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E-Book Usability News: Adjustable line spacing now available on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9”

David Rothman — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:30:55 +0000

LibraryCity knocked Amazon for not letting users of the Kindle Fire HDs adjust their line spacing. But guess what I noticed just now within the font-related submenu of my Kindle HD 8.9” model running version 8.3.1 firmware? Alas, on my several files tested, I still couldn’t narrow the spaces sufficiently on the HD even though the Kindle app [...]

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Amazon Coins Goes Live, a Digital Currency for the Amazon App Store and Kindle

Arnold Zafra — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:51:00 +0000

Amazon has just gone live with its own digital currency dubbed Amazon Coins. Announced in February 2013, Amazon Coins is described as a new way to buy Kindle Fire apps, games and in-app items from the Amazon App Store and on Kindle Fire. To kick off the launch of Coins, Amazon also announced that they [...]

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Deal Alert: Amazon Slashes Price on 7-Inch Kindle Fire HDs in Time for Mother’s Day

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:30 +0000

As if to confirm a 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet is in fact in the works and coming our way soon, Amazon has decided to slash the prices of the thing’s existent smaller siblings, namely the 7-inch Fire HDs. However, the promo likely has nothing to do with the alleged coming of the 10-incher, being instead a special, [...]

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Amazon Rumored To Be Working On 10-Inch Kindle Fire With Impressive Display

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:02:31 +0000

You’re familiar with the saying “Go big or go home?” Well, it doesn’t exactly apply to the tablet market nowadays, but the tide could turn soon enough. One of the biggest ongoing battles is for the small tab crown, with Google, Asus, Amazon, Apple, but also Acer fighting each other guns blazing. Meanwhile, the bigger [...]

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Amazon Reportedly Producing a “Kindle TV” Set-Top Box

Aggregated Content — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:00:25 +0000

By Jeff Kleist Amazon has been making its own devices for quite a while now. From e-readers to tablets to a rumored smartphone, the company has been pretty successful in establishing its own Apple-style ecosystem. So it makes perfect sense that Amazon wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity to take charge of the one device [...]

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Kindle for iOS Updated with More Accessibility Features

Juli Monroe — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:37:19 +0000

Kindle for iOS received a major update yesterday, allowing it to work with the VoiceOver features of the iPhone and iPad. This is a good thing for the blind and visually impaired. It also has application for sighted readers who don’t mind computer text-to-speech voices and want to listen to their books on the go. I tested it [...]

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Morning Links: Has climate change created a new literary genre?

Dan Eldridge — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:00:55 +0000

Has Climate Change Created a New Literary Genre? (NPR) What Kids Think of Books, Reading and Technology {Infographic} (E-Book Friendly) Bill for compulsory science fiction in West Virginia schools (The Guardian) Sydney bookseller holds Kindle ‘amnesty’ (The Bookseller) 30 Things to Tell a Book Snob (Booktrust) Kindle Daily Deals: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield [...]

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Track Kindle e-book prices and availability using eReaderIQ

Juli Monroe — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:24:10 +0000

I’ve seen people mention eReaderIQ on various forums, but I never took the time to check them out until today. Wow, have I been missing out! The site allows you to track a few things, mainly price and availability on Kindle. They also show freebies, but I’m personally less interested in that since I’ve been [...]

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Former Amazon Employee Speaks Out!

Joanna Cabot — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:58:57 +0000

The New York Times has a fascinating preview up of a forthcoming tell-all from Jason Merkoski, formerly of Amazon and one of the developers of the first Kindle. Merkoski has a lot to say about both the benefits (a complete library; accessible using your phone) and drawbacks (sadness for paper fetishists) of the revolution he helped to [...]

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Deal Alert: Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 32Gb Available from AT&T for $249

Juli Monroe — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:30:02 +0000

Assuming you don’t mind signing a two-year contract with AT&T, this is a good deal. Here’s the price breakdown, assuming you already have a Mobile Share plan. • $399 base cost for the Kindle Fire • Minus $150 in credits (new 2-year plan & activation at AT&T store) • Plus $240 for 2 years worth of [...]

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Kindle Touch Still Available for Purchase

Juli Monroe — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:30:15 +0000

Hat tip to an alert reader on The Digital Reader for this one. As far as we knew, when the Kindle Paperwhite came out last year, Amazon retired the Kindle Touch. But now it looks like they plan to continue selling it, at least for a while. You can only find it through a search. [...]

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Amazon Introduces “Send to Kindle” Button on Websites for Offline Reading on the Go

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:35:45 +0000

We’ve discussed ‘read later’ apps before. Personally, I like the simplicity of Pocket, as Evernote is so overly-capable that it seems daunting to dive into head-first. Perhaps in due time, I suppose. Another nice option I’ve used is Google’s ‘Read it Later’ feature on its Reader service, but well, yeah, we all know where that’s headed. Anyway, Amazon has been on [...]

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DBW’s “When will Kindles become free?” misses the mark

Juli Monroe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:33:56 +0000

It’s interesting to me how often people misunderstand the appeal of Amazon and its products. Over at Digital Book World today, Beth Bacon asked, “When will Kindle’s become free?” While it’s not a bad question—and I do think the day of the free Kindle (or another brand of e-reader) is coming—I think she missed an [...]

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Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ now in Japan and Europe, and at a lower price

Juli Monroe — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:57:24 +0000

Amazon has lowered the price on its Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ on the same day it introduced the device in Japan and Europe. The Fire HD now sells in the US for $269 for the Wi-Fi-only version, and $399 for the 4G version. Good news, or a sign that sales of the device are suffering? [...]

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Morning Links: Hydra, social reading, mobile education and more

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:54:24 +0000

Q&A: Hydra DP and Digital Publishing Director Allison Dobson on New Author Contracts (Digital Book World) Is Social Reading the Future of Books? I Hope Not! (Good e-Reader) How to Use a Kindle as a Bookmark (Galleycat) Will Mobile Education Arrive in the Digital World? (Media Shift) Kindle Daily Deals: Blood Man by Paul Cleave (and [...]

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