The Kindle is still sold out and people are still speculating on what it means. Consensus amongst the main-stream Press seems to be that Amazon didn’t anticipate demand for the $189 Kindle and sold out all its stock. One article even claims Nook and Sony are laughing at the Kindle shortage – Guess the summer [...]
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Well, Amazon seems to be particularly generous this week. Here are 2 free kindle books for Tuesday evening (to add on to the 6 that were free yesterday morning) – A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street by Milam McGraw Propst. A great book for kids, it won a Parents Choice recommendation in 2000. In 1898, after her [...]
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This comment about the Kindle and the iPad from Danny is so hilarious (and perhaps true) it’s worth highlighting – I call a Kindle an iPad for those who use their imaginations. It seems that the only books worth reading on the iPad are the ones that are animated… and not too long. Amazon should [...]
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There is justice in this world – Stieg Larsson beats out James Patterson’s ghost-writers to become the first Author to sell over a million Kindle ebooks. We know that the Kindle and Kindle Apps have been doing well and that Kindle ebooks are now outselling hardcovers at Amazon.com. However, it’s nice to see it translate into 1 million [...]
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The Kindle and the Nook and the Sony Reader and ebooks aren’t just helping destroy Publishing. They are collaborating with the good parts of the Internet and helping to destroy advertising and manipulation. There are a lot of other good things that help. However, a large part stems from reading books for yourself and gathering knowledge from [...]
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