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Amazon announces it’s ready to accept e-books in new KF8 format

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amazon has announced that it is now ready to allow publishers to submit e-books to its Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) site in what it is calling Kindle Format 8 (KF8). Doing so will allow publishers ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Stay in touch with PhysOrg while on the go -- iPhone Apps, Amazon Kindle, Podcasts

(PhysOrg.com) -- As our readers know, PhysOrg constantly strives to be on the cutting edge when it comes to the latest science and technology news. Most importantly, we want to get the news out to our readers ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz

Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Amazon unveils large-screen Kindle DX

Online retail giant Amazon.com unveiled a large-screen version of its popular Kindle electronic reader on Wednesday designed for newspapers, magazines and textbooks.

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created May 06, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 11

Amazon expected to lift wraps on large-screen Kindle

Amazon.com is widely expected to lift the wraps on a new large-screen Kindle device this week, which could be the first in a line of electronic reading devices geared toward newspapers and textbooks.

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Holding out hope for a surprise with next iPad

With Apple expected to unveil the next version of the iPad early next month, I worry that I'll feel like a kid on Christmas who weeks before found the unwrapped presents hidden in the closet.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (6) | comments 6

New Kindle Touch is an impressive e-reader

When it comes to reading digital books, tablets are all the rage. But there's a lot to like about simple e-readers, which over the past year have become both a lot cheaper and a lot less clunky.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Kindle Fire software update on the way

Amazon said Monday that a software update to improve the performance of Kindle Fire tablets will be released within two weeks.

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created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Amazon opens Spanish, Italian Kindle stores

Amazon began offering digital books in Spanish and Italian for the Kindle on Thursday and selling Spanish- and Italian-language versions of the electronic book reader.

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Analysis says $79 Kindle costs $84 to make

A recent analysis from IHS iSuppli determined that Amazon's $79 Kindle e-reader, which is the online retailer's cheapest Kindle thus far, costs $84.25 to make.

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created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

With Kindle Fire, Amazon's digital ambitions burn

(AP) -- Amazon's unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet computer sends a bright-hot message: The online retailer is ready to rival iPad maker Apple in an effort to be the world's top digital content provider.

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created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Amazon launches iPad rival, the Kindle Fire (Update 4)

US online retail giant Amazon launched a touchscreen tablet computer, the Kindle Fire, on Wednesday that costs $199, less than half the price of the cheapest iPad from market-leader Apple.

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created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Kindle lets students rent digital textbooks

Amazon.com on Monday began letting students rent textbooks on Kindle electronic readers.

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created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Review: 5 e-book readers for less than $175

(AP) -- When Amazon.com's ground-breaking Kindle e-book reader came out in 2007, it cost $399. Now, some e-readers, including the most recent Kindle entry, can be had for just north of $100.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 5

The next generation of E-ink may be on cloth (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people have become familiar with E-ink through e-readers. Devices, such as the Amazon Kindle and the Nook, have brought a less limited version of the bookstore to the reader. E-ink technology ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog