Category: Kindle News
Kindle Touch Will Launch Amazon’s eBook Efforts in Japan This April
Recent reports via The Nikkei indicate that Amazon will finally be bringing their bestselling Kindle eReader line to Japan in April of this year with their newest model, the Kindle…
Franzen Dislikes Kindle, Gives Voice To Misconceptions About eBooks
Jonathan Franzen, author of such wildly popular titles as The Corrections and Freedom has recently made a bit of an impact on the eReading community by coming out against electronic…
New Kindle Fire 7” & 9” Models Reportedly On The Way
Remember when we were predicting a Kindle Fire launch with multiple tablet sizes to choose from? Well, better late than never. Chad Bartley, a Senior Research Analyst over at Pacific…
Amazon Revenue Shortfall A Sign of Kindle Success?
Investors have recently suffered a bit of disappointment as Amazon’s fourth quarter revenue failed to meet expectations. Stocks fell, as a result. The big question is why this was the…
Kindle Fire Now #1 Android Tablet
Android has seized a greater share of the tablet market than ever before in the last year, with fourth quarter usage of Android tablets up to 39% of the total…
OverDrive Gets a Huge Membership Boost after Launching Kindle Library Lending
The Kindle Library Lending service launched in the fall of 2011 started with 11.000 libraries. The number has grown to about 15,000 libraries and counting in the US, and 18,000…
Apple Launches E-Textbook Service
Apple launched a new e-textbook service last week that is claiming to “revolutionize the textbook industry.” With major partners as McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Houghton-Mifflin on board, the service is poised…
Kindle Fire Update 6.2.2 Now Live
Amazon has just released the updated 6.2.2 firmware update for the Kindle Fire. While the documentation for this update has not yet hit their support pages, customers will find it…
Kindle Owners’ Lending Library Exclusivity Pays Off For Some Authors
The December numbers are in for Amazon’s rather controversial Kindle Owners‘ Lending Library (KOLL) and for some people they turned out to be quite good. Right around 295,000 rentals were…
Barnes & Noble Considering A Nook Spin Off
After reporting less than stellar stock returns, Barnes & Noble is seriously considering spinning off, or even selling its expensive, but popular Nook business to allow the Nook to ramp…