Category: Amazon
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…
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…
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 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…
Amazon Suspends Adding New Kindle Newspapers Due To Overwhelming Demand?
The new rule for making a newspaper work seems to be maximizing its availability. This means that not only does it need to be at the local supermarket and gas…
Agency Model Set To Fall! Kindle Book Prices Will Follow Suit
Not much is known at this time about what options are being discussed by the publishers under attack by the Justice Department. We do have good information that there are…
Release of Harry Potter for Kindle Magically Removes Buy Buttons From Kindle Store
Now that J.K. Rowling’s last major addition to the Harry Potter experience, the Pottermore site, is about to go live, people are starting to get excited about the series all…
Kindle Fire 6.3 Update Adds Sharing, Book Extras, Silk Browser Improvements, and More
At this time, Kindle Fire owners should be well on their way to downloading the newest update to their device’s firmware. It began rolling out on Wednesday, but it usually…
Will Amazon Unwittingly Destroy the Kindle?
It’s been clear since early this year that as the Kindle Fire was taking off so impressively, Amazon was experiencing some amount of decreased Kindle eReader interest among its customers. …