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1% of entire US population reading a book on the iPhone

06 Nov 2009 05:55:31 PST

Written by Paul Biba
Nintendo, in its last earnings call, stated that competition from the iPhone was one of the reasons its profits fell by half in the last quarter and Flurry feels that this is some indication of what the iPhone could do to Amazon. Amazon, however, has its own iPhone app and I don’t know, and Flu...

Original story at TeleRead .

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Foxit's eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame

05 Nov 2009 21:09:00 PST

Written by Richard Lai
Foxit's eSlick isn't exactly the most exciting ereader of all time, but now things have changed slightly with the addition of EPUB support, making this $259.99 device a more affordable (although less pretty) alternative to the Sony Reader, and a more flexible option than the Kindle. We lo...

Original story at Engadget .

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Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why) [Remainders]

02 Nov 2009 20:00:00 PST

Written by Wilson Rothman
Case-Mate, the people who used to make zipper booklets for CDs, built the $80 Enlighten case that lights up the Kindle at night by way of an LED-illuminated acrylic overlay. So basically they pulled a Sony: Taking what's right about e-ink, and screwing it up. You don't put anything on e-ink,...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: Francis Hamit: An Author's Point of View

02 Nov 2009 01:50:42 PST

Written by Joe Wikert(jwikert@gmail.com)
Please note: this e-mail was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. We continue to experiment with e-book publishing, but it’s no longer a priority, and any future Kindle offerings will be through Smashwords.com.

Original story at Joe Wikert's Kindleville .

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Opinion: The Kindle Does Halloween: Mystery Fiction for the Holiday

31 Oct 2009 07:38:36 PDT

Written by Jan(jzlendich@comcast.net)
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.

Original story at The Kindle Reader .

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Books They're Talking About: Kindle Books in the Media (27 Oct 09)

27 Oct 2009 07:32:01 PDT

Written by Jan(jzlendich@comcast.net)
In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts a wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life. His story stretches from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and off the map. He discusses his passion for the crusading style of reportage he championed, his clashes with Rupert Murdoch...

Original story at The Kindle Reader .

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Amazon Kindle news and blogs - November 07, 2009

07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Amazon Kindle news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Getting the Kindle iPhone e-reading app outside the U.S. -- by David Rothman from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Droid smartphone launch: Better for e-booking than the iPhone, especially as more apps show up? -- by David Rothman from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Amazon stops using Sprint for the Kindle -- by Paul Biba from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Undercover – from reader.ly -- by Paul Biba from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Quick Note: Ereader release dates -- by Paul Biba from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Rupert Murdoch knocks the Kindle as a news reader—even though the Wall Street Journal is now on the K machine -- by David Rothman from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Sushi e-book is a costly ‘Experience’ -- by Chris Meadows from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Apple tablet rumor roundup: future of media edition -- by Nilay Patel from Engadget
• EcoModo - The Best of TreeHugger [Roundups] -- by Jaymi Heimbuch from Gizmodo
• EcoModo - The Best of TreeHugger [Roundups] -- by Jaymi Heimbuch from Gizmodo

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Amazon readying Kindle software for Mac

23 Oct 2009 12:40:00 PDT

Following Amazon's announcement of Kindle software for Windows users, the company has acknowledged that it is also working on a Mac version, according to Fast Company. Although the spokesperson did not provide specific details regarding the Mac app, the PC edition allows users to purc...

Original story at Electronista .

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Barnes & Noble reader to match Kindle price?

19 Oct 2009 20:15:00 PDT

Barnes and Noble's rumored dual-screen e-book reader gained credibility Monday night with the leak of a paper ad in advance (subscription required). A full-page placement due for the New York Times' Book Review next Sunday labels the reader as the Nook and says it will ship for $259, reac...

Original story at Electronista .

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Opinion: Kindle Genre Watch (11 Oct 09)

11 Oct 2009 01:22:58 PDT

Written by Jan(jzlendich@comcast.net)
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.

Original story at The Kindle Reader .

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Jobs: Amazon hiding poor Kindle sales

09 Sep 2009 16:35:00 PDT

Apple chief Steve Jobs today took shots at Amazon while also explaining some of the decisions behind the new new iPods and his own health. The co-founder is famous for having attacked Amazon's Kindle in the past but has now said that the e-book reader's main flaw its speci...

Original story at Electronista .

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Podcast: BOL 1057: Bridge Out Loud

04 Sep 2009 14:05:00 PDT

Written by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com)
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.

Original story at Buzz Out Loud .

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Opinion: Reading Fiction on your Kindle: A Few Novel Pointers

02 Sep 2009 18:21:30 PDT

Written by Jan(jzlendich@comcast.net)
4. Turn on the Kindle's wireless connection so you can use Google to search for information or check the Wikipedia for information about the author as you read. The Magic Catalog of Project Gutenberg E-Books will transport you, magically of course, to Kindle-friendly versions of free Pro...

Original story at The Kindle Reader .

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Nuance Omnipage Pro 17 Review

10 Jun 2009 17:54:10 PDT

In a nod to the growing popularity of e-books, OmniPage has also added a new Kindle Assistant option that helps you set up a macro that automatically sends a converted document to an Amazon Kindle book reader. In testing this feature, however, ...

Original story at PC World .

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Patch: Kindle for iPhone 1.1 released

21 May 2009 07:21:30 PDT

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. ...

Original story at news.idg.no .

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Patch: Kindle for iPhone 1.1 arrives

21 May 2009 06:13:53 PDT

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 ...

Original story at iphonetouch.blorge.com .

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How To: Quick Tips: Jump pages in the Kindle

26 Mar 2009 00:55:05 PDT

Want to skip ahead in an eBook? Here's how to jump to a new location in the Amazon Kindle. cnettv.cnet.com

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Opinion: 10 Things We Love And Hate About Amazon's Kindle 2

23 Mar 2009 03:00:00 PDT

Written by Dan Frommer
New books are cheaper on the Kindle than on paper. Makes up for the $360 you have to drop to get a Kindle in the first place. Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, for instance, costs $17 in hardcover at Amazon, but is $10 for the Kindle. The Host is $5 cheaper on the Kindle, too.

Original story at Silicon Alley Insider .

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Podcast: Radio show on the future of the book

13 Mar 2009 21:39:04 PDT

Written by Paul Biba
New digital reading devices are once again triggering predictions about the demise of the paper-bound book. Early adopters hope devices like the Amazon Kindle will transform and rejuvenate the publishing industry. But many readers are unwilling to give up their dog-eared copies of the...

Original story at TeleRead .

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How To: Kindle 2 hacks: bypassing Whispernet

06 Mar 2009 14:10:17 PST

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 ...

Original story at Ars Technica .

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Podcast: Buzz Out Loud 920: Speak for yourself, Kindle

27 Feb 2009 13:18:00 PST

Written by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com)
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,

Original story at Buzz Out Loud .

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Kindle 2 Rips Off Authors And Publishers, Says Authors Guild

25 Feb 2009 06:41:00 PST

Written by Henry Blodget
The Kindle 2 is a portable, wireless, paperback-size device onto which people can download a virtual library of digitalized titles. Amazon sells these downloads, and where the books are under copyright, it pays royalties to the authors and publishers.

Original story at Silicon Alley Insider .

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Podcast: Kindle-format software vs. Stanza: What about Adobe and ePub, David B?

18 Feb 2009 13:23:24 PST

Written by David Rothman
In the end, it isn’t just Stanza/Lexycle vs. Amazon. It’s Adobe and Stanza/Lexycle, both, against Amazon—much more of an even match than David B. might suppose. Related: Adobe’s new e-book software ratchets up fright against Amazon Kindle: The new Adobe Reader Mobile SDK is aimed at smartp...

Original story at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home .

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Patch: eBook Update: Leaked photos reveal Amazon Kindle 2

07 Oct 2008 01:15:09 PDT

Written by TechFever.Net
We thought that a second-gen of the Amazon Kindle won’t be released soon because it was Amazon’s chief spokesman Craig Berman himself who said that no version of the e-book will be out this year. But apparently, a new version was leaked ...

Original story at TechFever Network .

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How to Convert PDF Files to Read on the Amazon Kindle

06 May 2008 09:59:22 PDT

Written by Cottontimer
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. ...

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How To: Hacks: Kindle DRM Hacked (That Was Easy)

10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST

So how do you load other eBooks onto the Kindle? Just add Amazon DRM. That's one solution hacker Igor Skochinsky has used to load Mobipocket books onto his Kindle. Using a series of scripts, he's able to convert eBook files to Amazon's ...

Original story at Gizmodo . Related stories include: How to Convert PDF Files to Read on the Amazon Kindle - Cotton , How To: Kindle DRM Hacked (That Was Easy) - first.org and ... mikedaisey.com

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