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UK Kindle Touch starts shipping week early

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:10:16 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle Touch
Those in the UK who pre-ordered the Kindle Touch or Kindle Touch 3G have been getting a nice surprise today, as Amazon has released the devices a week earlier than anticipated. Originally slated to be in stock from 27 April, the new eBook readers are now already on sale (on 20 April).

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Amazon profits down in Q4 2011 despite Kindle success

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:02:52 -0600

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle
Amazon has just announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 and despite sales of Kindles nearly tripling over the Holidays, the company’s profits were down and profit margins were very tiny. Amazon’s net income stood at $177 million, down 58% year-over-year. Just as before, though,...

Amazon HTML5 Kindle format may already be in graphic novels

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:13:02 -0600

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle
Amazon may be beta testing its new Kindle e-book format with selected publishers. The new format, referred to by Amazon as Kindle Format 8 (KF8), provides support for HTML5-based content. The Digital Reader, which revealed the testing, also reports that a number of graphic novels may already be available...

Kindle Touch jailbroken with simple MP3 hack

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:30:14 -0600

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle Touch
Just because the Kindle Touch isn't Android-based doesn't mean that it wouldn't be fun and potentially useful to gain root on it. Developer Yifan Lu has managed to do just that and has released the jailbreak tool for the e-reader in a format that might surprise you: an mp3 file. It turns out that the...

Amazon brings Kindle and associated ebook shop to France

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:43:48 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle 2011
France is getting the Kindle! No, seriously, until now the land of baguettes and Nicolas Sarkozy has had to make do without the world's most popular ebook reader. Starting today though, our French friends can pre-order a Kindle (no touch and no keyboard) for €99 and have access to over 825,000 titles...

Ad-supported Kindle 4 has built-in $30 "upgrade", gets rid of embedded special offers

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:26:18 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle 2011
Was it too cheap? Well, here's some great news for fourth-generation Kindle users already tiring of its embedded ads looking cheap alongside their Vertu phones. You can now pay Amazon the requisite fee and unsubscribe from built-in advertising and offers. Visit the Manage your Kindle webpage and you...

Amazon announces Kindle eBooks are now available at 11,000 Public Libraries

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:03:19 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle
That Amazon will offer Kindle ebooks for rent has been rumored before. That they actually offer eBooks through public libraries is unexpected. Kindle and Kindle app customers can now borrow Kindle books from more than 11,000 local libraries in the United States.

Amazon registers KindleScribe.com for next e-reader with stylus?

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:10:53 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon
Amazon has just registered a new domain name over the weekend that has spawned new speculation of interesting developments ahead for its Kindle e-reader. The KindleScribe.com domain was registered by Amazon.com Holdings on August 20 along with KindleScribes.com for good measure. Both domains have yet...

Amazon Releases HTML 5 Kindle Web App

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:41:23 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle 3
Amazon yesterday announced the availability of its new Kindle Cloud Reader, an HTML 5 web app designed to let you read your Kindle books on devices without necessarily having to install the standalone Kindle app.

AT&T teams with Amazon to offer $139 Kindle 3G with Special Offers

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:34:40 -0500

Ebook Readers, AT&T, Amazon, Kindle 3
Amazon announced on Wednesday that AT&T will sponsor a new Kindle 3G with Special Offers, a deal that has lowered the price of the device $50 to $139.99. In a statement, AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega said that the Kindle 3G is “by far the fastest growing connected device” on AT&T’s network. Amazon’s “Special...

Amazon’s $114 ad-supported Kindle is the best selling version

Mon, 16 May 2011 04:22:51 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle 3
According to Amazon’s “Bestsellers in Electronics” list, the company’s $114 ad-subsidized “Kindle with Special Offers,” is the most popular model in the Kindle family of eReaders. The device — launche...

Ad-supported Kindle ships early, fans of grayscale advertising rejoice

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:22:51 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle 3
Great news for people who love to read but wish the experience involved more advertising: an Amazon executive has announced the ad-supported Kindle, originally slated for a May 3 release, is going out...

Cancel a Kindle mag subscription and lose back issues

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:24:09 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle
If you cancel your subscription to a magazine on the eReader, you also lose your back issues. That is like the publisher coming to your house and picking up the magazines on your coffee table if you c...

Kindle subscription to the New York Times will net you free web access as well

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:51:56 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle
Can't get enough New York Times over your Whispernet? Worry not, dear Kindle reader, for Amazon's on a roll with its announcements today, the latest of which is that a subscription to the NYT on its w...

Kindle, Netflix updates go through despite iOS rules

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:30:55 -0500

Ebook Readers, Amazon, Kindle
Apple showed possible leniency on its in-app subscription and in-app purchase rules on Tuesday by allowing through new versions of the Amazon Kindle (free, App Store) and Netflix (free, App Store) iPh...