The Kindle finds its market dominance in reading devices threatened by the Nook Color. Hard core readers might not be tempted by a ‘Reading Tablet’, but casual readers certainly are. Kindle has also faced the iPad onslaught. For better or worse, the Press has managed to create the misconception that eInk has no advantages over LCDs. On top [...]
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The Kindle might beat the Kobo quite thoroughly – However, Kobo has added a service called Reading Life that is quite magnificent. Let’s start by taking a quick look at something missing from the Kindle – your reading history and reading statistics. The Lack of Reading Statistics on the Kindle There are often requests on the official [...]
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Your Kindle will soon let you lend and borrow Kindle books. This is a pretty good, but limited, addition. First, let’s look at what the feature is. Kindle Lending Feature – What you can do My understanding is that the Kindle lending feature will match the Nook’s book lending feature – You will be able to lend [...]
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Could your Kindle be any better? Actually, it probably could. Here are 10 software and 10 hardware additions that would add a lot of value. Perhaps Amazon should consider adding them soon. Kindle Additions to Improve the Kindle ownership experience First, let’s look at software improvements. These are things that can be added in Kindle 2 and Kindle [...]
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You can now gift kindle books to any of your friends or family regardless of whether they own the Kindle or not. Plus, perhaps more importantly, they can gift you kindle books. We know this thanks to a comment from Common Sense who posted the details – Frequently Asked Questions about Giving Kindle eBooks • Do I [...]
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