#Kindle Books

Publishing news filed under #Kindle Books

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Kindle remains Amazon's bestseller in first quarter 2012

  Amazon.com has announced a 19% hike in worldwide media sales, which include books, DVDs... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Touch update adds Europe-friendly languages, landscape mode

April 27th is nearly upon us, heralding the arrival of the Kindle Touch in Europe. Before that happens, Amazon's pushed out a software update packed with language support for the continent, landscape mode and text-to-speech, amongst others. You can manually download version 5.1.0 now or wait for... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Will Review Kindle Newspaper Submission After All

Days after it told one publisher it had indefinitely suspended the programme to approve its Kindle newspaper edition submission, Amazon has suddenly relented. Last week, Scotland’s Herald & Times Group grumbled publicly that, after tw ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches Kindle eBook store en Español, over 33,000 libros to choose from

Buenas noticias para todos los amantes de los libros que viven en Estados Unidos. Amazon acaba de anunciar una nueva tienda llamada eBooks Kindle en Español. El nuevo servicio dará acceso a más de 33,000 libros que se podrán leer en los diferentes dispositivos Kindle. Esta biblioteca virtual... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Fire update brings sharing, 'print replica' textbooks, more to tablet

Amazon has started pushing out an over-the-air update that'll bring a slew of new features to its budget Kindle Fire tablet. Topping the list of upgrades is new sharing functionality that makes it possible for readers to send passages and notes from within the comfort of a book via social... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April UK launch for Kindle Touch

The Kindle Touch 3G is to be made available in the UK from 27th April as part of a major launch... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kurt Vonnegut: unpublished work released through Kindle

A Vonnegut novella titled 'Basic Training,' about a young man visiting an eccentric relative, is available through Kindle only. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will the Kindle Fire Be an iPad Killer?

When Amazon released the Kindle Fire last November, it was heralded as the first tablet with a shot at loosening Apple’s stronghold on the market. But with Apple still dominating the tablet game—according to eMarketer, 83 percent of tablet owners have an iPad—does the Fire really have a chance?... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2012-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Kindle's Free Samples Change the Structures of Plots?

Search-engine optimization reshaped the craft of a good headline. Will Amazon's book promotions have a similar effect on novels? Continue reading at 'The Atlantic'

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle 3.0 for iOS supports iPad Retina display

The iPad has not really taken off as a platform for ebooks yet. Thus far the screen resolution has been high, but still no match for the various e-ink screens available on dedicated ereaders. All this could well change with the release of the new iPad, tomorrow, thanks to its high-resolution... Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle, Evernote, Vimeo and more get optimized for the iPad's Retina display

As we saw the iPhone 4's release, a massive bump in screen resolution means that plenty of apps need to be updated to fully take advantage of all those extra pixels, and today has seen a few big name ones get optimized for the new iPad's Retina display. The biggest of those is Amazon's Kindle... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing to sell series of ebooks outside the Kindle Store

It remains to be seen if it's a full-on change of policy, but it looks like Amazon is at least shifting it stance when it comes to where some of the ebooks put out by its Amazon Publishing division are sold. As you may recall, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers recently pulled print... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child most successful UK Kindle author

Lee Child is the most successful British Kindle book author worldwide, followed by Stephen... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nottingham Post Beats Papers Across the World for Kindle Readers

Your Nottingham Post is kindling a flame among digital newspaper subscribers. The Post is among the most popular newspapers used on the device that's revolutionising reading. The Kindle, the handheld ebook reader that allows users to browse, bu ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lindles: Jeremy Lin, Amazon Kindle, And The Rise Of Insta-Authors

Jeremy Lin has inspired a lot of rabid fans, magazine features, and six-figure book deal offers. But he's also fueled a new breed of lightning-fast ebook authors. Alan Goldsher, author of "Linsanity: The Improbable Rise of Jeremy Lin," is one of the fastest (and slickest). In the days before... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an age of Kindles, Harcourt Bindery sticks to tried-and-true book methods

The Charlestown, Mass. bindery still makes books by hand, using a 19th-century production model. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter's Android and iOS app get updates; out on Kindle Fire now, Nook soon

The official Twitter app has just received an update on iOS and Android, bringing new features to both platforms, plus an "optimized" Ice Cream Sandwich experience as seen above. The app is also currently available on Amazon's Appstore for the Kindle Fire now, and the company says it will pop up... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Kindle Multiplier

Amazon has made no secret of the fact that a major reason for selling its family of Kindle devices for as low a price as possible is that once consumers have a device they will buy more products from the giant e-tailer. A new study of past month book buyers just completed by the Codex Group... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houston 'tributes' from John Blake and on Kindle

John Blake is to reissue an updated version of its biography of Whitney Houston, following the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Ice Queen Is Back, Now With a Couple of Kids

After seeing Samsung's spirited swing at Apple users, Amazon's continuing anti-Apple pandering just feels weak. The new ad for the Kindle Fire pits a dorky, single iPad user against a Kindle-reading mom in a bikini—the same ice queen from the 2010 spot, though now she's warmed up a bit and seems... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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