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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

Kindle Now Gets WiFi Delivery Of Audible Audiobooks

Rue Liu, Mar 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

For those who appreciate listening to literary works as opposed to reading them in their digital form, the newest iteration of Amazon’s Kindle allows users to download Audible Audiobooks via Wi-Fi. This opens up the more than 50,000 audiobook titles available from Audible.com. Any version of the Kindle can still download audiobooks from the Audible website and transfer them via USB. Read The Full Story

Amazon Android tablet rumors won’t go away

James DeRuvo, Mar 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

It started innocently enough. Amazon published a job listing looking for Android developers for their Kindle division. That led to speculation that maybe the Kindle was going to evolve into an Android based ebook reader ala the NOOKcolor. And with devs taking the NOOKcolor and rooting it into a full fledged and very affordable Android Tablet, people started to see the possibilities even more. And then the Amazon Store for Android was announced and the rumors started to gather steam. Read The Full Story

Amazon Pulls the Plug on Lendle Lending Service

Samia Perkins, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Once Amazon decided to let Kindle users lend out books, it was only a matter of time until services sprung up to open up lending to the wider world. Lendle was one of those services, but now Amazon has pulled the plug on them. Today, Lendle's website states: "Amazon has revoked Lendle’s API access. Unfortunately, Lendle is unavailable indefinitely. We will do everything we can to restore service soon." Read The Full Story

Amazon Hiring Developers For Android Kindle Tablet?

Rue Liu, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [2]

Amazon's Android App Store is gearing up for a grand opening any day now. And to show that they're serious about taking up the Android market, they've even scored an exclusive deal to carry the wildly popular lineup of Angry Birds games. Could these developments along with recent plans to hire more Android developers, be a sign that Amazon may soon be pushing an Android-based Kindle? Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle lands at Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK

Shane McGlaun, Mar 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are a fan of reading and are looking to get your hands on the Amazon Kindle in the UK without having to wait for the eReader to ship from Amazon you can get it at two new retail locations. The latest Amazon Kindle hit Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse in the UK on March 11. It is in all UK Best Buy locations and in 400 different Carphone Warehouse stores across the country. Read The Full Story

Kindle 3G to arrive in AT&T stores March 6

Chris Davies, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

Amazon and AT&T have announced that the Kindle 3G will go on sale in AT&T retail stores as of March 6, offering would-be ebook readers the opportunity to check out the best-selling device in person. Priced at the same $189 as Amazon sells the Kindle 3G online, the ereader already uses AT&T's 3G network in the US. Read The Full Story