Category: Kindle News
Jeff Bezos Apologizes
Amazon received a lot of flack when they reached into their customers’ Kindles and, without any real warning or prior notification, deleted copies of George Orwell books. The reasons for…
The Kindle’s UK Launch Date Will be Finalized Soon
Amazon will soon have a UK launch date finalized for the Kindle, according to British mobile phone trade publication, Mobile Today. Although its not currently clear when this date will…
Blackboard Adding Kindle Support
Kindle support is being added to Blackboard, a leading Course Management System (CMS). They’re an important ally for Amazon to have, since Blackboard software is widely used by schools at…
Amazon files Patents For In-Book Advertisements
Amazon has applied for two patents: On-Demand Generating E-Book Content With Advertising and Incorporating Advertising In On-Demand Generated Content. Essentially, the patents are for adding content-generated ads to Kindle products,…
Kindle Books Coming to New Devices
Amazon Chief Executive, Jeff Bezos, has made clear the company’s intention to bring the Kindle’s eBook store to more devices. Apparently, Amazon views the Kindle and the bookstore as two…
Kindle Used By Library
Gerrit van Dyk from Shaping Libraries reports that his interlibrary loan office approved pilot program for loaning Amazon Kindles to faculty staff. The idea is to serve book requests that…
Kindle DX Release Date Is Set
According to Amazon website Kindle DX will ship on the the 10th of June 10th, 2009. There were some speculations earlier about release date being 6th of July or 24th…
Discovery Communications Sues Amazon For Patent Infringement In Kindle
According to www.broadcastingcable.com Discovery Comminications is filing a law suit against Amazon for patent infringement related to “secure, encrypted system for the selection, transmission, and sale of electronic books” (used…
Amazon uses DMCA against MobileRead.com for hosting DRM Python Script Instructions
Engadget reports that undisclosed law firm on behalf of Amazon.com sent cease and desist letter to MobileRead.com admins demanding pages that host instructions on how to use Python script that…
Save $100 on a Kindle purchase, now just $259
Amazon.com has partnered up with Chase in a rare limited time offer where you can get up to $100 off the Kindle paying a total of $259 for the device…