Thursday: March 18, 2010
- Amazon pulls the curtain back on brand new Kindle app for the Mac.
Want to give e-reading a whirl without the aid of a Kindle or other e-book reading gadget? Amazon is here to save the day with a free download to do just that. The average Kindle book will set you back about ten bucks.
Tuesday: March 9, 2010
- Amazon to start working on a better web browsing experience for the Kindle.
Engineers are hard at work, or will be hard at work once the position is filled, to bring you a richer web browsing experience on your beloved Kindle device. Maybe you'll even get to see some media (like images) when all is said and done. Images on the web, what a concept!
Thursday: February 4, 2010
- Amazon decides to acquire flexible touchscreen company. Wonder why?
Yes, you may be seeing the end of boring black and white e-ink on your beloved Kindle at some point in the near future. I could be wrong though, maybe black and white multitouch screens will be all the rage. The possibilities!
Tuesday: December 1, 2009
- Seven reasons as to why e-readers make great gifts this year.
There are already a sea of Kindles on my morning commute into the city on a daily basis. Go ahead, be part of the 'in' crowd and buy yourself an ereader. I'll pull out an actual book and remain an outcast. Mwa ha ha!
Wednesday: October 28, 2009
- Amazon offering up forty dollar credit when you spend eighty bucks on select titles.
An interesting deal from Amazon that asks you to spend $80 on select title and then you'll receive a $40 promo code which can be used towards a future Wii, Xbox 360 or PS3 game. Hurry though, offer ends on Halloween.
Thursday: October 22, 2009
- Windows 7 more popular than Harry Potter in regards to pre-order sales.
The OS immediately put Windows Vista to shame, selling more copies on Amazon in its first eight hours than Vista did in its entire pre-order period. In the last three months, the only currently available products to beat Windows 7 were Dan Brown novels.
Wednesday: October 21, 2009
- Five things that will make you want the new Barnes & Noble E-Reader.
I'm not in the market for an e-reader gadget but this thing looks really cool and it's way more attractive than Amazon's Kindle in terms of aesthetics. Overall it's a very surprising and pleasant effort from the folks at Barnes and Noble - and the price ain't too shabby either. Who wants to share some books with me?
Thursday: October 15, 2009
- Some Kindle tricks and features that you not have previously known about.
Yes, it's quite possible to take screenshots and play games with your beloved Kindle. Who knew?
Thursday: October 8, 2009
- Amazon's Kindle device can now be yours for just $259.
With Wednesday's $40 reduction on the Kindle, the device now costs $259. It debuted in 2007 at $399 and started this year at $359, before another price cut in July.
Tuesday: October 6, 2009
- Amazon pulls the curtain back on mobile payment system.
A customer just needs to choose the Pay with Amazon option while making an online transaction through their smartphone and the service will seamlessly connect with the Amazon server to validate and complete the transaction.
Thursday: October 1, 2009
- Palm decides to partner up with Amazon instead of hacking their way into iTunes.
But what Palm should really do is to make an iTunes rival, a media-playing, content-syncing, Amazon MP3-friendly application. And it should make it work not just with the Pre, but with any device you might own, including the iPhone.
Tuesday: September 8, 2009
- Amazon makes nice to Kindle owners regarding recent deleted books snafu.
They are offering up legitimate copies of said deleted books or a thirty dollar gift card as an alternative.
Friday: September 4, 2009
- Amazon not a big fan of Google's book settlement plans.
More worrisome, in Amazon's view, is that the Registry will bring disparate publishers and rightsholders together under a single umbrella, essentially forming a pricing cartel.
Friday: July 31, 2009
- Boy sues Amazon because the Kindle ate his homework.
The kid has got himself a brief, Jay Edelson, who is a lawyer in Chicago, and he has filed a class action lawsuit seeking punitive damages for those affected by the deletion as well as an injunction to prevent Amazon from improperly accessing Kindles in the future.
Thursday: July 23, 2009
- Amazon.com is now the proud owner of web shoe store, Zappos.
The deal, Amazon's biggest acquisition yet, calls for Amazon to pay for the shoe, apparel and accessories company with about 10 million shares of stock. Amazon values that at roughly $807 million, based on its average closing price in the 45 days that ended July 17.
Thursday: July 16, 2009
- Amazon in some legal trouble regarding Kindle covers that end up breaking the device.
The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, where Amazon is based, claims the covers designed and sold by Amazon to protect the device often end up cracking the Kindle screens due to pressure on the hinge.
Monday: July 13, 2009
- Rumors swirling around that Amazon might be acquiring Netflix.
No comment from Netflix as of yet, let the speculation begin!
Wednesday: July 8, 2009
- Amazon decides to drop the price on Kindle 2.
Stylish e-book reading can now be yours for just $299.
- Delicious Library iPhone app gets pulled from the App Store.
Turns out that it violates Amazon's contract in regards to what you can and can't do with their API.
Tuesday: July 7, 2009
- New Amazon patent hints at an ad-supported Kindle.
You'll have to learn how to tune out ads in your favorite e-books, just like the Internet!
Monday: July 6, 2009
- Japan orders Amazon.com to pay up on back taxes.
There goes about fourteen billion yen ($119 million).
Wednesday: June 17, 2009
- Amazon decides to release the source code to their beloved Kindle device.
Should be interesting to see what the development community can do with this.
