Category: Amazon
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…
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…
Nook HD Profile Feature Capitalizes on Common Kindle Fire Privacy Complaints
There were few things about the Kindle Fire’s release that sparked more attention than the Carrousel home screen. This approach set the Kindle Fire apart from other Android tablets by…
Kindle Paperwhite First Impressions
The Kindle Paperwhite has finally shipped out and reactions are coming in quite rapidly. While there are many customers who will be unable to get their orders until later this…
Barnes & Noble Prepares For Fresh Kindle vs Nook Showdown With Price Cut
It took a while for Amazon to get the Kindle Paperwhite ready for production. The months since the Nook Simple Touch w/ Glowlight was released have been problematic for the…
Kindle Fire Ad Debacle Resolved!
It took all of a day before Amazon realized the extent of their mistake in creating mandatory ad space on every Kindle Fire and changed their tune. Users will not…
$299 Kindle Fire HD 8.9” Details
We’ve been hearing rumors for months now about a larger Kindle Fire that Amazon was on the verge of releasing. Now that there is confirmation and information more substantial than…
New Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD 8.9”, and Kindle Paperwhite Revealed
As I write this, Jeff Bezos is on stage in Santa Monica, California presenting the newest developments in the Kindle product line. It’s been greatly anticipated the last several weeks…
State of the Kindle Wrap-Up Before Anticipated Sep 6th Hardware Upgrade Announcement
Amazon has arranged for a September 6th press conference that leaves a lot to the imagination. The text of the invitation apparently reads, in its entirety, “Please join us for…
New Kindle Lineup to Debut September 6?
Amazon has a big media even scheduled for September 6th. Speculation points to the debut of this year’s Kindle refresh. The new lineup could include a larger Kindle Fire, and…