If You Want a Kindle DX, Get In Line

Your legs are tired and you can’t help but think of the camping chair that lays forgotten beside the garage door. It’s been three hours since you stepped in line, but the store doesn’t open for another five. To make things worse, you never actually saw the beginning of this stationary parade. How many people could there be in front you? Fifty? Two hundred? All imagery (and tired... [Read more]

Get a Kindle Demonstration in Your City

Unlike traditional brick-and-mortar stores, Amazon has a unique problem when it comes to product demonstrations. However, they’ve come up with a fun, community-driven program that lets those who are interested in buying a Kindle or Kindle DX get a free demonstration in their city. Amazon’s program consists of Kindle owners who love their Kindle so much they are willing to volunteer to... [Read more]

Finding a Used Kindle Is Easier Than Ever

Having trouble justifying the cost of a new Kindle? Maybe the cost isn’t much of an issue, but you’d rather not pay the full price to see if you’ll like it? I have a solution for you. Buy a used kindle! I recently found a website that makes finding a used Kindle a simple task. UsedKindleGear.com is an easy to navigate site that lists current deals on the popular used Kindle 1 (original),... [Read more]

Amazon Kindle DX Begins Shipping on June 10, 2009

I just noticed on the main Kindle DX page at Amazon.com that the release date of June 10 has been set. This is much sooner than I thought! The Amazon Kindle DX is the third version of the popular e-reader device. The Kindle 2 was just released a few months ago. This quick turn-around will allow Amazon to cook something else up for the e-reader market just before big Christmas spending. The Kindle... [Read more]

E Ink Bought for $215M, Color Kindles on the Horizon?

E Ink, who manufactures the display for the popular Kindle (and Kindle DX, available for pre-order), was bought by Prime View International. This news is all over the web, but I noticed something more interesting among the boring, “this business bought this other business” dribble. About half-way down in the press-release, there is mention of a color E Ink display to be shown at an up-coming... [Read more]

Amazon is Granted a Patent for a Store

We all know Amazon as that wonderful online location to buy just about anything, including our lovely Kindles and ebooks. However, Amazon has been granted a patent for a brick and mortar store. What can this possibly mean? I doubt Amazon will open up stores across the U.S. That goes against the model that made them so successful. It not only goes against the idea of selling things online, but against... [Read more]

Kindle Notes And Highlights Now Available Online

Two of the features I like most about my Kindle are Notes and Highlights. When I first began using my Kindle, I barely gave the features any thought until I began to read more non-fiction. The first time I came across a bit of information I wanted to remember, the light bulb went off and I went straight to the highlights feature. I found myself highlighting at least one or two excerpts per chapter... [Read more]

Introducing the Kindle 9XXXD

I came across a humorous parody of the Kindle DX this morning. The funny guys at Atom.com have a brief video of the currently unreleased Kindle 9XXXD, the world’s largest and most powerful e-reader. There’s no doubt they’re playing on the somewhat unconventional move that Amazon made with their newest reader, the Kindle DX. Most gadgets and devices get smaller and feature rich.... [Read more]

Kindle App for the iPhone Updated by Amazon

Amazon has released an update to the popular iPhone Kindle app. Version 1.1 allows us to read in both portrait and landscape modes. Also available in the update is the ability to “lock” the mode so that the screen doesn’t rotate when you don’t want it to. Other new features include: Turn pages with a tap Zoom in on images with a “pinch” Change the text and background... [Read more]

Amazon Sues Discovery Over Patent Infringement

On May 15, Amazon issued a law suit against Discovery Communications, claiming that Discovery is infringing upon four e-commerce patents. This law suit comes not long after the law suit that Discovery issued against Amazon which claimed that technologies used in the Amazon Kindle infringes on a patent of their own. This news, as reported by Business Insider, isn’t expected to blow up into a... [Read more]