Amazon has managed to build its Kindle product to a formidable gadget in the e-book market. A lot of competing e-book reader manufacturers have been pushed to their limit in order to compete with Amazon Kindle. Kindle 2.0 and Kindle DX are very capable devices that have let Amazon target different sets of audiences. The [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Kindle has been around for a while now. We have already had 2 generations of Amazon Kindles in the past couple of years, and the device has come a long way in the process. At the same time, when you see what a certain other company has done with its own gadgets, it’s hard not [...]

Kindle DX has started shipping, and many have already ordered their units, many of them who are Kindle 2.0 owners as well. There are not any major difference between Kindle 2.0 and Kindle DX, except maybe a few software and hardware changes. The biggest change of them all is the 9.7″ screen that you get [...]

Taking notes on a Kindle and highlighting a piece of text for future references give you a more realistic experience with e-books. And unlike paper books, these highlights are not permanent, and you can get rid of them any time you want. But did you know that you can access your reading list and highlights [...]

Amazon has one of the hottest gadget families on the market. Kindle 2.0 and Kindle DX are both very popular and are selling like hot cakes. But you could argue that Amazon has had it easy with its customers. You don’t have to look too far back to realize what happens when a company releases [...]

If you have been following the rumors in the tech industry, you probably know we are getting closer to the release date of iPhone 3.0. Even iPod Touch is expected to get a decent upgrade over its previous generation. And let’s not forget that we hear something about Apple’s so-called MediaPad every day. Amazon does [...]

These past couple of weeks have been great for Amazon. It has already launched a killer, larger Kindle and made adjustments to Kindle store to make it more iPhone friendly. But will Kindle DX strike a cord with college students, as Amazon surely expects. I was surprised when I read about a few universities making [...]

You got to feel for Sony. It used to be the top player in the e-book market, but since the emergence of Kindle, Sony has been struggling to keep up with Amazon. The latest move by Amazon has put Sony in a bind. Amazon is trying to go after college students with its bigger, better [...]

Kindle DX is certainly a great addition to the Kindle family. A lot of good things have happened with the DX. For starters, you get native support with PDF which is something a lot of us have been waiting for since day 1. The screen is much bigger, which makes it easier to read textbooks [...]

It’s not everyday that you hear about a hot gadget that is more popular among the older generation (40+). But Amazon Kindle seems to have achieved that feat. Crave has a piece on a survey that was done among Kindle owners, clearly showing that Amazon Kindle is very popular among folks 40 and above. As [...]

A few weeks ago, I reported here that Amazon had left all the doors open to increasing its wireless fees in the future. In a move that could signal more fee increases for Kindle owners, Amazon has announced that it will be charging $0.15 per megabyte for its document conversion service. That is a significant [...]

I have been a fan of Amazon for longer than I can remember. When the first Kindle came out, I jumped on the bandwagon and got mine right away. The company has done great things in the past and it is doing a decent job with Kindle. Yet, I am surprised that Amazon still hasn’t [...]

Kindle 2.0 may be the top dog in the e-book market, but there are a few start-ups that are trying hard to come up with a true challenger to Amazon Kindle. Amazon may not exactly be looking forward to having a fierce challenger in this market, but when companies compete, consumers win. With that in [...]