I remember when I first saw Plastic Logic at DEMO conference. I thought it was an innovative solution that had a legitimate chance of challenging Kindle as long as the company partnered with right firms. But that was when Kindle 1.0 was king. After not hearing about these guys for a while, we just assumed [...]

M-Edge has finally released a couple of new cases for Kindle DX and Kindle 2.0. If you thought e-luminator2 was fun, you are going to like these new sleeve jackets for Kindle from M-edge as well. Essentially, these jackets are designed to protect your Kindle while allowing you to carry an adapter and a bunch [...]

A lot of folks have been asking me about the meaning of “Optimized For Kindle DX” since Amazon decided to label some ebooks with it. Does that mean that some book are more Kindle DX friendly than others? Kindle has come a long way since it was introduced a couple of years ago. If you [...]

M-Edge is one of the most popular accessory makers for Kindle. These guys have been making Kindle accessories since Amazon Kindle’s early days, and they have some of the best Kindle cases around. But I was excited when I realized that M-Edge’s latest book-light, e-Luminator2 is finally out. I got the first generation M-edge book-light [...]

A couple of days ago, the Kindle community starting buzzing about Amazon’s latest dubious move on its gadget. In a move that stunned a lot of Kindle owners, Amazon decided to remove fully-paid books from the buyers’ Kindles and refund them the money automatically. Anybody who purchased “1984″ or “Animal Farm” has probably gotten that [...]

Amazon has one of the best customer service reputations out on the market. The company has been around for years, and I have never had a single bad incident with it. And while I do believe that the whole cracked Kindles fiasco was blown out of proportions, Amazon could have handled the situation better by [...]

Amazon is finally following up its domestic strategy with an international one. The United Kingdom is the next market that is being targeted by Amazon. According to numerous sources, Amazon has reached an agreement with a mobile operator and is close to disclosing the release date for Kindle in the UK. Here is what Tech [...]

It’s not something new and people have been complaining about it for a while. Amazon has had a very ambiguous approach towards dealing with Kindle repairs and Kindle refunds. The device comes with a 1 year warranty which will protect your gadget against everyday wear and tear. At the same time, Amazon has refused to [...]

Amazon Kindle is a very cool gadget and if we have learned anything about Amazon’s sales numbers (which are by the way not easy to find), it’s that people are willing to give devices such as Kindle a chance as long as they get a decent bang for their buck. And with Kindle they do. [...]

What a busy week it was for Amazon and Kindle owners. First, we saw Amazon drop its price on Kindle 2.0 by $60 as a part of its overall strategy to get more people to commit to this cool gadget. And this time Amazon thought of its recently acquired customers by providing a $60 refund [...]

Amazon accomplished a few things with its latest move to drop its Kindle 2.0 price to $299. The device is now going to get a major boost in buzz during summer time. And of course, it’s a bit more affordable for folks who are running on a tight budget. But the price drop is going [...]

Amazon has not had too much trouble selling Kindles in the past few months. It’s not had trouble surprising us consumers either. Just a couple of months after Kindle 2.0 was released, Amazon shocked us all by rolling out Kindle DX fast, and then came yesterday’s $60 Kindle 2.0 price drop. Throughout the past few [...]

A lot of us did anticipate this to happen, and it finally has. Amazon has finally dropped its Kindle 2.0 price by $60, dropping the price to $299.99. It’s not as much as some of us hoped for, but a great way to boost Kindle sales in these tough times. Of course, you can expect [...]

If you have been paying attention to the news, everyone’s been talking about iPod Video and how it will change the dynamics of camcorder market as well as the mp3 market. While Apple has tried to stay on the edge of what’s possible with its iPhone and iPod families, Amazon has not jumped on the [...]

Having predicted it a year ago, it’s not a surprise to hear Amazon weighing the idea of introducing in-book advertising on Kindle to raise more money from Kindle. According to numerous sources, Amazon has filed for a couple of patents for technology that enable it to show contextual ads on Kindle. The opportunity is certainly [...]