By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re looking for a graduation or Mother’s Day gift, you may want to head over to Amazon and snag yourself a Kindle Paperwhite for just $99 with the coupon code “KINDLEPW.” The Kindle Paperwhite is a dream to use, and it lead us to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has announced that best selling author Stephen King has chosen its Kindle Single platform to enter the world of self-publishing. When you’re as prolific a writer as Stephen King, you have a lot to say. Sometimes you want to get those words out to…
By Adriana Lee |
Danger, Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook: Things are looking pretty grim for your product category. After a meteoric rise, sales of e-readers seem to be spiraling downward, thanks to iPads, Kindle Fires, Surfaces and Galaxy Tabs. Tablets are absolutely killing demand, says an IHS…
By Brandon Russell |
Before every man, woman and child owned a tablet, Amazon’s Kindle was one of the industry’s most desirable gadgets. Oh, an entire paperback library on one device. The idea was novel, and the implementation groundbreaking. It’s not everyday a company introduces a new way to…
By Sean P. Aune |
DC Comics is aiming to make sure that you can find its comics pretty much anywhere you look for them on an e-reader. If you’ve wanted to pick up some DC Comics, but didn’t want to download the Comixology or DC apps, you have been…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon announced its new “Whispercast for Kindle” feature on Wednesday that it hopes will help push adoption of its eReader and Kindle Fire devices in school systems and in the enterprise. “ispercast provides a single access point to easily purchase and distribute Kindle books and…
By Todd Haselton |
Well, it appears Amazon’s giant 9.7-inch eReader is finally being put to rest. The Kindle DX, which was initially marketed as an excellent way to view textbooks, is no longer being sold directly by Amazon. The eReader first made its debut in 2009 and it’s likely…
By Todd Haselton |
If you were hoping to celebrate October by reading a little bit of Edgar Allan Poe on your brand new Kindle Paperwhite, you’re out of luck. If don’t already own one, that is. Amazon’s website now says that the Kindle Paperwhite is now shipping in…
By Sean P. Aune |
The price drop for the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight has officially droppe from $139 to $119. Hints started showing up yesterday that the price of the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight was about to drop. Both Target and Walmart weekly circulars…
By Brandon Russell |
With Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite looming, Barnes & Noble is reportedly slashing the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight by up to $20. If so, that brings the device down to $119 (previously priced at $139) and puts it at the same cost of…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you want to see the full presentation of the new Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD, the video is now online. Yesterday in Santa Monica, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took the wraps off of his company’s new e-readers and tablets, the Kindle Paperwhite and…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite is the eReader you should own. Oh, the screen, The price. The everything. And it’ll only cost you $119. Book lovers, avid readers, road warriors: you need this. The screen is great, but the all new design is pretty fantastic as…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon on Thursday officially unveiled a new Kindle, and it’s just like the one we saw in yesterday’s commercial. Called the Kindle Paperwhite, the device is aimed at overtaking Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, which is currently the premier eReader on the…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon teased everyone a bit last night with a new TV ad that appear to show off the new Kindle and Kindle Fire 2. The Amazon media event is only a few hours away, but it seems that the company couldn’t stop itself from teasing…
By Sean P. Aune |
Join us as Amazon is expected to unveil the new Kindle Fire 2 and revamp the rest of its Kindle product line. Our own Roy Choi will be on site to bring you all of the coverage as well as hands-on videos and pictures when…
By Brandon Russell |
We’re one week out from Amazon’s special event on Sept. 6 and the company’s products are mysteriously (conveniently) starting to disappear from its online channels. Several rumors have suggested the company is preparing to revamp its whole lineup of Kindle products this fall, right on…
By Todd Haselton |
I remember when I was back in college and one of my biggest expenses was the text books I had to buy each semester. I always had the option to sell them back at the end of the semester, but I usually just hung on…
By Adriana Lee |
Who says people don’t read anymore? As it stands, many users credit eBooks with stoking their love of reading. In a recent survey, as many as 41 percent of eReader owners said they now read more. Makes sense, especially since people have so many ways…
By Killian Bell |
Waterstones, the U.K.’s biggest bookseller, has scrapped plans to launch its own e-reader lineup and decided to partner up with Amazon to sell Kindle devices instead. The move will see Kindle e-readers introduced to over 300 Waterstones stores throughout the U.K. as part of the…
By Mark Hearn |
Amazon is reportedly working on a new front-lit Kindle e-reader, which the company plans to release in July. The unannounced device is said to feature an E ink display, Reuters said Monday, and will carry a price tag close to Amazon’s existing Kindle e-reader. Amazon’s Kindle has…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to reports, the regular old Kindle from Amazon is going to be getting a splash of color this year. It seems that Amazon may finally be ready to launch color e-ink technology in the second half of this year. According to industry sources speaking…
By Sean P. Aune |
Own a Kindle from Amazon? Are you a member of the Amazon Prime program? Then prepare to enter the world of Harry Potter for free. Amazon announced this morning that beginning June 19 all seven of the Harry Potter books will be available for free…
By Brandon Russell |
A new leaked image suggests Barnes & Noble is preparing a NOOK Simple Touch said to be launching with a front-lit E ink screen called “GlowLight.” The technology will reportedly be embedded over the display and distribute light across the entire screen, making it easier…
By Adriana Lee |
¡Que bueno! Amazon has announced a new Spanish eBook store featuring 33,000+ titles for Kindle readers residing in the U.S. (In other words: Amazon ha anunciado una nueva tienda en los Estados Unidos que ofrece más que 33,000 Kindle eBooks en Español.) It’s great to…
