Tag: Amazon
New “Kindle Fire” Tablet To Be Revealed On Wednesday
All year we have been getting bits of data, speculation, and supposedly leaked information about the upcoming Kindle Tablet. This past month has seen huge dumps of information about the…
Kindle Tablet Approaches, Amazon Prepares With Expanded Video Streaming
Amazon has just announced a large increase in the number of titles available through their Instant Video service, giving customers access to over 100,000 Movies and TV Shows. Amazon Prime…
Class Action Lawsuit Seeks To Bring Value Back To Kindle eBooks
For those who have been paying attention, it doesn’t come as much of a shock to hear that people are unhappy about the rise in price of Kindle eBooks caused…
Kindle Lab Provides Leverage in California’s Assault on Amazon
Buying a Kindle in California might very well be costing slightly more than we’re used to, soon, despite the best efforts of Amazon.com. Lawmakers, frustrated by a combination of factors…
Get Your Kindle At Walmart!
Starting this week it will be possible to buy yourself a new Kindle 3G or Kindle With Special Offers right at the local Walmart. Believe it or not, this is…
Reactions to Free E-books
Lately, I can’t help myself but notice a new emerging movement of free e-books haters. Mind you, I’m not talking about the pirated free e-books haters. That emotional response to…
Did the Rise of Amazon(and its Kindle) Doom the Brick & Mortar Book Store?
These days there is a lot of talk about how, though it’s great that the Kindle is taking off and eBooks are becoming ubiquitous, it’s really a shame that the…
Free Kindle Books on Open Library
Open Library is an amazing non-profit project (partially funded by California State Library). It is trying to catalog book (and e-book) titles and their locations, thus creating a gigantic library. As…
Some Thoughts on Free E-books
How often do you read free e-books on your Kindle? Always? Most of the time? Sometimes? Rarely? Does the fact that the book is free, make your reading process more…
Free E-books on Malay Archipelago in Sejarah Melayu Library
This source for free e-books, articles and academic papers will probably be appreciated by very particular type of readers. Sejarah Melayu Library’s resources focus on Malay Archipelago (also called Indonesian…