amazon kindle fact bits
Hack let you convert encrypted Mobipocket files that were intended for another reader so that that work on Kindle.
DRM is not to prevent other files from being readable on the Kindle.
A cheap casioppeia allows me to read ebooks around 2001.
The Kindle DRM wasn't hacked to REMOVE the DRM from Kindle purchases, but added to other books so that they too could be read on the Kindle.
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Library plans programs to ease computer angst
TOWNSEND -- Get tech savvy at the Townsend Public Library, free of charge. Be it computer basics, e-books, online research applications or minor, burning questions you have about computers, several classes are coming up next month to debug concerns. ...

Kindle Sales Soared this Holiday Season
And some interesting trivia about those sales ... ...

Kindle e-books coming to library system
PANAMA CITY - The Northwest Regional Library System is moving to catch the current technological e-wave.A three-person team from the library is now in the final stages of choosing adult fiction, adult nonfiction and children's book titles that soon will be available for e-borrowing on Kindle... ...

12 Ways Kindle Fire Can Steal the Show From iPad 3
Here is a look at how Kindle Fire, Amazon's first tablet, is proving to be a serious threat to Apple's iPad. ...

Kindle Fire disappoints some early users
Early buyers of Amazon's tablet-like e-reader, the Kindle Fire, are beginning to find what many had feared: it's not really a tablet computer at all. ...

Publishing News: "Hating Amazon is not a strategy" - Pragmatic responses to Amazon's Price Check, Consumer Reports ...
Cooler heads respond to Amazon's latest move, Consumer Reports becomes the envy of news orgs everywhere and Peter Meyers chimes in for a New York Times Kindle Fire evaluation. ...

Tech 3.0: Google Chrome adds polish to browsing experience
I made the switch to Google's Chrome Web browser recently, and I'm liking the change. Mozilla Firefox served me well for years, but it began to feel a bit clunky — no doubt in part because it was working under the weight of many extensions I added. ...

12 Ways Kindle Fire can Steal the Show from Apple iPad 3
Latest development on the newest tablet Amazon Kindle Fire shows that the little tablet has reduced the sales of the Goliath-like iPad tablet versions during the Holiday season. ...

5 unexpected nitpicks from a new Kindle Touch owner
While the Kindle Touch is an overall excellent e-book reader, some of its flaws only become apparent after extended hands-on use. ...

What's Happening at the Library: Websites for free e- and audio books
Assistant Director Angela Turner, told me about a website that will be of interest to anyone who uses a Kindle e-reader and likes a bargain. It s called Pixel of Ink, www.pixelofink.com, and it s devoted to steering Kindle users to free and discount priced e-books. ...

Wave of pirated eBooks may hit Kindle profits
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Pirated e-books, which can be downloaded for free, have sparked fears of adversely affecting profits of makers like Amazon, which produces Kindle. ...

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(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) You don't need a Kindle to download and read free e-books in Kindle format. Go to amzn.to/4nck80 for information about how to get them on your computer or other electronic device. ...

Amazon Kindle Fire India review
Amazon's Kindle has met with its fair share of popularity in India despite not having a dedicated Indian website. Users are able to download books from Amazon's US website with a credit card, so the experience until now has been pretty much the same. ...

Good DRM Makes Bad Neighbors: This Is The Content Protection Tipping Point
For people who have been doing just one thing for a long, long time, it's amazing how many content distributors get things so catastrophically wrong. These last few weeks brought us quite a few unique situations, including the launch of Apple's iBook Author software as well as a number of announcements from the studios to withhold streaming rights for Netflix viewers. Cory Doctorow points to a ... ...
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