E-Books

We knew that Amazon was looking for other ways to fill out the mapping components of the Kindle Fire without going to Google, because it just bought itself a 3D mapping company UpNext in July. Now, there’s additional indications that it doesn’t want Google in the maps slot, as Reuters reports that Amazon is hooking Continue Reading →

Amazon may have sold close to 5 million Kindle Fire tablet since the device debuted late last year. At least, that’s the number estimated by Asymco analyst Horace Dediu based on Amazon’s own claims. The retail company said yesterday that the Fire accounted for 22 percent of all tablet sales in the United States over Continue Reading →

Today Amazon announced that the Kindle Fire is all sold out, which is cleverly convenient considering there’s an Amazon event next Thursday. We’re anticipating new Kindle Fires in a bunch of different flavors. So what might Bezos & Co. drop on us next week? How Many Kindles? Staples’ U.S. retail chief Demos Parneros recently said Continue Reading →

Ever wish your tablet could just magically morph into an eye-friendly e-reader while reading in the sun? Amazon may be working on a double-sided Kindle product that would incorporate both e-ink and an LCD display into one device, a new patent filing suggests. The e-commerce giant has been awarded a patent where e-ink and LCD Continue Reading →

New Kindles are coming! New Kindles are coming! And Amazon is trying its hardest to build up hype. The Kindle Fire was the retailer’s hottest product since its launch. The replacement is set be announced next week, but Amazon just took to the wires to announce the original Kindle Fire is sold out. OMGNOWAY! It’s Continue Reading →

Amazon Publishing is continuing to broaden its distribution channels, as the New York-based imprint has formed a partnership with Ingram Content Group that will make the company’s e-books available to competitors such as Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. As you may be aware, there’s some uneasy tension between the rivals, as Barnes & Noble Continue Reading →

No matter which ecosystem you’ve bought into, be it iBooks, Kindle, Nook or otherwise, there’s no denying that Amazon’s Kindle apps are part of what make the system great. The latest update for its iOS app brings in some much-desired changes, including rapid highlighting and better navigation. Version 3.2 of Kindle for iOS also brings Continue Reading →

Every so often I land on Amazon.com and notice the homepage has changed. Instead of seeing my usual browsing history, the latest Kindle, or some other carefully tailored offers, I find a letter from Jeff Bezos. A couple of months ago, Jeff wrote to me on a scroll and announced, “Dear Muggles,” in which he Continue Reading →

Sameer Singh at Tech-Thoughts has done some nifty detective work to put together a manufacturing cost estimate for the iPad mini based on leaked part information, and has come up with an estimate of $189.32. Included among Singh’s iPad mini estimated bill of materials are an A5 processor that costs $13.50, a display that costs Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120829_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google’s home page is the world’s number one visited website. That also makes it the number one place in the world to advertise. Despite this, Google is usually kind enough to leave its home page blank and uncomplicated save for the search bar and a Google Doodle.  Continue Reading →