of the iPad is at hand. The U.S. Department of Justice has already negotiated settlements with three…
Google’s Kindle Fire Killer Now Looking More Expensive, Less Timely
Let’s face it, Amazon’s implementation of Android has to be a sore point for Google. The most popular Android tablet ever, the Kindle Fire, is completely cut off from everything…
Kindle Use Up and Still Rising, Pew Study Finds
The Pew Internet and American Life Project has recently published a study about the current trend in electronic reading. Their findings signal impressive gains for the Kindle and eReading in…
Coming Soon: An E-Ink Kindle You Can Read In The Dark
When it comes to reading devices like the Kindle, E Ink displays are both the primary draw and the biggest marketing problem. On the one hand they allow for insanely…
Amazon Opens Kindle en Español to US
The coming of the fourth generation of Kindle readers brought us a keyboard-free design. This promised to, and has proven able to, allow for the expansion of Kindle availability into…
How I Dropped the Kindle Fire Launcher Without Rooting and Why I Went Back
The Kindle Fire is a powerful device for the price and as a result many people are eager to get the greatest possible return on their investment. It can definitely…
Amazon is Getting Kindle Fire In-App Purchasing Ready
If you’re going to develop an application around the idea of ongoing micro-transactions, and many people have chosen to do exactly that, then the most important consideration is likely going…