TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Kindle Fire tablet http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Amazon Coins — A second look http://www.teleread.com/kindle/amazon-coins-a-second-opinion/ http://www.teleread.com/kindle/amazon-coins-a-second-opinion/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:00:12 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=78136 This is an idea that’s been needed for a long time: Amazon will soon be adding the ability to make purchases of apps and games with a virtual currency known as “Coins,” according to this Amazon press release. Here’s a question I see parents asking all the time: “How can I limit the purchases my [...]

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