More than just books: Pew study details how technology has changed libraries We’ve seen brick-and-mortar booksellers close down all over the country due to online retailers like Amazon. Will public libraries follow… Read More
Borrow books: Amazon testing Kindle rental service Speed readers rejoice: Amazon seems to be testing out a new rental service for books. The Seattle retail giant already… Read More
Father, 12-year-old daughter team up to make best-selling calculator app One day after school, Isabel Hughes was looking over math homework with her dad. The 12-year-old wanted to use a… Read More
O, Canada: Amazon expanding Prime service north, but without Instant Video and e-book lending Amazon Prime is now available in Canada but without a few key benefits. The Seattle online retail giant announced today… Read More
Michael Cronan, the man behind the Kindle and TiVo names, dies at the age of 61 Michael Cronan, the San Francisco designer and artist who came up with product names TiVo and Kindle, died Tuesday after… Read More
Amazon bigger than Microsoft? What to watch in 2013 from Jeff Bezos & Co. How’s this for a milestone in the making? Amazon is on a trajectory to become larger than Microsoft in 2013,… Read More
Copycat: Amazon trademark filings indicate Kindle protection plan almost identical to AppleCare Looks like Amazon is taking a bite out of the Apple. GigaOM spotted a trademark application indicating that Amazon is considering… Read More
Need a good read? Amazon unveils top 10 best-selling books of 2012 Here’s what we learned from Amazon’s top-10 best-selling books of 2012: People love bad boy romance novels and independent publishers… Read More
Protesting the Kindle: National Federation of the Blind conducting picket at Amazon headquarters From MA, MT, WA, CO, MN, MO, MD,, CA and across the nation, we are gathered to advocate for #KindleBooks4All.… Read More
The tablet is killing the ebook reader: Study says shipments to fall 36% this year Worldwide shipments of dedicated ebook readers such as the E-Ink Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook will fall by… Read More
Amazon Deal of the Day: $50 off Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ For those looking to snag the biggest and newest Kindle Fire HD, today might be the day to do it.… Read More
Amazon Kindle brings ‘X-Ray’ feature to iPhone and iPad app Amazon just updated its Kindle app for iOS with its “X-Ray” feature, which lets readers quickly get background information on… Read More
Kindle sales reach new record, whatever that means Amazon announced this morning that Cyber Monday was the biggest day on record for Kindle sales, and sales of the… Read More
An Amazon smartphone? Jimmy Fallon grills Jeff Bezos Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos went on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show Thursday night and talked about Amazon’s early days, how… Read More
Ahead of schedule: 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD ships today, already backordered until December 3rd Well, that was fast. The 8.9-inch version of the Kindle Fire HD is already shipping today and is backordered to Dec. 3rd. The… Read More
Amazon ‘Send to Kindle’ hits Firefox, with Safari coming soon, but no word on IE Amazon’s “Send to Kindle” tool is one of my favorite little technological tricks. I use it all the time to… Read More
Amazon jabs at iPad with high-profile home page ad Amazon’s special messages to customers on its home page are usually very upbeat, touting the latest products and services from… Read More
Amazon debuts Kindle app for Windows 8, ahead of Microsoft partner Nook Amazon just announced its new Kindle app for Windows 8 — getting in on the ground floor with the new… Read More
Clearing out Kindles: Amazon ditches original Kindle Touch Last week, it was Amazon saying goodbye to the Kindle DX and now it appears they’re doing the same to… Read More
Amazon ‘Whispercast’ aims to boost Kindles at school, work A new service launched by Amazon.com this morning is designed to expand the company’s Kindle devices beyond the nightstand and… Read More
Amazon says goodbye to the Kindle DX The big Kindle is going bye-bye. It appears that after slashing prices of the e-book reader, Amazon has decided to… Read More
Kindle Paperwhite debuts to (mostly) glowing reviews Amazon started shipping its new Kindle Paperwhite front-lit e-reader this morning. It’s not the first lighted e-reader to hit the market,… Read More
Barnes & Noble drops ‘GlowLight’ Nook to $119, takes a few jabs at Amazon Barnes & Noble reduced the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight e-reader to $119 this morning, matching the… Read More
Walmart follows Target, stops selling Amazon Kindles Seeing the online retailer as a threat to profits, Walmart has decided to follow Target in removing the Amazon Kindle… Read More
Amazon to let you buy real stuff inside Kindle Fire apps At the Kindle launch event last week, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos spoke briefly about an effort to allow consumers to… Read More
Bezos: Amazon ‘loaded plane with Kindles’ to test safety Over the weekend, the New York Times published a great read from Nick Bilton illustrating the challenges that travelers and… Read More
Live: Amazon unveils new Kindles and ‘Kindle Fire HD’ Posting from Santa Monica, Calif.: I’m here this morning for Amazon’s big press event at an airplane hangar, where the… Read More
Why eBooks won’t rule the Earth The certainty in the headlines is almost palpable. “eBooks Now ‘Dominant Single Format’ in Adult Fiction Sales,” shouted book publishing… Read More
Amazon TV ad gives sneak peek at ‘Paperwhite’ Kindle and new Kindle Fire Amazon will hold a news conference Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif., where it’s expected to show its new Kindle lineup… Read More
Amazon pinpoints Nokia as mapping partner for next-generation Kindle Fire Amazon.com has reportedly chosen Nokia to provide the mapping technology on the next-generation Kindle Fire, a device that is expected… Read More
