The Amazon Kindle is the most popular e-reader brand in the world and they also sell the most ebooks. When you buy an ebook you actually don't own it, instead you are merely licensing it from Amazon. If there is a publisher dispute or if Amazon loses the right to sell the book, they can remove it from your library. When you buy a book you can't easily loan it out to friends, … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Books should be loaned out and resold
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You will soon be able to cancel Kindle Unlimited right on a Kindle e-reader
Amazon Kindle Unlimited is an online subscription platform where users can get access to over a million audiobooks, ebooks and comics. Normally Amazon gives away a free month, so you can get a sense of whether or not it provides value. In order to buy a subscription, you have to do it on the Amazon website and to cancel it, you also have to visit your user profile and select … [Read more...] about You will soon be able to cancel Kindle Unlimited right on a Kindle e-reader
Why did Amazon abandon haptic feedback on Kindle e-readers?
Amazon has never really embraced physical page turn buttons on modern Kindle e-readers. The first few generations of the Kindle had physical page turn buttons, but most of these are so old, they are no longer in active use. The only modern models to use physical buttons are all three generations of the Kindle Oasis. The only model to use capacitive buttons is the Kindle Voyage. … [Read more...] about Why did Amazon abandon haptic feedback on Kindle e-readers?
Tips to get started with e-book reading on the Amazon Kindle
The Kindle is one of the best devices when it comes to reading e-books, digital comics, magazines, or listening to audiobooks. Its versatile, lightweight, has great build quality, has excellent battery life, and the E Ink display is simply gorgeous. It's waterproof too (save for the previous generation model), which means you can carry it to the pool or the beach without fear … [Read more...] about Tips to get started with e-book reading on the Amazon Kindle
Judge recommends dropping lawsuit against Amazon and Publishers for price fixing ebooks
A class action lawsuit was brought to a southern district of New York last year claiming Amazon and many of the worlds largest publishers — Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster — agreed to price fix the price of ebooks. This would keep the prices artificially, so customers would have to pay more. Last week, the US magistrate Judge … [Read more...] about Judge recommends dropping lawsuit against Amazon and Publishers for price fixing ebooks
How not to store a Kindle while not in use
It's outright bizarre to think of ants, of all things, buying e-books. However, that is exactly what has happened to a woman in Brazil who said a colony of ants have invaded her Amazon Kindle which was lying idle for some time. Things just didn't stop at that, but, as the Daily Mail reported, the ant has made enough internal tweaks to the Kindle to make it purchase e-books on … [Read more...] about How not to store a Kindle while not in use
Kindle Vella Awards More than $8 million to over 10,000 authors
Amazon Kindle Vella is celebrating their one year anniversary, the service has awarded more than $8 million to over 10,000 authors. Available in the United States, Kindle Vella stories are published one short episode at a time, each ranging from 600 to 5,000 words—and the first three episodes of every story are free. Kindle Vella is a mobile-first, interactive reading … [Read more...] about Kindle Vella Awards More than $8 million to over 10,000 authors
These are the Amazon First Reads free ebooks for August
Amazon Prime Members receive a myriad of benefits for their subscription and one of them is Amazon First Reads. You get early access to books that are not available on the Kindle Store. Every month there are 8 titles and a user can download one for free. They span a bunch of different genres, such as thrillers, historical fiction, suspense, romance, SCI-FI, memoir and a book … [Read more...] about These are the Amazon First Reads free ebooks for August
Why Amazon Kindle is abandoning China?
Amazon announced in June it will be exiting China. The company didn't offer any reasons as such for the move though it shouldn't be hard to guess what might have gone wrong. Amazon had earlier stated China happens to be a crucial market for its business given the sheer size of it as well as the growing trends among the population to adopt digital forms of reading. All of this … [Read more...] about Why Amazon Kindle is abandoning China?
Tons of Kindle books are on sale with Amazon Gold box deal
Every month, Amazon runs a Gold box promotion for Kindle books, where you can save a ton of money and get them for $3.99 or less. Most of the titles are from authors you have heard of and there are numerous bestsellers on the list. If you are looking to build up your Kindle collection, this is a great time to do it. The deals expire at 11:59, so you will want to take advantage … [Read more...] about Tons of Kindle books are on sale with Amazon Gold box deal
Kindle Paperwhite 11th Gen Signature Edition vs Pocketbook Era
The Pocketbook Era and Kindle Paperwhite 5 Signature Edition are two of the best e-readers in the world. They both allow you to download and buy lots of books and audiobooks from their online bookstores and allow you to sideload in your own digital content. Their 300 PPI screens ensure that all of the fonts look razer sharp and you can read at night via their front-lit displays … [Read more...] about Kindle Paperwhite 11th Gen Signature Edition vs Pocketbook Era
Amazon files legal action against 10,000 Facebook Groups
Amazon is getting serious about combatting fake reviews listed in their ecommerce websites. Most people look at the overall star rating of the product and ensure that the reviews listed are left by people who bought it, it is a matter of trust. Today, Amazon filed legal action against 10,000 Facebook groups that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon in exchange for … [Read more...] about Amazon files legal action against 10,000 Facebook Groups
