Category: Amazon
Arthur C. Clarke, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #7
Arthur C. Clarke, one of the “Big Three” along with Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, is most famous for his work 2001: A Space Odyssey. Based on the author’s…
Kindle Book Count – March & April 2009
I’ve been counting books in Kindle Store on a daily basis and now the time to share results: When I first started counting on the 2nd of March 2009 there…
Isaac Asimov, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #6
If you like science fiction, such name as Isaac Asimov is most probably familiar to you. Foundation series is the most famous work by Asimov; it was the winner of the Hugo Award for “Best…
Kindle DX, now with 9.7″ screen
Remember me speculating about 9.7″ screen in Kindle 3? Well, the only difference is that it’s called Kindle DX! Today Amazon announced availability of Kindle DX: Amazon’s 9.7″ Wireless Reading…
Amazon Acquires Lexcycle
Recently Amazon has acquired Lexcycle, a company that created Stanza e-book reader application for iPhone and PC. In official statement Amazon claims that they’ll keep Stanza development independent and this…
Robert A. Heinlein, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #5
Many books by the famous science fiction writer, Robert Anson Heinlein, are available now in Kindle edition. One of my favorite is “Double Star”, narrating a story about a talented, yet…
If Amazon Bans Your Account You Lose Access to Kindle Store
Interesting Kindle 2 related story is developing in MobileRead Forums. In a nutshell – Amazon customer had his account banned for allegedly excessive returns of expensive electronics. That would have…
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #4
If you followed the Academy Awards ceremony this year, you must have heard about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button nominated for Best Picture. The movie was inspired by a…
Airplane Bricked My Kindle 2
Recently I had to take a couple of long trips on airplanes. And supposedly Amazon Kindle is just perfect for such occasions. I stuffed mine with tons of books and…
Ernest Hemingway, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #3
In the previous post of this series, I wrote about American classical literature, commenting on Mark Twain’s books and works about him available in Kindle edition. Today I’ll continue with…