Category: Kindle Community
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. …
In Era Of Self-Promotion, Authors’ Obligations & Opportunities Increase Thanks To Kindle’s @author
Amazon’s new @author feature is a new addition to their Kindle-based social media effort. Currently in a limited beta release, the feature promises to create an even closer author to…
Good Resources for Free and Discounted Kindle Books
If you’re vigilant about tracking the daily Kindle news, you will find a bunch of good books for free or discounted prices. They don’t stay discounted for very long, so…
Pottermore Brings Books To Kindle, But Leaves Fans Open To Scams
As most of you will almost certainly be aware by now, the ever popular Harry Potter series is on its way to the Kindle. The author, J.K. Rowling, is keeping…
eReader Growth Outpaces Tablets as Kindles Catch On
A recent survey by Pew Research Center shows growth in both eReader and Tablet PC markets. The ownership base for Kindle and Nook owners has doubled in the 6 months…
‘Kindelized’ Christmas
With Christmas coming up, I noticed the news about Kindle is focused on predicting the number of Kindle sales during pre-Christmas shopping time. I also see some Christmas anticipation from…
Nook Update 1.5 Announced!
Barnes & Noble(NYSE:BKS) has announced that they will be releasing what they claim is the largest update to their nook device since the eReader hit the market. While we won’t…
Kindle at College
One of the advantages to being in a town with a large college presence, let alone spending large amounts of time on the campuses, is the opportunity to informally poll…
Using your Kindle to Connect to Facebook and Twitter
On June 15, the biggest update since the launch of the Kindle DX was released. The new version 2.5 update has a cool feature that owners of the Kindle 2…
Amazon Announces Update for Kindle for PC Application
A day after Amazon’s May 10 announcement regarding plans to offer Kindle for Android, Amazon announced updates for its Kindle for PC application. The article from eWeek suggests that Amazon’s…