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Kindle 3G with Special Offers slices off $25 in return for ads

Chris Davies, May 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

With Amazon's Kindle with Special Offers already being the best-selling model in the company's ereader range - despite having only hit virtual shelves in late April - it's little surprise that the retailer has rolled out a second version. After the WiFi-only original (with its $114 price tag) there's now a Kindle 3G with Special Offers, undercutting the regular 3G model by $25 at $164. Read The Full Story

Kindle ebook sales exceed print sales in US

Chris Davies, May 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Amazon has announced that Kindle ebook sales now outnumber physical paperback and hardback sales, the digital platform overtaking print in just four years. Since April 1, Amazon says, it has sold 105 Kindle ebooks for every 100 print books on its US site. That’s not just limited to cases where both formats are available, either; it takes into account print titles where no Kindle equivalent is on offer (though free Kindle ebooks aren’t counted).

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Amazon Tablet Coming? CEO Jeff Bezos Says “Stay Tuned”

Rue Liu, May 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

It has been touted for awhile now that if Amazon were to come out with an Android tablet, that it would be the ultimate iPad killer. There were recent rumors that Samsung may be building the tablet and that a form of hybrid e-ink and LCD display would be used. But despite the mounting evidence that they've been quietly assembling their arsenal to do just that, the company has been staying mum until an interview today. Read The Full Story

Al Gore, Ex-Apple Engineers Make First Interactive E-Book Publishing Platform, Push Pop Press

Rue Liu, Apr 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

E-books have become increasingly popular with the adoption of eReaders such as the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble NOOK, with even library lending of e-books on the rise. Stepping up from eReaders we get full on tablets that add another level of full color touchscreen interactivity. But up until now, e-books have remained just static digital versions of the original. That's about to change. Read The Full Story

Amazon confirms Kindle with Special Offers shipping now

Chris Davies, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [1]

Amazon has begun shipping the ad-supported Kindle it announced earlier this month, around a week earlier than expected. The Kindle with Special Offers gives users the opportunity to save $25 off the price of a third-gen WiFi-only Kindle, in return for agreeing to view adverts on the homescreen and sponsored screensavers. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – April 24, 2011

Rue Liu, Apr 24th 2011 Discuss [8]

This week’s tech news roundup highlights the Apple and Samsung legal battle, our Samsung Galaxy SII extreme unboxing, cloud computing problems for both Amazon and the PlayStation Network, Apple’s Q2 earnings, the white iPhone 4, the iPhone 5, and details on various smartphones and tablets including the BlackBerry Playbook, G-Slate, G2x, HTC Flyer, and the Acer Iconia Tab.

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Kindle for Android gets Honeycomb refresh

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Amazon has released a new version of its Kindle app for Android-based devices, and the updated ereader has now been reworked to suit the bigger displays on Honeycomb tablets. Gone is the list view of ebooks on your device - or stored remotely in the cloud - and instead there's a bookshelf-style interface with all the titles laid out with cover art. Read The Full Story

Amazon Tablet Built By Samsung Could Arrive By End Of Summer?

Rue Liu, Apr 20th 2011 Discuss [13]

Speculation that Amazon may be pushing forth its own Android tablet continues full steam ahead and now there's belief that the tablet would be built by Samsung. That's an interesting choice, considering the Korean electronics company has been the main components supplier for Apple, with whom they are about to embark on a massive legal battle. This gets all the more spicy when you think that Amazon is poised as the best iPad 2 rival. Read The Full Story

Amazon Library Lending for Kindle eBooks coming later in 2011

Chris Davies, Apr 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Unofficial ebook libraries, where users share digital books between themselves, have flourished in a murky legal halfway house so far, but Amazon is looking to make the whole thing official - albeit on its own terms. Later this year will see the launch of Library Lending for Kindle Books, offering Kindle-format ebooks from 11,000 libraries across the US. Read The Full Story

Cancel a Kindle mag subscription and lose back issues

Shane McGlaun, Apr 19th 2011 Discuss [5]

One of the things I like most about print mags and subscriptions is that I can keep them and look back at things printed in the past to compare to new items. Back issues are also great for reading material on really boring days. If you have a Kindle and you have a digital magazine subscription, you may not know this little tidbit. Read The Full Story

Amazon To Sell Cheaper Kindle, But With On-Screen Ads

Rue Liu, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [6]

Amazon is getting very creative in their strategies for pushing the Kindle e-reader in this competitive landscape where tablets are increasingly encroaching on their territory. The company announced that they will be offering a new Kindle option that saves consumers $25 off the lowest-priced Kindle in exchange for suffering some on-screen ads. Read The Full Story

Kindle NY Times subscribers to get paywall pass

Chris Davies, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Amazon has confirmed that digital subscribers to the New York Times Kindle edition will get free access to the newspaper's website as part of their bundled content. The NY Times paywall - announced earlier this month and in operation since yesterday - is priced from $15 per month for web and smartphone access, but if you have a $19.99 per month Kindle subscription you'll also be able to access the main site. Read The Full Story