Focusing ebooks and ereaders
Kindle For iPhone is Now Available More Than 60 Countries
Kindle for iPhone (also for iPodTouch) is now available 63 countries. Remember kindle books and kindle are available in around 100 countries; but iTune store is available for only 77 countries. So even if amazon wants to, they can provide kindle for iPhone application in all countries where kindle is available.
Here is the list of [...]
E-readers: To be open or not to be open — that is the question
By Matt Hamblen | ComputerWorld
As e-readers grow in popularity, a debate is growing about how well proprietary formats such as Amazon.com uses with the kindle will do against more open approaches that allow users to download e-books to just about any device.
LibreDigital Inc. is previewing its AllAccess content delivery platform to allow publishers, authors and [...]
Gizmodo Australia Reports e-books are Disappearing from Kindle Store
Gizmodo Australiahas published a very disheatening piece for Australian kindle lovers or prospective kindle buyers:
…..there seems to be something happening with publishers pulling out of the kindle Store – or at least the Australian store.
“The first book I purchased for the kindle was Raymond Feist’s Krondor: The Betrayal. It’s the first book in a collection [...]
Is Book Sharing Really a Threat to Publishing?
By Kirk Biglione | MediaLoper
Last week bookseller Barnes and Noble unveiled the nook, its long-awaited eReading device. Although ill-named, the nook is a worthy competitor to the kindle, offering a number of features not found on the Amazon device, including LendMe, a feature that allows for controlled sharing of ebooks. While the sharing feature [...]
Congratulations B&N, you’ve built my Kindroid. So now what?
By Jason Perlow| zdnet
The Barnes and Noble “nook”, which was launched earlier this month, is the real-life version of the “Kindroid” I envisioned one year ago. So now that it has been built for real, what do we do with it?
A year ago, I posited that Amazon might do better with the kindle platform if [...]
E-Readers: The Most Recent Future
by Eric Nicolas | The Recent Future
Remember back in the 1980s companies were making dedicated word processors that were a hybrid typewriter/computer approach? They were actually fairly popular until PC prices came down and made them redundant. Now, technology is approaching The Written Word from the opposite angle: reading. Before long companies will realize that [...]
Amazon’s Response to Nook: Kindle 2 Price Cut, Kindle for iPhone Update, Kindle for PC, & a Possible Kindle 3 Release Soon
Amazon has dropped the price of international kindle to $259, and announced there would be no kindle 2 US. Previously there were two version of kindle: kindle 2 US, and kindle 2 International. From now on, there will be one kindle 2 – kindle 2 international. So now there is a perfect match of prices [...]
Comparison of Timeline of Nook & Kindle: What a Strange Pattern!
On the left, the timeline of nook related news artiles from google news for last couple of days. And on the right, its about amazon kindle. Whether I search nook or kindle, I get the same timeline. Igagine how the discussion on these two devices are inter-twined.
kindle Wireless Reading Device (6″ Display, U.S. & [...]
B&N e-reader Nook Available for Pre-Order – Only USA, and Kindle VS Nook
B&N is taking pre-order of nook, their new e-reader. But’s it’s not available for international shipping. Here are the differences between kindle and nook as described by B&N (please see the table):
Premium Clear Full Screen Protector for the Nook, Anti-Glare and UV – Barnes and Nobles Electronic eBook Reader
Triple Feature
TrendyDigital WaterGuard Waterproof Case for [...]
Exclusive First Look of International Kindle By APCmag Australia
Australia’s APCmag got an exclusive first look of international kindle. With a lot of pictures the magazine describes the usages of kindle, and explain their experience. For U.S. customers and those who are familiar with kindle already nothing is new up there in a sense. Apparently, hardware and software-wise there is no difference between US [...]
Google to open e-book shop: Does it matter yet?
By Tim Conneally | BetaNews
Today, Google said it will launch its own e-book store in the first half of 2010 called “Google Editions.” This store will sell in-print books in addition to its archive of public domain titles, and will be accessible to “any device with a Web browser,” not just for the dedicated e-readers [...]
What You Need to Know Before You Order an International Kindle
kindle is now internation. It’s available for pre-order now for 100+ countries. While the price price of kindle has been slashed down to US$259, that’s not applicable for international kindle. U.S. kindle wouldn’t be able to connect wispernet while you’re travelling foreign countries. The international kindle is capable of connecting both U.S. and other coutries [...]
Kindle Goes International with 100+ Countries, Canada & New Zealand are Missing
Yes, kindle is now international with 100+ countries. See the press release here. You can always check whether your country is listed there by going here. Right now, amazon is taking pre-order since it will be launched on October 19. Depending on your country the availability of number of e-books will differ due to copyright [...]
Why textbooks prevail over a Kindle
You watch the dollar amount rapidly increase as the El Corral Bookstore employee swipes each textbook across the scanner. You flinch as you reluctantly fork over hundreds of bucks. You leave the store feeling defeated, toss your purchases into your backpack, and walk away with the weight of the books on your back mocking you.
While [...]
Getting Google Map, Not Really – Rather directions with the Kindle on a trip
A kindle World recently found a way to use kindle 2 as companion to get directions on a trip. Here it is:
1. Press the Menu button to get the “Experimental” option.
2. Click on “Experimental” to choose/accept the “Basic Web.”
You’ll need to use the SYM key at bottom right of keyboard to get any unusual [...]
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