The press release has been, well, released; and the Kindle 6-inch WiFi + 3G ($189) and Kindle 6-inch WiFi-only ($139) are now available for pre-order. “Kindle is the best-selling product on Amazon for two years running. We lowered the price … Continue reading
According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will begin taking orders Thursday, Jul. 28 for a new Kindle model to start shipping on Aug. 27, presumably the much speculated upon “Kindle 3″. It appears that it will be in the … Continue reading
Amazon.com announced today that Stieg Larsson became the first author to sell over one million Kindle e-books. The one million sales are his total units sold among his highly popular “Millennium” series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl … Continue reading
I have seen occasional reports of people having problems getting their PC to recognize their Kindle when connected via the USB cord. This seems most commonly reported with 64-bit versions of Windows, but not necessarily exclusively so. Fortunately I have … Continue reading
For additional information on the installation of the Kindle 2.5.x-compatible font and screen-saver hacks, I would like to direct your attention to a couple “wiki” articles at MobileRead.com: Kindle Font Hack for all 2.5.x Kindles Kindle Screen Saver Hack for … Continue reading
Imagine a collaboration between H. P. Lovecraft and John Hughes, and you might have some idea of what John Dies at the End by David Wong is like: twenty-something angst and humor meet horrors from another universe who want to … Continue reading
Amazon announced this morning that they have established an exclusive deal with The Wylie Agency through its Odyssey Editions imprint to sell twenty classic books of the 20th Century, being made available for the first time in electronic format via … Continue reading
This morning I managed to capture the binary file for updating the Kindle 2 US from 2.5.2 to 2.5.4. If you have a US version Kindle 2 but do not have wireless access or are just impatient, you can download … Continue reading
According to the Wall Street Journal, statements from Amazon indicate that e-book sales are now significantly higher than traditional hardcover books in terms of units sold. TechCrunch.com reports that these figures do not include downloads of free e-books, should you … Continue reading
I just saw this video on YouTube about a new ambient-light color display from Mirasol, and couldn’t help but wonder if Amazon is looking at this for the “Kindle 3″ (or “4″?), as there is a statement during the presentation … Continue reading