By Araby, on December 31st, 2010 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
By Araby, on October 26th, 2010 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
By Araby, on September 28th, 2010 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
By Araby, on September 9th, 2010 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
By Araby, on July 14th, 2010 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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Michael S. Hart (1947-2011) Michael Stern Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, passed away September 6, 2011. His life's work was the digitization and distribution of literature.
He said, “One thing about eBooks that most people haven't thought much is that eBooks are the very first thing that we're all able to have as much as we want other than air. Think about that for a moment and you realize we are in the right job."
He was a visionary and a huge influence in bringing about a world in which everyone could have a free library of Project Gutenberg eBooks for enjoyment and learning. He said, "Learning is its own reward. Nothing I can say is better than that."
Obituary on Project Gutenberg
Tribute on TechCrunch
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