A Briefer History Of Time and The Elegant Universe, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #18
Rather that going over authors that caught my attention (which after 17 posts has drained my imagination considerably) I’m going to change the format of these series and instead write…
Amazon Orwell Book Deletion Controversy May Be Reaching Some Closure
George Orwell’s 1984 is making its way back on to customers’ Kindles. After the controversy this summer revolving around Amazon’s remote deletion of Orwell’s works, Amazon is now returning the…
Coolerbooks Gets a Boost From Google Books
Coolerbooks, Interead’s bookstore meant to correspond with the COOL-ER Reader, has gained 1 million public domain titles from Google Books. The COOL-ER Reader hasn’t received a whole lot of attention…
Kindle 2 Hacked to Run Ubuntu
Jesse Vincent who is responsible for a number of Kindle hacks in the past (such as Savory and tethering Kindle 2) managed to get Ubuntu Linux running on the Kindle 2. …
Kindle DX crashed when copying new dictionary file
I’ve come across yet another way to crash Kindle DX: connect it via USB cable to your PC and try copying over a dictionary file. After copying around 2MB of…
Kindle 2.0.4 (353720025) and Kindle DX 2.1.1 (351050064) updates
On the Kindle source code page two new packages recently appeared: Kindle 2.1.1 (351050064) for Kindle DX Kindle 2.0.4 (353720025) for Kindle 2 Some users have already reported receiving these…
Lions Gate Entertainment is Using the Kindle For Movie Scripts
As a great example of the Kindle being used in a professional application, Lions Gate has adapted the technology for reading and distributing scripts. Now, lucky employees no longer need…
Want to Compete With Amazon? Slate Has Some Advice
Slate has an article about the best way to beat the Kindle in the eBook market. Their arguments are fairly compelling. They compare the eBook market to mp3 players, as…
Dealing With a Stolen Kindle
Ars Technica has an article about how Amazon deals with stolen Kindles. Apparently, if you contact Amazon about a Kindle that has been stolen, they will de-register your account from…
Asus is Also Releasing an eReader
Asus has announced plans to release their own eReader device. Details are scarce at the moment, but the reader will be part of the eee line and will, at the…