Kindle now $139!
Amazon announced the release of a $139 Kindle. This version will have wi-fi but will not have 3G mobile technology. A new $189 version will have both. The new version will also have an improved gray-scale contrast (i.e. brighter screen).
Amazon introduces $139 Kindle with wi-fi as it competes with Apple’s iPad
Read MoreAn Introduction to Project Gutenberg
Any serious reader with an ebook device needs to be familiar with Project Gutenberg.
Founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts ofpublic domain books. The project tries to make these as free as possible, in long-lasting, open formats that can be used on almost any computer. As of December 2009, Project Gutenberg claimed over 32,000 items in its collection.
Read MoreE-Book sales outstripping hardcovers
Amazon sold 180 ebooks for every 100 hardbacks last month.
Read MoreBut publishers said it is still too early to gauge for the entire industry whether the growth of e-books is cannibalizing sales of paperback books, a huge and crucial market.
Download free books from the library for your Kindle
Many public libraries have started to offer ebooks for download by their patrons. Most of these are managed through Overdrive and are offered as PDF, EPUB, and MOBI formats. The DRM is managed in such a way that the ebook expires after a given period of time and after that is no longer readable.
Read MoreKindle 2.5 Review
I’ve had some time now to play with Amazon’s 2.5 firmware upgrade for Kindle. It’s easy to upgrade (automatically), brings you some additional (and much needed) features, and just makes an already great product better.
Read MoreKindle Update
Originally posted on butlerblog.com. It makes more sense here.
I have now had a significant amount of time to get to know my Kindle and I have to say it outperformed my expectations. As an owner of a previous generation Sony (PRS-500), it is an improvement.
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