Amazon exceeded everyone’s expectations today by announcing not one, but three new E Ink Kindles, two touchscreen models and one non-touch Kindle that costs just $79 for the ad-supported model and $109 for the non-ad version. That’s in addition to the Kindle Fire Tablet that was also announced today. The regular Kindle Touch costs $99 […]
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Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire Tablet for $199 (Video)
Today Amazon pulled the veil off the worst kept secret of the year, the Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire has a 7″ multi-touch IPS screen and runs a customized version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The big surprise is that it will cost just a shade under 2 Benjamins. It starts shipping November 15th.
Commercial for Amazon’s New $79 Kindle
Amazon just uploaded this ad on YouTube for their new $79 Kindle that starts shipping today.
Source Code at Amazon Reveals “Prime eBooks”, Possible New eBook Rental Service
A crafty code sleuth over at MobileRead uncovered one of Amazon’s secrets while investigating source code trying find a picture of the new Kindle Tablet that everyone is expecting Amazon to announce at a press conference they scheduled on September 28th. I did some investigating of my own and it does indeed appear as if […]
Tutorial: Kindle Library eBooks, Everything You Need To Know (Video)
Now that the Kindle and Kindle apps for Android, iPad, and other mobile devices can get free ebooks from libraries, it’s time for an in-depth tutorial that explains everything you need to know about Kindle library ebooks. Library ebooks aren’t new. Other devices have had that perk for a long time. But the Kindle does […]
Kindle Library Books Now Officially Available at 11,000 Public Libraries
Today Amazon officially announced the launch of library ebooks on the Kindle and Kindle apps at 11,000 libraries across the United States. The story of library ebooks on the Kindle already broke two days ago when a couple of Seattle libraries started listing a section for Kindle ebooks.
Public Library eBooks for Kindle Now Available, Check Your Library
Amazon and OverDrive have quietly started rolling out Kindle ebook lending from public libraries, albeit in Beta. Even though there hasn’t been any official announcement yet, some public libraries have already started lending ebooks for the Kindle. The image to the left hails from the Seattle Public Library; several other libraries are starting to list […]
19 Free Vook Books for Kindle and Kindle iOS Apps
Amazon has some more free Vook books available for this Sunday morning, lots of how to guides and brief history guides. These books are free for a limited time only so make sure to check the price before clicking the buy button. The Vook books that say “Enhanced Version” or “Video” in the title have […]