About eBooks and eReaders

On December 27, 2010, Amazon announced that the third-generation Kindle is “the bestselling product in Amazon’s history, eclipsing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7).” On Christmas Day, The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo was the most purchased and most gifted Kindle book on amazon.com. Enough copies of “Eclipse” were sold for Edward Cullen . . . → Read More: About eBooks and eReaders

Display Multiple Kindle Samples on One Page

If you have more than one "Kindle for the Web" sample on a single page, the display may be mangled. Yesterday, someone showed me an example on a multiple-post blog page. The second book sample was literally "jumping up" from its own post into the previous post, directly under the first book sample.

If you . . . → Read More: Display Multiple Kindle Samples on One Page

Amazon announces Kindle for the Web

Amazon just announced a new Reading App that doesn’t require an app at all: Kindle for the Web, Beta. On Amazon pages for selected books, there is a new button labeled Read first chapter FREE. When you click the button, you can read the sample chapter or get the code to embed it on a . . . → Read More: Amazon announces Kindle for the Web

Share Kindle highlights on Facebook

Did you know that you can highlight an interesting passage in a Kindle book, and then share your thoughts about it on Facebook or Twitter? Highlighting has been available on the Kindle for a while, but in mid-2010, Amazon added the hook to social networks.

I love to read, and sometimes I get excited about . . . → Read More: Share Kindle highlights on Facebook

Free Kindle Reading Apps and Sony Reader Software

Did you know that you can enjoy Kindle books without owning a Kindle Reader? If you’re like most people, you like to try things before you buy them, especially a new gadget that will get a lot of use and even determine how you buy and read books. Amazon has a whole slew of Kindle . . . → Read More: Free Kindle Reading Apps and Sony Reader Software


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