Amazon Warns iOS Users to Avoid Kindle Update
Here's another reason to pay attention to those app descriptions on iTunes. read more
Found in: Culture, NewsThe 15 Best Gadgets of 2012
From the likely next generation of Apple products to some out-of-the-blue contenders, we're counting down our 15 favorite gizmos this year. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNoted Anti-eBook Author Jonathan Franzen Signs a Kindle
Noted eReader hater Jonathan Franzen was convinced by a fan to sign an Amazon Kindle recently. The author of The Corrections and Freedom reluctantly signed the back of the device where the author also added “SIGNED KINDLE” with his autograph. As noted, Franzen often voices his distaste for digital books and earlier this year stated, “When I read a book, I’m handling a specific object in a specific time and place. The fact that when I take the book off the shelf it still says the same thing – that’s reassuring.” Here’s a larger photo of the signed Kindle: ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayPaste's Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers
We've scouted out the hottest book releases of the year so you don't have to take a shot in the dark for your favorite book worm. No matter what their tastes are, we think we've got something for everyone. read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusAmazon Launches Kindle Library Service
Following up on our previous article on Amazon's plans, today the online retail giant officially launched their library service, allowing Kindle and Kindle app users to borrow eBooks from over 11,000 local libraries. From Jay Marine, Director of the Amazon Kindle: read more
Found in: Books, NewsWaterstone's Announces Upcoming Kindle Competitor
British book retailer Waterstone's plans on debuting their own eBook reader to directly compete with Amazon's currently dominant Kindle, according to BBC News. Paul Daunt, the managing director brought in after the purchase of Waterstone's by Russian business man Alexander Mamut, was inspired by the success of American retailer Barnes & Noble's Nook eBook reader. read more
Found in: Books, NewsThe Digital Dilettante: Four Apps to Synchronize Your Life
The Digital Dilettante cannot be bothered with such trivialities as ensuring that his copy of The Essential P.G. Wodehouse is available to him irrespective of whether he desires to peruse on his Kindle, iPhone or iPad. Similarly, what right does technology have to muddle the mind with folderol concerning which device houses my most important mental perambulations, recipes for the perfect Aviation or addresses for the finest haberdashers in the French Quarter? No, the Digital Dilettante requires a valet to keep such banal task far from thought. As always and forever, let others figure out how to do this, and... read more
Found in: Culture, ColumnsThe 10 Best New iPad & iPhone Apps of 2010
We've highlighted 10 very cool non-gaming apps for iOS that will help you appreciate the night sky, stream all your iTunes, cut your dining budget in half and turn Twitter into a nice-looking magazine. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWhat Do You Call a Bestseller You Don't Actually Sell? A Kindle E-Book
Take a look at the price tags on Kindle’s top-selling e-books, and you’ll see plenty of zeros. As part of a strategy to get readers interested in the work of particular authors, publishing houses have gotten in the habit of giving away older titles. They’re hoping readers will like the old titles so much they’ll fork over some cash for the authors’ new releases. But is it working?... read more
Found in: Books, NewsAmazon Offers 70% Royalties to Kindle Authors
Amazon isn’t making any friends in the publishing industry. The online bookseller is tempting authors away from the typical publishing model by offering them a “70% cut of the sale of e-books sold for its Kindle readers, net of digital delivery costs,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The move will no doubt add more tension to the already strained situation between Amazon and big publishers, who’ve been worried about Kindle’s low price tags affecting their profits.... read more
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