Amazon is trying to make its newest tablets appeal to more budget-conscious consumers by offering Amazon customers the chance to pay for a Kindle Fire HDX or Kindle Fire HDX… Read More
Jeff Bezos says that Amazon wants to make money when Kindle owners use their devices to consume media and make purchases, not when they buy the devices in the first… Read More
When the Kindle Fire HDX was first released, I read reviews that raved how this Kindle finally added business-friendly features, enough to garner it the blessing of corporate IT departments.… Read More
Amazon announced today that the Kindle Paperwhite will be getting an update that adds integration with Goodreads, as well as support for Kindle FreeTime, the company’s reading encouragement software for… Read More
Have you always wanted a case for your Kindle with kittens on it? Well, now’s your chance, and it’s just in time for the holidays. That’s right, folks: Amazon is… Read More
Can Amazon peacefully coexist with the corner bookstore? A new program announced by the Seattle company today will attempt to make it happen — letting independent bookstores sell the Kindle… Read More
Amazon was one of the winners in the FAA’s decision last week to allow electronic gadgets to be used during all phases of flight. Kindle users will be able to… Read More
It’s a sad day for the marketing department in Cupertino. While Apple has frequently cited the iPad’s position at the top of J.D. Power’s customer satisfaction survey for tablet owners… Read More
Amazon today introduced a new way for customers to find dirt cheap e-books with Kindle Countdown Deals. The new program provides readers with limited time discounts on Kindle-exclusive books. A… Read More
“Bezos has chosen to run Amazon to be the biggest, most powerful and successful retailer on Earth 20 years from now. Any fool could run it profitably today.” That’s the… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — While Google’s mobile operating system is currently eating Microsoft’s lunch in terms of market share, one of Android’s co-founders said that Microsoft had an important role in… Read More
Unlike Nokia, Rainn Wilson doesn’t exactly think imitation is the best form of flattery. You see, Wilson, who played “Dwight” on NBC’s The Office, has a little problem with Amazon’s… Read More
Like many popular apps, Amazon’s Kindle app for iOS got a new coat of paint today just in time for people to start updating to iOS 7. But for Amazon,… Read More
Maybe it’s time for U.S. tech companies to bring all their hardware manufacturing in-house. A day after Apple unveiled a new iPhone lineup that had effectively been revealed weeks… Read More
If you read e-books through the Kindle app on your iOS device, such a an iPad or iPhone, be sure to update it before upgrading to iOS 7. The changelog… Read More
Looking at Amazon’s original and new Kindle Paperwhite e-readers from the front, with the screens turned off, it’s hard to tell them apart. The exterior is basically identical, except for… Read More
If there’s one big winner in the ongoing e-book antitrust mess, it’s Amazon and their customers. According to an email sent out by Amazon over the weekend, customers stand to… Read More
Amazon.com is already doing it with CDs. Now, it’s turning its focus to books. The Seattle online retailer today unveiled a new service called Kindle MatchBook. Basically, it allows customers who’ve purchased… Read More
Update, 10 a.m. Sept. 3: Amazon has put up a product page for the new Kindle Paperwhite online here. The WiFi version with ads goes for $119, and $139 without ads. The 3G… Read More
In a move to attract developers to its app store, Amazon today debuted a tool that allows in-app purchases of physical and digital items with the potential for developers to… Read More
Amazon is continuing its push to attract mobile app developers to its Amazon Web Services cloud platform with a one-stop solution for mobile push notifications. The company announced today that… Read More
Amazon is notorious for being coy about its Kindle sales numbers, but a new report released last week says that the company’s e-readers are a multi-billion dollar business for the… Read More
The U.S. Justice Department’s proposed remedy in the Apple e-book price-fixing case, made public this morning, includes a key provision that could put Amazon.com in a better position to sell… Read More
Will Kindle’s early success in China be the beginning of a renaissance for Amazon in the country? Maybe. After years of speculation, Amazon released its Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD in… Read More
If you ever wanted to get paid for writing fan fiction based on The Mongoliad, now’s your chance. It’s all a part of an expansion of Amazon’s Kindle Worlds service, which… Read More
Father’s Day may be over, but that isn’t keeping Barnes & Noble from continuing its weekend sale. The Nook was heavily discounted this past weekend, and today Barnes & Noble… Read More
Among Apple’s bevy of upgrades to its new desktop operating system, there is one change that likely caught the attention of the folks at Amazon. The new OS, named Mavericks, will see… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle lineup just made its debut in the world’s most populous nation. Last month, Amazon launched its Android app store in China, and at the time we speculated that… Read More
As the e-book battle between Apple and the U.S. Justice Department continues in court this week, new reports are out showing the rapid growth of the e-book market itself. New projections… Read More
Major publishers threatened to withhold new e-books from Amazon’s Kindle store if the Seattle company didn’t give them control over pricing, according to testimony from an Amazon executive, Russell Grandinetti, in… Read More