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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!(Amazon Kindle Videos) This week Amazon.com announced the all new Kindle 3 with a slimmer design, same size viewing screen as the Kindle and Kindle 2, and brand new features. Some of the new features of the Kindle 3 include 50% better contrast for viewing, faster page turns, better font display, double the storage of... 

Since the iPad came out, Amazon has been struggling to maintain its marketplace presence when it comes to ereaders. That struggle is reflective in Amazon lowering the price of its Kindle. It’s trying to maintain its domination because Apple, with its awesome iBook app, is cutting into the ereader pie. And when it comes to comparing the Kindle to the new iPad, there is no comparison. Consumer... 

(Cool Gadgets Blog) Today we are launching a new Amazon Kindle section. The reason is because Amazon.com is forcing us to close down our Amazon Kindle News Website because it has the name “amazon” and “kindle” in it. The funny thing is that there are hundreds of sites with the name “amazon” and “kindle” in it. Some are pretty popular too and yet Amazon.com... 

We love spec commercials as it shows off the creativity of people beyond the normal ad agencies hired to create commercials. We have below for you a spec commercial made by Alex de Campi that is quite creative and really captures the essence of what the Kindle is. A spec commercial is a commercial that wasn’t commissioned by a company, but was still created to show off a concept in the creator’s... 

(Amazon Kindle News) The American Booksellers Association has sent a letter to the Department of Justice complaining about heavily discounted prices that Amazon.com, Target, and Walmart put on hardcover books. The group also complained about the selling of Kindle copies of major releases at under $10. We’ve included the full letter below and have highlighted the part about the Amazon Kindle: – October... 

(Amazon Kindle News) Amazon.com has introduced a new application for PC users that allow them to read Kindle books on their PC. Called “Kindle for PC,” the free application allows users to download and read more than 360,000 Kindle books carried by Amazon.com. The application goes beyond just allowing Kindle books to be read on a PC. It also features Whispersync, which will save and synchronize... 

(Amazon Kindle News) Amazon.com has slashed the price of its Kindle 2 from $359 to $299. It’s the first time that a new Kindle has been available at under $300. The move was made possible by Prime View International’s acquisition of E-Ink, Amazon.com had been using both Prime View International and E-Ink in the production of the Kindle, and both companies merging has brought down production... 

(Amazon Kindle News) Amazon.com is refusing to sell the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX in Germany due to phone companies there wanting to charge too mcuh for wireless downloads. Part of the selling point of the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX is that readers can browse for and buy Kindle books wirelessly for free. Amazon contracts with various wireless services in order to offer the free wireless “lifetime”... 

(Amazon Kindle News) The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) has filed a lawsuit against Arizona State University to stop the University from purchasing the Amazon Kindle DX to replace textbooks in the classroom. Both the NFB and ACB say that the Amazon Kindle DX cannot be used by blind students. The main contentions in the lawsuit is that while the Kindle... 

(Amazon Kindle News) Here’s the official promotional video, made by Amazon, for the Kindle 2. The video highlights many of the Kindle 2 features over the previous Kindle, including Text to Speech, a slimmer body, easier to read eink technology, ability to download books wirelessly at no additional charge, and the ability to download up to 1,500 books.  Read More →