Category: Kindle Thoughts
The Kindle and Tracking: Why Owners Aren’t Outraged
It is practically a given to many people that some amount of what you do on the internet is being tracked. There is occasional outrage over this, such as when…
Kindle Fire vs Windows 8 Tablets: Another Pointless Comparison
There is essentially no competition to be found between the Kindle Fire and any imaginable Windows 8 Tablet at this time. I’ve touched on this a bit here already immediately…
Thoughts on the Future of the Kindle eReader
In most of the ways that matter we can safely say that the eBook war is over. Owning a Kindle is no longer strange or a sign that one is…
How Publishers Can Kill the Kindle by Trusting Customers
There is no avoiding the fact that the Big 6 publishers created their own problem in the Kindle. Amazon provided them with an easy way to start making a move…
The Importance of Page Turn Styles
Before the Kindle debuted in 2007, and even now, with e-readers becoming the norm, there is something about the ability to flip through pages in a book. In used book…
Hay Festival Highlights Anti-Kindle Sentiment
The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts, taking place now through June 10th in Wales, has been one of the largest growing literary gatherings since its inception in 1988. From…
How the Kindle is Contributing to a New Way of Looking at the World
It is occasionally amazing exactly how far we’ve come over the years. It’s an inane observation but not, I think, an inaccurate one. This came to me recently while reading…
10.1 Inch Kindle Fire, is it a good idea?
I have watched so many people who otherwise wouldn’t consider a tablet purchase a Kindle Fire this year because of the great price and good company brand. In addition to…
Kindle Prices Still Too High!
The Kindle line basically started the digital reading revolution. They were neither the first nor the best when they appeared, but Kindles were the driving force behind it. Amazon got…
Is the Kindle a Good Choice for Early Education Classrooms?
We’ve been seeing a great deal of interest in the potential savings provided by the Kindle in educational settings lately. Now that some of the initial antagonism is out of…