Working on the written review for the Kindle Paperwhite, I was comparing it to the Kindle Touch from last year and thinking about how much more expensive the Paperwhite model is. The base Kindle Touch sold for only $99 and the 3G model started at $149, whereas the Paperwhite starts at $119 for the Wi-Fi […]
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Amazon Introduces Whispercast for Kindle
Today Amazon issued a press release with quite possibly the longest title to date. I’ll let it do all the explaining: “Announcing Whispercast for Kindle—A Free Self-Service Tool for Schools and Businesses to Manage Large Deployments of Kindles and Support Purchase and Distribution of Kindle Books and Documents Across Kindle E-Readers, Kindle Fires and Free […]
Kindle Fire Gets Official Support for OverDrive App and ePub eBooks
Last week OverDrive announced that the OverDrive Media Console app for Android is now officially available for the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets directly from the Amazon appstore. Previously the app worked but it had to be sideloaded; now it is officially supported. With the OverDrive app you can download ebooks and audiobooks […]
Amazon Quietly Discontinues the Kindle DX
About a week ago I posted about how Amazon had cut the price of the Kindle DX from $379 to $299. As expected it was indeed a final sale to eliminate stock, because the Kindle DX is no longer available for purchase from Amazon; it’s only being sold used through third party merchants. Even more […]
Kindle Paperwhite vs Basic $69 Kindle Comparison Review (Video)
Introduced on September 6th of this year, the Kindle Paperwhite and basic $69 Kindle are Amazon’s fifth generation of Kindle devices. The basic $69 Kindle is pretty much exactly the same as the Kindle 4 from last year, but the Kindle Paperwhite marks the biggest change to the Kindle E Ink ereaders since their inception […]
Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Lending Library Headed to Europe
Up until now the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Owner’s Lending Library have been restricted to the United States only. But that’s about to change. Yesterday Amazon started taking pre-orders for the new Kindle Paperwhite from regional Amazon websites in Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. Here are the links to each […]
Amazon Adds Disclaimer About Kindle Paperwhite’s Uneven Lighting and Other Limitations
Here’s an interesting twist to the Kindle Paperwhite saga. Amazon has added a “We want you to know…” section to the Kindle Paperwhite’s product description page that links to a separate disclaimer page explaining “certain limitations” that Amazon wants you to know about. The three topics discussed include the lack of audio support and text-to-speech […]
$69 Kindle Review (Video)
Overview Amazon’s $69 Kindle is the latest basic model and replaces the Kindle 4 from last year. I’m inclined to call it the Kindle 5, but some people refer to the Kindle Touch as the Kindle 5, so to make things less confusing I’m just going to call it the $69 Kindle from here on […]