EPUB TO KINDLE - Example: Free Google BooksI'm updating an older post on converting free ePub booksfrom Google to work on the Kindle.  (The earlier blog article was updated often for Google-book changes and lost its basic focus.)The conversion is actually easy to do, and although we can now easily get free Kindle-versions of these Google books, it's good to know how to do this for any ePub book that doesn't have a form of digital-rights-protection or management (DRM) placed on it.Google now combines its free Google books with the ones they sell in the the newish Google Book Store....

AMAZON'S EMAIL TO "PAST USERS" OF THE PERSONAL DOCUMENTS FEATURE Introduction As many now know, since Sept. 30 and with the Kindle Keyboard software update to v3.3 on Oct. 13, Amazon has made notable, long-requested improvements to the Personal Documents feature, upgrading personal documents that you send to your Kindle, from 2nd-class status to having the regular features that Kindle books have. See Update with email from Customer Svc. Those first-class features include sync'g your reading between devices, having them archived at the Amazon servers, and showing their titles in your Kindle's Archived Items folder when the personal document is no longer on...

SOFTWARE VERSION v3.3 IS READY for delivery to all Kindle Keyboard / Kindle 3 models. This is for the physical-keyboard model (Kindle 3 U.S. [UK: K3]) first released August 2010 and not for the coming Kindle Touch devices nor for the new $79/$109 Kindle Basic (which recently got its own update) This update for Kindle Keyboard models includes the following changes, which I'll quote from the Amazon page.   Here's Amazon's info page for the v3.3 software update.   Kindle Keyboard Version 3.3 Overview Some of the features included in this update are: Download your archived Personal Documents on Kindle Keyboard: You can now view and...

Kindle Team responds at the Amazon Kindle forum thread. At the link, you'll see the now clear answer to the questions asked over the last 3 days: 'Posted on Oct 2, 2011 4:42:59 PM PDT The Amazon Kindle team says: (AMAZON OFFICIAL) We apologize for the confusion. Our new Kindle Touch 3G enables you to connect to the Kindle Store, download books and periodicals, and access Wikipedia - all over 3G or Wi-Fi. Experimental web browsing (outside of Wikipedia) on Kindle Touch 3G is only available over Wi-Fi. Our Kindle Keyboard 3G will continue to offer...

Using a books Collection structure created on another Kindle There are various ways to add a collection structure you've created, for one Kindle, to a replacement or new Kindle on your account.  You don't have to start from scratch if you're replacing or adding a Kindle on or to your account. On the forums, I replied to someone who had 600~ books on the Kindle and asked how this is done, and I described the way I do it. I thought adding this as a blog entry could be useful. ' If Kindle Support sends you a replacement Kindle, be sure to keep...

KINDLE TOUCH 3G Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display, 3G Works Globally Notes about the new Kindle Touch 3G The product page presentation begins with the feature that differentiates this device from the Kindle Touch (WiFi only): "Free 3G wireless, no annual contracts or monthly fees." "Kindle Touch 3G uses the same wireless signals as cell phones, so you don't need to worry about Wi-Fi connections, passwords or internet charges.  Unlike cell phones, with Kindle Touch 3G there are no monthly fees or commitments — Amazon pays for Kindle Touch 3G's ...

The Kindle No-Touch/No Keyboard $79-$109 Model is available right away and here's a software update for it already Software v4.0.1 update for the Kindle 4 NoTouch/NoKeyboard model is already ready for download as an option.  What it does is allow you to have e-Ink refreshes on every page, as the default is to not have it refresh on each page. Both the Nook and Kobo Touch devices do not have e-Ink refreshes (aka black flash page-turn) on each page.  While that can be nice, others have found that the less frequent black flashes...

ACCESSING THE LIBRARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Overdrive Library resources are online 24/7.  Some of the libraries were ready for the Kindle this morning, but others had not been able to change their system processes yet, and Overdrive has said it'll take a few days to get all libraries in place. In fact, their list of compatible devices this afternoon did not include the Kindle although it did yesterday -- but there was an error in the information seen yesterday, so they're probably just correcting the pages.  Getting 11,000~...

Using a books Collection structure created on another Kindle There are various ways to add a collection structure you've created, for one Kindle, to a replacement or new Kindle on your account.  You don't have to start from scratch if you're replacing or adding a Kindle on or to your account. On the forums, I replied to someone who had 600~ books on the Kindle and asked how this is done, and I described the way I do it. I thought adding this as a blog entry could be useful. ' If Kindle Support...

Wall Street Journal - "Amazon in Talks to Launch Digital-Book Library" A WSJ article by Stu Woo and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg on Monday reports that Amazon is talking with publishers about a Netflix-like service for e-books, which would provide access to a library of content (older books) for an annual fee. Publishing executives have said they're not enthusiastic about the idea, for the usual reasons -- belief this type of subscription service could "lower the value of books," WSJ reports, and could strain relationships with other retailers selling their books. ...

This Kindle for PC update, version 1.7.1 and the update for Kindle for Macs (I see no version #) offer: "Support for Kindle Print Replica content, which look like the corresponding print book with words and images in the position corresponding to the print edition.  See more detail on Print Replica content here. Support for reading most PDF files within the Kindle application, including functionality such as zoom and pan, highlighting, note taking, dictionary lookup, and bookmarks. By the way, I've read that it's best, when finishing a book within the PC for Kindle...

TFTS' Robert Nelson reports that there is a Kindle for Android update today, to v3.1.0 and is, of course, a free download at Amazon or the Android Market. This brings a new Home interface, bug fixes, book reocmmendations in your library, and in-app upgrade-notifications. Nelson explains the update is for those with Android 2.1 or later and is a 3.2MB download.  The screenshot seen here, by TFTS, shows the new Home screen.  The Links at the top are for Home, On Device, Archive and the Store. If you'd rather see the older layout, touch the...