Interesting Kindle 3, eReader updates and news

The delay for the Kindle 3 is still 2 weeks – Kindle 3 orders placed now will ship September 10th which is 15 days after the official August 27th launch date. There are lots of interesting Kindle 3 and eReader updates today. Kindle and Kindle 3 related updates The 1st and 3rd books of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy are now available [...]

Amazon’s latest moves, Kindle Previewer, and more Kindle

We see the new Kindle DX 2 for $379, the introduction of the 70% royalty rate, and the surprise arrival of Kindle for Android – all in the first 3 days of this week. There’s actually even more Kindle related stuff going on and let’s look at some of it in depth. Amazon introduces Kindle Previewer At the official Kindle forum [...]

Various eReader, eBook threads – Agency Model takes a hit in UK

There’s not that much happening today. So let’s look at various eReader and eBook related things that have come up. Another Indie Author’s Book gets optioned for Film Karen McQuestion was the first indie author to get her book rights optioned for a movie. Now Christopher M. Finlan is the second. The book in question is Not a [...]

eReader happenings – particularly around the globe

Well, the iPad is out in various countries across the world today. In the UK it’s running into a few initial problems (courtesy The Bookseller) – The only UK Publishers selling books in iBooks are Hachette UK, Harper Collins, and Pan Macmillan. They account for 36% of the UK market so it’s a decent number but not [...]

The Kindle Store has Penguin books again

The News that Amazon and Penguin have patched their differences will be greeted with a huge sigh of relief by Kindle owners. It’s now 55 days since the advent of the Agency Model and finally new Penguin titles (the ones released post April 1st, 2010) will be available in the Kindle Store. You will probably be able [...]