Urgent: Time to update your older Kindle to stay connected
As readers may have already noticed, Amazon has announced a "Critical Software Update for Kindle E-Readers" with a warning that your device may be useless without it. Amazon warns that: "customers...
Apple vs. thrifty e-book lovers and others who want DIY and third-party repairs
A friend of mine in Ohio “had an uninvited and unwelcome visitor in my bathtub last night: my Kindle! I always knew this day would come. Fortunately I reacted with the...
Australian copyright reform will probably go no further than report recommending it
Remember that Australian government committee report suggesting Australia should relax restrictions on parallel importation, implement a US-style “fair use” exception, and drastically shorten copyright terms? We already covered an Australian government...
$699 may be the right starting price for a 13.3-inch e-reader
Earlier today, Joanna expressed doubts that Michael Kozlowski’s Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for a 13.3” e-ink Android tablet would fly. The odd thing is, I’m not so sure. It’s a little funny...
How to email e-books to ‘Send to Kindle’ with Calibre
Did you know that you can email e-books to your Kindle using Calibre? Long-time Calibre users may be familiar with hooking their Kindle up to their computer via a USB cable...
How Barnes & Noble stole the first e-book I ever bought
Sit right back and I’ll tell a tale—a tale of a fateful e-book.
Back in 1998, I was attending college at Southwest Missouri State University for the second time. (It’s since dropped...
All hail Amazon’s new 16GB Fire – now with added bigness inside
With all the excitement over Amazon's pending new Kindle, you may not have noticed that Amazon has also released a new, 16GB version of its $50 7" Fire. This isn't, alas,...
Scribd will change its subscription service from unlimited to semi-unlimited
Scribd has just announced it is making another change to its “unlimited subscription” business model beginning next month. It’s going to be moving from a fully-unlimited model to a hybrid limited/unlimited...
DRM nightmare: After recent upgrade, Kobo customers report losing Sony books from their libraries
I mentioned my trouble with losing one of my eReader e-books from Barnes & Noble a few weeks back. In that case, the matter was resolved amicably, but it seems Barnes...
Review: iClever Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard is a handy, robust accessory
A handy little peripheral arrived by Amazon delivery for review this morning. The iClever Foldable Bluetooth Ultra-slim Mini Wireless Keyboard is a shiny aluminum tri-folding accessory that claims to be the...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
