Author: matthew
Kindle Subscribers get around NYT Paywall
Here’s a situation where it’s a pleasant perk to be a Kindle user. This week, the New York Times implemented a system called the paywall. It’s an interesting system they’ve…
One (Bad) Way To Get Yourself Noticed As A Kindle Author
When writing a book that you intend to put out through something like the Kindle‘s self publishing platform, there are always going to be complications. There’s a reason that publishing…
Kindle Book Recommendations: Health
While presenting these recommendations, I’ve gotten a lot of responses about non-literary Kindle books. Admittedly, I’ve questioned throwing anything like that up here, but I figure that since people are…
Is the Kindle Moving to Android?
In recent days there has been a great deal of speculation on the possible implications of “Lab 126”, the Amazon(NASDAQ:AMZN) development group that came up with the Kindle, posting some…
Audible Audiobooks for Kindle Goes Wireless
Most everybody has probably at least heard of Audible at this point. Amazon(NASDAQ:AMZN) has done a good job of promoting their services both as a general thing and in connection…
Nook Color Firmware Update Moves it from Kindle Competitor to iPad Competitor
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Recent news regarding the Nook Color‘s new features should go a long way toward illustrating the direction that the mini-tablet is likely to take in the near future. While many…
Kindle Books and Lending: The Complicated Relationship
Over the course of the eReader race so far, one of the biggest points of contention has been the potential for book lending. For quite a while, this was a…
Kindle Games: $0.99 Sale and Thoughts
Today it appears that Amazon has decided that we need even more reasons to waste time in a given way. I would be upset, but I’ve been too busy playing…
eReaders in the Classroom: Kindle vs iPad vs Nook Color
I spend a lot of time thinking about the potential uses for eReaders beyond the simple enjoyment they are so well suited to providing. It’s an interesting pursuit, really. What…
The Current State of the Agency Model and Why It Matters: The Effect on Kindle Book Publishing
So, we’re back again to the conversation regarding the ever-unpopular Agency Model for pricing of Kindle and other eBooks. For once we have some actual solid new developments, though not…