New Browser Won’t Save Amazon’s Kindle
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, iPad, kindle
via pcworld.com
It will take more than an "innovative Web browser" to save Amazon's Kindle e-reader from the onslaught of competitors, including tablets from Apple, HP, and seemingly every company in China that owns a soldering iron.
We're talking about this today because of the appearance of a job posting on Amazon's Web site. It says Amazon's [...]
Who Owns Your Notes in e-Books?
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, kindle
Via JKOnTheRun
The past two years have seen the public’s interest in e-books reach dizzying heights. The Kindle and other readers have pushed the e-book phenomenon in front of mainstream consumers. The imminent appearance of the iPad and the iBookstore have renewed that interest, and folks previously untouched by the e-book craze are now getting drawn [...]
Is Amazon hiring devs to build a robust web browser for Kindle?
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, kindle
Are you a software dev with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, familiarity with current Web standards, and experience with browser engines, Linux on embedded devices, and Java? If so, do we have the job for you. Lab126, the group at Amazon responsible for the Kindle, wants you to help "conceive, design, and bring to [...]
Self-publishing success: JA Konrath sells 30K Kindle Ebooks In 11 Months
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, kindle
Via A Newbie's Guide to Self-Publishing
I uploaded my first self-published ebook for Amazon Kindle back on April 8, 2009.
As of this morning, March 4 at 9;23am, I've sold 29,224 ebooks.
I'm currently selling $1.99 ebooks at the rate of 170 per day. That means I'm earning around $120 per day just sitting on my butt. If [...]
India unveils its first reader – the Pi
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, kindle, review
Yes, you'd have to say that India is one of the great untapped ebook markets. But the tap has begun dripping with online retailer infibeam.com's recent launch of their Pi ereader.
Sure, there's a lot about it that looks like a direct knockoff from the Kindle – not least of which is the Infibeam logo – [...]
Call me Fishmael: why are ebooks so poorly edited?
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by JD in AU, News, kindle
Today, the good folk at Lifehacker posed the … erm, poser, in the title of this post.
As I responded on their site, I suspect we're finding ebook editions littered with typos, misspecllings and geographically different spellings because publishers are yet to integrate the production of ebooks with that of their dead tree books. Many just [...]
When It Comes to Content, Amazon’s Kindle Won’t Be Undersold
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, kindle
via bits.blogs.nytimes.com
By NICK BILTON On Jan. 27, Steven P. Jobs was still standing on a stage in San Francisco, presenting Apple’s new iPad, when the phones started ringing. Senior managers from Amazon.com were calling newspaper, magazine and book publishers trying to glean any information possible about the deals Apple was offering them to supply content [...]
Will Kindle apps kill off the device?
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by JD in News, blog, iPad, kindle
A day after the Kindle app lobbed onto the Blackberry (in the US only – hear the teeth gnashing elsewhere around the world?), it’s time to ask whether Amazon is in danger of apping themselves out of the Kindle hardware business. If that’s their goal, I think they’re heading in the right direction.
Let me explain: [...]
Kindle Storms the BlackBerry
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by JD in News
The e-book reader segment is as hot as firecrackers right now, but it’s important not to overlook smartphones as capable readers. Amazon knew that would be the case early on, with the release of the Kindle for iPhone shortly after the debut of the Kindle reader. Selling content for multiple platforms can only be a good thing for Amazon. The company’s promise to produce a Kindle app for the BlackBerry has been fulfilled, with the reader app now available for download from Amazon.
Kindle for BlackBerry can be used to browse the Kindle online store, manage the bookshelf, and to read books. Like the iPhone app, the BlackBerry version works with Whispersync to always keep the current reading place (and annotations) in sync across multiple devices. This feature alone makes the Kindle platform enjoyable to use, as users can start a book on the Kindle, and pick up where they left off on the iPhone (and now the BlackBerry) if desired. The smartphone versions of the Kindle reader can be used without a Kindle reader being in the picture at all, however.
Only e-books are supported in this version, as magazines, newspapers and other content the Kindle can access are not available. The app is only available in the U.S., perhaps international support will come in the future. The app is free, and only available on certain Blackberry models. Models currently listed include the Curve, Storm, Bold and Tour.
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HP to undercut iPad price, iPad to undercut Amazon e-books prices, Courier to rule them all?
Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by JD in News, kindle
HP to undercut iPad price, iPad to undercut Amazon e-books prices, Courier to rule them all? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
