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Sony's 3G-enabled Reader Daily Edition up for pre-order, content deals coming next month
Amazon and Barnes & Noble may be swiping the limelight, but Sony's clearly playing for keeps with its $399 Reader Daily Edition. The 7-inch e-book reader has just been listed for pre-order over at SonyStyle, and with it will come wireless access (via AT&T) to the company's own eBo...
Wed, Nov 18 | from Engadget
Amazon Kindle cleared to sell in Canada
Amazon today gave the green light to selling the Kindle 2 in Canada. The reader is the same international version sold elsewhere and will give Canadians the same access to the Kindle bookstore as Americans. Some Canadian publications, such as the Globe and Mail and the Ottawa Citizen, are a...
Tue, Nov 17 | from Electronista
Podcast: BOL 1108: Tracker pulling
Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1108 Google book settlement revised, criticized
Tue, Nov 17 | from Buzz Out Loud
Canada gets International Kindle support, no longer feels inferior to Trinidad and Tobago
Good news for our Canadian brethren! While the realization that you'd been excluded from the International Kindle may have angered you, or frightened you, or engendered feelings of shame or lust, all hope is not lost! We have just got word that Amazon has added your fine nation to the list...
Mon, Nov 16 | from Engadget
New Kindle app lets you download Kindle e-books directly to your PC from non-Amazon sites—not just the Kindle Store
Of course, with all this fuss over the Kindle and the related format, I wonder what’ll become of the Mobipocket format. The Mobi reader, as I make clear in the test-drive review, remains a better piece of software, with far more features.
Tue, Nov 10 | from TeleRead
Opinion: Quick test drive: Kindle for PC looks promising—but is no match for Mobipocket in flexibility. And how about ePub?
Regardless of the Amazon app’s positives, I’ll still be wary of all things Kindle due to the proprietary format and DRM. If you’re interested in building a library of books from large publishers, then you’d be better off with the Sony Reader or the B&N Nook—at least if plans work out and...
Tue, Nov 10 | from TeleRead
Opinion: The Kindle Does Halloween: Mystery Fiction for the Holiday
Do you remember your scariest Halloween ever? James Henderson does. It was the year he turned ten. What started out as a sensible plan to collect the most candy while trick-or-treating soon turned into a terrifying adventure for James, his two friends and his kid brother, Ricky." - Amazon.
Sat, Oct 31 | from The Kindle Reader
Norwegian group speaks out against Amazon's e-book terms
Norway's Consumer Council, Forbrukerrådet, has spoken out against Amazon's terms-of-service regarding e-books purchased on the Kindle, as detailed in a post on the Council's website. The group's director, Hans Marius Graasvold, claims several points in the e-book agreement viola...
Fri, Oct 30 | from Electronista
Opinion: Kindle Genre Watch (11 Oct 09)
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews. Ace. Kindle edition $6.39. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. Soulless by Gail Carriger. Orbit. Kindle edition $6.39. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. ROMANCE Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks. Berkley. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
Sun, Oct 11 | from The Kindle Reader
Podcast: BOL 1057: Bridge Out Loud
The monkeys are running the zoo: Rafe Needleman, Brian Cooley, and Brian Tong, with producer Lynn Fu, cover the iPhone finally getting MMS, Google's patent on its home page, Amazon re-delivering 1984 to Kindle, and the closure of the Oakland side of the Bay Bridge.
Fri, Sep 4 | from Buzz Out Loud
Patch: Kindle for iPhone 1.1 released
Norway Amazon updated its free Kindle app for the iPhone, adding three features in version 1.1 that many people--including some right here at Macworld--have been waiting for. The update also adds the ability to pinch to zoom in on images in Kindle books. ...
Thu, May 21 | from news.idg.no
Patch: Kindle for iPhone 1.1 arrives
Australia Amazon has released Kindle for iPhone 1.1, an update of their popular ebook app for Apple handheld devices. The new features in this iteration kind of make you wonder why they rushed v1.0 out the door at as these improvements really represent baseline ...
Thu, May 21 | from iphonetouch.blorge.com
How To: Kindle 2 hacks: bypassing Whispernet
MA As Vincent writes, "This is not a tutorial about how to use the Kindle 2's Sprint connection from your computer...I do know that abusing the Kindle's Sprint modem like that would upset Amazon a great deal. Bear in mind also that Amazon knows where you ...
Fri, Mar 6 | from Ars Technica
Podcast: Buzz Out Loud 920: Speak for yourself, Kindle
Hearst to launch a wireless e-reader http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/technology/copeland_hearst.fortune/index.htm Wil Wheaton vs. Authors’ Guild vs. Kindle http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/26/wil-wheaton-vs-autho.html E-MAIL Buzz Crew,
Fri, Feb 27 | from Buzz Out Loud
How To: Hack Your Kindle: 100+ Tips, Resources, and Tutorials to Get More ...
Beam-ebooks Converter: With this web tool, you can copy and paste text into the form field and get a .prc or PDF file. ABC Amber LIT Converter: This free tool can convert the .lit format to a Kindle-readable .prc file. ...
Tue, Jun 17 | from College Degrees
How to Convert PDF Files to Read on the Amazon Kindle
Thankfully, Blaine sent me a link showing how to convert PDF files using Mobipocket Creator but the instructions weren’t very clear. Here is a step-by-step on how to convert PDF files into .prc files for the Amazon Kindle. ...
Tue, May 6 | from Cotton
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