Category: Kindle Books
eLibrary Management on Kindle and other devices
As the owner of several eReader devices and a large library of DRM-free, yet often oddly formatted, eBooks, it can be difficult to make sure that I have access to…
Kindle Books from March 2009 to May 2010
It has been 14 months since I monitor Kindle book store size on a daily basis. I started it in April 2009. Back then Kindle software 2.0.2 was just released,…
Kindle for Children: A Whole New World
Some children are voracious readers. They look beyond the vast size of the Harry Potter or Twilight series and focus on the stories themselves. They see reading as an adventure,…
Kindle-based Vacation Planning?
In a rather interesting move, Amazon seems to have increased the general utility of their Kindle. It could, in fact, be on its way to becoming a must-have for vacation-goers…
Kindle Now Open To Non-US Authors
In welcome move, Amazon has decided to open up the Kindle platform to authors who are situated outside the US. So now authors from all over the world can sell…
The Lost Symbol – Kindle version no longer has the lead
As of 26th of September 2009, the Kindle version of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown is no longer outselling the hardcover on Amazon. Perhaps all of the Kindle crowd…
Embracing the Wide Sky, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #19
I’ve discoved “Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind” by Daniel Tammet entirely by chance. As I was touring the UK in a car, my…
A Briefer History Of Time and The Elegant Universe, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #18
Rather that going over authors that caught my attention (which after 17 posts has drained my imagination considerably) I’m going to change the format of these series and instead write…
Dark Tower series – Not so good (IMHO) Kindle books at a glance
First I would like to state that this post constitutes my humble opinion and nothing more. You may consider it wrong, it may be wrong, I respect Stephen King fans…
Agatha Christie, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #17
Agatha Christie is often referred as the “Queen of Crime”, due to the crime novels and short stories featuring the famous detectives Hercule Poirot and and Miss Jane Marple. Lots…