Patricia Cornwell has released an essay as a Kindle Single via Amazon Publishing’s crime imprint Thomas & Mercer. Chasing the Ripper, which costs 99p on the Kindle store, documents her investigation of Jack the Ripper for her 2002 book Portrait of a Killer (Little, Brown). In the book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing has released an essay by bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, which documents her investigation of Jack the Ripper for her 2002 title, 'Portrait of a Killer.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
With The Pages Project, a designer of early ebooks revels in the inky, intimate musings from the margins of used books.Erik Schmitt's obsession with marginalia—handwritten scribbles or notes in the margins of books—began after he inherited a chunk of his grandfather's library. Handwritten in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you have grown tired of hardback and paperback books, then a Kindle may be your answer. Coincidentally, Amazon has released two new models, a standard and the Voyage, which my colleague Brian Fagioli reviewed recently. These complement the existing Paperwhite, which has not yet been updated.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
I get it -- you own a tablet and don't think you need a dedicated e-ink based e-reader. While I respect your opinion, I must tell you that it is wrong. Sure, reading a book on a back-lit LCD display is passable, but hardly a good experience. Not only can this be fatiguing to your eyes, but most... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has launched three Kindle e-readers and the Kindle ebook store in Holland. The e-commerce giant launched its Dutch ebook arm today (12th November), offering customers 20,000 Dutch ebooks alongside 3million books in other languages, reports Dutch news outlet NU. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is continuing the roll-out of its Kindle Unlimited ebook subscription service, already up and running in the US and UK. In both Spain and Italy, the service is now being offered for 9.99 euros a month, with access to 700,000 titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Voting begins today on Kindle Scout, Amazon’s new crowdsourced publishing program, letting readers preview and vote on which unpublished manuscripts they believe should be published. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Similar its original series' pilot season, Amazon is opening up its Kindle publishing arm to crowd voting. The so-called Kindle Scout program allows you to peruse portions of unpublished works before nominating worthy pieces for proper e-reader... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
It seems like everyone has a tablet or phablet nowadays. These devices are wonderful as they let you do many things, like listening to music, surfing the web and reading. Yes, you can read a book on an iPad, Nexus 7 or Galaxy Note, but you shouldn't -- your eyes do not want you to. You see,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon U.K. launched Kindle Unlimited, Amazon’s ebook subscription service, in the U.K. today with a 30 day free trial. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Whether we like it or not, Amazon nearly always launches its new products and services in the US first. It happened with its Fire-branded tablets, set-top box and smartphone. The same can be said for its all-you-can-read ebook service, Kindle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is said to be readying the release of a new, smaller and thinner Kindle device called the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A security flaw in Amazon's Kindle software could allow hackers to access your Amazon account details. Benjamin Daniel Musser, a security researcher, discovered the issue, which arises when downloading ebooks from websites other than Amazon itself. The "Manage Your Kindle" page contains a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
“Serious content restrictions” at Amazon’s fan fiction platform Kindle Worlds... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Can't remember the plot of that mystery you just read? A new study determines: maybe it's your Kindle's fault. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Why are some of the world's most widely read authors now at daggers drawn with Amazon? The answer lies in Jeff Bezos's chief lieutenant, now the most powerful man in publishingEarlier this year, Amazon threw a party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to celebrate the launch of Alpha... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
There are some pretty big gaps in Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited ebook subscription service. But for some customers it will have appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
So, you've signed up for Amazon's Kindle Unlimited service and now you're feeling a little overwhelmed by what's on offer? That's OK; it's not often that you're faced with the sudden availability of over 600,000 digital books to sample at once. Here are a few practical pointers to help you... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's leaked 'Netflix for books' plan will alarm publishers and doom old-fashioned anonymous readingOnce upon a time, 12 years ago to be precise, David Bowie said something very perceptive. "Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity," he told a New York Times... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]