Category: Kindle Thoughts
$80 Kindle 4 Might Be Problematic For Amazon’s School Penetration
It is no secret that Amazon has its eyes on getting Kindles into schools. That was pretty clear even before the Kindle DX pilot programs and Kindle textbook rentals. The…
Thoughts on the Latest Kindle Releases
I want to add my two cents here on the newest upgrade on the Kindle product line. I am excited about the much anticipated Kindle Fire, the Kindle Touch, and…
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…
Kindle Editions w/ Multimedia: A Failed Experiment?
While eBook sales have been expanding across the board and the Kindle is flourishing with ever-increasing sales each year, very little has been heard about the Kindle Edition eBook /…
Is Now The Right Time To Buy A Nook?
With the knowledge that a new Kindle is on the horizon there are reasons that it might seem to be worth holding back on your new Nook purchase to see…
Kindle Cloud Reader brings Kindle books to the Web, iPad, Chromebooks
Kindle for the Web has been around for almost a year and it seemed as it wasn’t going anywhere at all. Seemingly nothing happened even when Google came out with…
How Much Do You Have To Read For The Amazon Kindle To Be Worth Buying?
There are any number of reasons to pick yourself up a Kindle, from convenience of transportation to instant 24-hour delivery of all new book purchases, but let’s take it down…
Head Back To School With A Kindle
Well, it’s August again. That means it is definitely time to get things ready for the upcoming school year for all those parents out there. Normally, this is where I…
Addressing Kindle Platform Lock-In As Formats Evolve
One of the biggest concerns when deciding which eReader to go with is the DRM. If you get a Kindle, then that means that you can’t read your purchases on…
Can The Kindle Be The Future Of Newspapers?
While a great deal of effort has been put into supporting a supposed opposition between eReaders like the Kindle and traditional paper publications, there are some places where paper just…