In the past, we have talked about how publishers, authors, and e-reader makers tend to shoot themselves in the foot just when the e-book industry has got a huge momentum behind it. We can now add Apple to that list. As if e-book prices were not high enough, Apple may now be going after e-book [...]

Amazon managed to boost the e-book industry by releasing Kindle to the market a couple of years ago. Since then, the company has adjusted its plans to enhance its ebook sales dramatically. The fact that Kindle app is available on so many platforms gives consumers more confidence to shop at Amazon for their next e-book. [...]

Not every book needs to have 500 pages or more for readers to enjoy it nor does every author intend to write long books. We have seen some authors trying everything under the sun to get their books to have a certain number of pages (maybe to impress their readers ahead of time). With Kindle [...]

Nook and Kindle owners have the option to borrow and lend e-books already. While the lending process is not perfect on these devices, it gives e-book fans the chance to get more out of their e-readers. EbookFling is an exciting new website that takes the concept a step further. It enables Nook and Kindle owners [...]

In case you missed it, Apple introduced its Mac App Store just a short while ago. The store launched with over 1000 Mac apps but more are added everyday. As it turns out, Amazon Kindle app for Mac has now made it to this store. Kindle for Mac offers users with over 775k titles to [...]

There is a very good reason some people are still hesitant about fully adopting e-readers and going with e-books. All the restrictions that publishers and authors are putting on their works are giving people second thoughts about the benefits of paying for an e-reader and e-books instead of investing in physical books. Amazon Kindle’s book [...]

Kindle is the best e-ink based e-reader around these days. It is not a surprise to see Amazon doing so well with its e-reader. Of course, we do not know how well exactly Amazon is doing considering that it does not disclose its Kindle sales numbers. According to a report by Bloomberg, two sources familiar [...]

We have been calling for Amazon to bring a solar powered Kindle to the market for a couple of years now. Amazon does not seem to be interested in that concept at this point. But Toshiba and KDDI have pulled it off with the Biblio Leaf. This solar e-reader, which will be available in Japan [...]

In the past few weeks, many of you have written to us about some of the issues that you have experienced with your Amazon Kindle. Unfortunately, it is not that easy to figure out why Kindles freeze. As it turns out, certain Kindle cases can be partially responsible for these issues. As reported by CNET, [...]

There is no question that Supreme Court justices need to go through a ton of documents to address the cases that are brought forth in that court. Document readers such as iPad or Kindle are great tools for judges. But which one is the preferred device for them? It seems we have a split decision [...]

The year 2010 has been a quite successful one for Amazon. The company has sold millions of Kindle units just in the past quarter. It is expected to sell even more as people become more open to the idea of ditching paper books for e-books. Amazon Kindle will be pushed hard by devices such as [...]

There was a time when Sony was the king of e-reader makers and not too many people cared for e-book readers. At the time, e-readers were considered too expensive and not decent alternatives to books. Amazon managed to change all that with Amazon Kindle. In a matter of couple of years, the industry has grown [...]

A lot of us are a fan of bed time reading. Not having to worry about anything else other than reading is always nice. Besides, reading before bedtime can put you in the right mood to have a better sleep. If you plan to use your Kindle in bed, you are going to need some [...]

Die hard Kindle fans may find this hard to accept, but Apple iPad is the most formidable challenge Amazon Kindle has had to face in the past few years. B&N Nook and Sony Readers have been decent Kindle competitors. Apple iPad is more of a game changer. This tablet does not have an E-ink screen, [...]

Amazon may have not given its Kindle fans everything they asked for with Kindle 3. But one has to admire the company for listening and implementing new features for e-book fans. Amazon shoppers can now give the gift of Kindle e-books to their loved ones. The process is quite simple. All shoppers have to do [...]