Amazon Kindle > Information Source > Archive of 12-2011
amazon kindle fact bits
Being at home on a rainy day, but wanting to read some new novel that just came out, you can have it in seconds. This concept (not hobbled by DRM) is pretty damned liberating.
Hack let you convert encrypted Mobipocket files that were intended for another reader so that that work on Kindle.
Plenty of free e-books in Mobipocket format show up fine on Kindle.
The hack allow ENCRYPTED Mobi files to be read on the Kindle. So you can buy a DRM-protected mobi book and read it on Kindle.
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Amazon Kindle Touch 3G Review
Amazon announced three new Kindles back in September: the fourth generation Kindle, the Kindle Touch (and Kindle Touch 3G, both of which are identical aside from the 3G antenna), and the Kindle Fire. The Kindle 4 was available on the same day, and we've already taken a good look at it . Our Kindle Fire review is forthcoming. That leaves the Kindle Touch, which we're going to talk about today ... ...
Amazon Kindle: Black Friday Winner
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Amazon was a big winner on Black Friday, reporting that sales of its Kindle e-reader quadrupled from last year. The e-commerce giant also noted that its Kindle Fire tablet is still the most popular item on its Web site since its launch last month. Overall, online retail sales jumped 26% to $816 million on Black Friday, according to comScore, with Amazon leading the way ... ...Amazon Kindle Black Friday sales jump 400% as PlayBook supplies run dry
Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. sold four times as many Kindle products during Black Friday 2011 than last year, the company announced Monday, as brick-and-motor retailers had a hard time keeping BlackBerry PlayBooks on store shelves ...Amazon Kindle Fire hacked to run CyanogenMod 7
Though Amazon may have buried Android under a deep layer of custom interfaces on the Kindle Fire, underneath it all, it is still Android at its base, which means that enterprising hackers are going to tinker with it. That tinkering is already bearing fruit, as everyone's favorite custom Android ROM, CyanogenMod 7, has been shown booting on the Kindle Fire. Read the full story here. ...Amazon Kindle Fire Review
I'll be honest here (I always am?): I don't understand the iPad comparison. The Kindle Fire and iPad 2 couldn't be more different. They are vastly different sizes, shapes and prices. They even serve slightly different functions. The search for an iPad killer reminds me of the search for a Voodoo killer back during the heyday of 3dfx in the late 1990s. The Kindle Fire serves entirely different ... ... ~O-O~
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