Amazon has just announced their entry level tablet that is branded as the Kindle Fire HD. This is a brand new device that has upgraded specs across the board from the prior Kindle Fire models. “Two years ago, we revolutionized the tablet industry with the breakthrough $199 price point for tablets—now we're doing it again with the $139 price point,” said Jeff Bezos, … [Read more...] about New Entry Level Kindle Fire HD Tablet Revealed
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Top Kindle eBooks of All Time, May Surprise!
Amazon recently celebrated their 5th anniversary of the Kindle this week and the company has come a very long way. This holiday season, the company is offering a very expansive portfolio of devices, such as Kindle Fire HD 7, Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Kindle Fire 2012, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 4, and Kindle 5. This marks the first time it has ever had this many devices available at … [Read more...] about Top Kindle eBooks of All Time, May Surprise!
Jeff Bezos Confirms Amazon Retail Store Ambitions
We reported back in February that Amazon was internally making a decision to open up a retail store. The news was picked up by CNN, Fox News, Thompson Reuters, and every major news source on the planet. Today, CEO Jeff Bezos talked about the company's retail ambitions in an interview with Charlie Rose. Jeff mentioned during the interview that "We would love to but only if we … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos Confirms Amazon Retail Store Ambitions
Amazon Kindle Fire Shipments Plummet in Q1 2012
The Amazon Kindle Fire enjoyed copiously robust sales in the last quarter of 2012 that propelled it into one of the most sought after Android devices. Around 4.8 million Fire tablets were sold in the last few months of 2011 and things have not been the same since. In the first quarter of 2012 shipments have dramatically decreased to only 728k tablets shipped. Research firm … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire Shipments Plummet in Q1 2012
Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
If you have procured yourself a new Kindle Fire or one of the e-ink variants for Christmas, congratulations! Now it is time to start reading, and Amazon.uk is offering a 12 day program to give you great ebooks at a fraction of the price. Starting today you can pick up hundreds of bestselling books for only 99p. There will be more books added to the list every day, so the … [Read more...] about Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
Amazon Kindle Tablet to Have Magazine Subscriptions at Launch
A few weeks ago we wrote about Amazon courting magazine publishers to offer single issue and subscription based products with the launch of their new tablet. It looks like Hearst, Conde Nast, and Meredith have signed on to have their magazines as part of Amazon's great ecosystem. This will give users a taste of popular magazines such as Wired, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Car and Driver, … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Tablet to Have Magazine Subscriptions at Launch
Amazon eBooks outselling Tangible books 2:1
Amazon released a press release today that gave some evidence that it is selling way more electronic versions of books then they are the hardbound cousins. Today we were informed that during the past 30 days, Amazon customers purchased more Kindle books than print books--hardcover and paperback combined--for the top 10, 25, 100, and 1,000 bestselling books. Also, in the … [Read more...] about Amazon eBooks outselling Tangible books 2:1
Introducing Amazon Kindle Singles
Amazon has released a new type of ebook dubbed "Kindle Singles." It basically falls between a fall novel and a feature cover story in a magazine. They will have their own section in the Kindle store and is designed to appeal to people who are more into filler content between novels. Kindle Singles are billed to be competitive with the New Yorker feature length article or … [Read more...] about Introducing Amazon Kindle Singles
How to load eBooks on your Amazon Kindle DX Graphite
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video! This video is how to load ebooks on your Amazon Kindle DX Graphite! We walk you through the common ways to do this task via Windows Explorer. We also provide insight on what formats are best suited for the Kindle DX and how to use Adobe Digital Editions. … [Read more...] about How to load eBooks on your Amazon Kindle DX Graphite
Aluratek Libre E-Reader breaks the $100.00 price point
It was only this past June when an all out price war in e-readers left many executives pulling out their hair, and consumers like you and me getting betters deals. The Aluratek Libre has just kicked it up a notch, breaking the mythical $100.00 barrier, to $99.00 In order to compete against other tablet computers, and increase conversion from traditional e-readers to iPads, … [Read more...] about Aluratek Libre E-Reader breaks the $100.00 price point