Category: Kindle Applications
New York Times Hikes Kindle Subscription Price
New York Times has recently announced that it is raising the price for Kindle subscriptions from $13.99 to $19.99 – a rise of whopping 43 percent. There is some respite…
Kindle App. vs. Apple iBook App.
PC World has a good article that compares the Kindle application and the Apple iBook application. The Kindle is not a device, but a platform, that runs on multiple devices…
Kindle App for Blackberry
Amazon has a free application that will let Blackberry users buy and read books from directly from the bookseller’s website. Unlike Kindle’s app for the iPhone, the Blackberry application lets…
Developing Kindle Apps with KDK
You may have noticed that as of recently I’ve posted less than usual here and in the new Kindle Apps blog. In fact it took a tsunami to get me…
Kindle Apps Update
Since there is very little solid information about any of the upcoming Active Content for Kindle, I’ve taken the liberty to speculate about the following apps that are likely to…
Sign-up for KDK limited beta is now open.
As of this morning I’ve received an email from Amazon (which resulted from leaving my email at KDK page earlier). Right now Amazon is considering first candidates for the limited…
Kindle Apps Blog
With Amazon announcing Kindle SDK (KDK) I’ve decided to launch a separate Kindle Apps blog for reviewing and speculating about Kindle Apps. Since no apps has been released yet and…
Instapaper + Kindle Problems Find A (Free) Solution
Instapaper lets you bookmark online content through a handy little bookmarklet that sits in your browser. Then you can log on to their website later or use their iPhone App…
Opening the Kindle to Third Party Developers
The Kindle is great for what it does, but it is by design somewhat limited to Amazon’s vision. I’ve written on this blog before about allowing third party developers on…
Lions Gate Entertainment is Using the Kindle For Movie Scripts
As a great example of the Kindle being used in a professional application, Lions Gate has adapted the technology for reading and distributing scripts. Now, lucky employees no longer need…