TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Kindle Fire HD http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 E-Book Usability News: Adjustable line spacing now available on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9” http://www.teleread.com/kindle/e-book-usability-news-adjustable-line-spacing-now-available-on-the-kindle-fire-hd-8-9/ http://www.teleread.com/kindle/e-book-usability-news-adjustable-line-spacing-now-available-on-the-kindle-fire-hd-8-9/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:30:55 +0000 David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/?p=84970 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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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/e-book-usability-news-adjustable-line-spacing-now-available-on-the-kindle-fire-hd-8-9/feed/ 0 Deal Alert: Amazon Slashes Price on 7-Inch Kindle Fire HDs in Time for Mother’s Day http://www.teleread.com/kindle/deal-alert-amazon-slashes-price-on-7-inch-kindle-fire-hds-in-time-for-mothers-day/ http://www.teleread.com/kindle/deal-alert-amazon-slashes-price-on-7-inch-kindle-fire-hds-in-time-for-mothers-day/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:30 +0000 Adrian Diaconescu http://www.teleread.com/?p=84569 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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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/kindle-freetime-workaround-for-non-amazon-books/feed/ 0 Save $50 on Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ on Amazon, Today Only! http://www.teleread.com/kindle/save-50-on-kindle-fire-hd-8-9-on-amazon-today-only/ http://www.teleread.com/kindle/save-50-on-kindle-fire-hd-8-9-on-amazon-today-only/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:46:37 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=75476 Amazon’s Deal of the Deal today (that’s Monday, December 10, 2012) is almost certainly one of the best deals you’re going to find on the Kindle Fire HD anytime soon. When you enter the code FIREHD89 at checkout, you’ll save US $50 on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″. Click here to order, and for more details [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/save-50-on-kindle-fire-hd-8-9-on-amazon-today-only/feed/ 0 Amazon Turns Kindle FreeTime Into a Paid Subscription Service http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-turns-kindle-freetime-into-a-paid-subscription-service/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-turns-kindle-freetime-into-a-paid-subscription-service/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:22:37 +0000 Aggregated Content http://www.teleread.com/?p=75379 By Jeremy Hill | for Technology Tell Earlier this year, Amazon turned on a new service for its Kindle Fire HD tablets called FreeTime. FreeTime is a kid-friendly interface that allows parents to pick and choose which apps, videos and web content their kids can access. On Tuesday, Amazon announced its plans to automate the service [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-turns-kindle-freetime-into-a-paid-subscription-service/feed/ 1 The TeleRead Holiday Gift Guide http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/the-teleread-holiday-gift-guide/ http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/the-teleread-holiday-gift-guide/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:01:40 +0000 Aggregated Content http://www.teleread.com/?p=74750 By Joanna Cabot and Chris Meadows Our friends over at Good E-Reader have come out with their holiday shopping recommendations for the e-book fan. We here at TeleRead have some holiday shopping suggestions for you as well. What’s the best e-book gadget for the reader on your list? Check out our recommendations below.  * * * [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/the-teleread-holiday-gift-guide/feed/ 5 What does the popularity of 7-inch tablets mean for the publishing industry? http://www.teleread.com/publishing/what-does-the-popularity-of-7-inch-tablets-mean-for-the-publishing-industry/ http://www.teleread.com/publishing/what-does-the-popularity-of-7-inch-tablets-mean-for-the-publishing-industry/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:38:56 +0000 Aggregated Content http://www.teleread.com/?p=75018   By James Sturdivant | for Publishing Business Today In September, Amazon announced several new tablets, including the 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, which, along with Microsoft’s new Surface tablet, are expected give Apple’s iPad mini a run for its money this holiday season. Appearing along with the Kindle Fire HD at launch were new [...]

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