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amazon kindle fact bits
Typically ebook readers are larger than PMP's with larger screens. If you're going to read for a few hours, then the screen of a typical PMP becomes pretty eye-straining (due to size, contrast, and brightness).
If you read some of the Kindle discussion groups, you'll see people complaining about "no backlighting", and then a few days/weeks later they will be lauding the fact that it has no backlighting.
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.
The Kindle has many flaws, but it does allow you to read a few different non-DRM formats.
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amazon kindle news
Kindle owners borrowing more than 295,000 books per month
One 16-year-old author earned $6,200 from the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing program in December for her children's books. ...
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By Stephan Lee Stephan Lee recommends classics that won't cost you a dime if you're looking to start an e-library ...Free e-books: Selling on eBay
For a limited time, Amazon.com is offering two free Kindle books for people interested in selling products on eBay . For eBay 101 , go HERE and for Extreme eBay , go HERE . If you're looking for other free Kindle books, go HERE . Don't forget, you don't have to have a Kindle reader to read Kindle books. ...Kindle vs. non-kindle books | Gene Expression
Out of curiosity, how many readers are switching mostly to Kindle books? I myself find myself doing this. Not for any ideological or conscious reason. Rather, cost and portability are both major upsides of the Kindle. I also find that “impulse buys” are easier for me on the Kindle (purchased The Great Sea and Civilization: [...] ...Amazon Kindle book lending soars in December
The e-book maker says 295,000 books were borrowed in December, and the number of Kindle Direct Publishing titles has grown to 75,000. ... ~O-O~
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