From the press release:
Best Buy Co. Inc., the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, today announced that it will expand its in-store e-reader selection this fall with addition of the Amazon Kindle, the recommended e-reader of the country’s leading consumer reporting organization and numerous news organizations.
Beginning this fall, Best Buy will make it even easier for [...]
Entries Tagged as 'kindle'
Best Buy to carry the Amazon Kindle
September 9th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
What to do if you buy a Kindle book by mistake
September 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
by Chris Walters
This may seem obvious to some of you, but yes, it is possible to get a refund on a Kindle book. Whether you accidentally bought a title, bought it at the wrong price, or thought it was something else entirely when you bought it, all you have to do is [...]
Staples to sell the Kindle
August 31st, 2010 · 6 Comments · hardware news
Do you know what’s interesting? They don’t sell any other e-readers. But now they’re going to carry all 3 Kindle models at the same price as Amazon.
From the press release:
“iBookstore vs Kindle Bookstore” & “Which Device Wins?”
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
by Joe Wilkert
Here are two somewhat related questions I’m being asked a lot lately:
#1: Which bookstore experience do you prefer, Apple’s iBookstore or Amazon’s Kindle bookstore?
#2: Which e-reader device do you believe is going to “win”?
My answers to both of these might surprise you.
Tags: bookstore·device·ibookstore·kindle·wins
Enhanced Kindle Edition format uses HTML5 tags
August 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · ebook format
You probably recall that a couple months ago Amazon announced an updated Kindle app for iOS. The new app gave you the ability to play audio and video that were embedded in books like Nixonland.
I’ve been waiting to hear back from Amazon PR about the tools to make the new ebooks (and the file spec), [...]
Kindle 3 wireless speed test – 3G vs WiFi
August 29th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware reviews
Len Edgerly, host of the Kindle Chronicles podcast, compares the speed of 3G vs WiFi on a pair of Kindle 3s set up with identical configuration except for the wireless connection. Both are set to enable Java and Images, and cookies and history were cleared before the test. WiFi at [...]
Kindle vs Kindle: browser (video)
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · software reviews
Len Edgerly, host of the Kindle Chronicles Podcast, presents a fireside chat to compare the browsers of the Kindle 2 and the new Kindle 3. The difference is amazing.
Kindle for iPhone updated
August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · iPhone app, software news
A new version of the Kindle iOS app was uploaded to the App Store a few hours ago. Improvements in v2.2.1 include:
Improved highlight sensitivity to reduce inadvertent highlights when turning pages
Fixed a crash some customers experience when highlighting a word
Corrected a problem where the most recent page is not saved when returning to the app
Other [...]
Create free blog subscriptions on the Kindle 3 using Wi-Fi & calibre
August 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
by Chris Walters
One of the benefits of having Wi-Fi on the latest Kindle model is you can use the feature to send yourself documents without incurring a fee:
“If you transfer personal documents to your Kindle via Wi-Fi there is no delivery fee. If you transfer personal documents to your Kindle via 3G while inside the [...]
Why the “I hope Epub kills Kindle format” fanatics are fighting the wrong battle
August 22nd, 2010 · 15 Comments · opinion
Di you catch the Epub/Kindle editorial on ZDNet on Friday? The authors are wrong, but it’s still worth a read.
Here is the part that caught my eye:
But there is one thing that’s keeping me from whipping out the AMEX and clicking the “Buy Now” button at Amazon, and that’s the lack of EPUB support.
Frankly, I [...]
Tags: battle·epub·fanatics·fighting·format·hope·kills·kindle·wrong
