Author: matthew
DC Comes to Kindle Store & More, Ending Comixology Exclusivity
While DC Entertainment is insisting that the move is not necessarily a switch away from Comixology, the publisher has now made the transition to offering its weekly content directly through…
Kindle Fire HD Teardown Shows Small Profits Compared to Competition
When the original Kindle Fire was introduced, it was a huge shock to see such a powerful device offered for so little money. It was literally the device that changed…
Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD Ad Highlights iPad Mini Deficiencies
Amazon recently chose to run an ad comparing the Kindle Fire HD to its iPad Mini competition. Specifically, this ad called out the inferior display that Apple has decided to…
iPad Mini Details Provide Amazon With Kindle Fire Sales Boost
As the rumors grew more intense and details began to leak from production line sources about the reality of Apple’s new device, it became fairly common to see “hold off…
First Japanese-Language Kindles Coming Next Month
The move away from physical keyboards gave Amazon an easy route into any number of non-Anglophone markets for the first time. They’ve made good use of that since the Kindle Touch…
Amazon Launches Kindle App for Windows 8
Bringing Windows 8 into the Kindle App family didn’t take long. Amazon has already got a polished version of the reading software in the Windows Store and ready to use. …
Amazon Whispercast Makes Organized Kindle Management Possible
Amazon has now introduced the Whispercast service, which allows for organizational management of Kindle devices. This includes both Kindle eReaders and the Kindle Fire tablet series. Using this service it…
iPad Mini Not a Myth! Surprisingly, Also Not Competition For Kindle Fire HD?
Well, I’ve been proven wrong before and it’s happened again. Contrary to my previous expectations, Apple has finally come out with an iPad Mini to exploit the market for 7”…
Kindle Fire HD Sold At Cost – Jeff Bezos
People have generally assumed that Amazon was subsidizing the Kindle Fire to some degree. Analysts have estimated that the cost of materials and manufacturing was roughly equal to the asking…
Basics Info About the Kindle Paperwhite Display & Why It’s Useful
One of the questions I’ve been asked frequently lately is what the point of a Kindle eReader could possibly be now that it’s lit up. Obviously this has been addressed before, but…