amazon kindle fact bits
Devices like the Sony Reader, Cybook, and Kindle DO NOT have glowing LCD screens.
As glued to the net as we all are, there's vast quantities of content that is not available online.
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.
How do you load other eBooks onto the Kindle? Just add Amazon DRM.
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In the spotlight: free kindle ebooks
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amazon kindle news
Amazon Promotes Kindle eBooks as Ideal Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
Amazon.com is enticing last-minute holiday shoppers by promising them free 2-day shipping on all of its Kindle readers, and is promoting Kindle ebooks as holiday presents as well - no Kindle required. ...

Multilingual Children's Books Give Away
Author has made free kindle downloads available for a limited time. [PR.com] ...

Kindle Adds Periodicals to iOS Apps: But Will Consumers Read Them?
Amazon updated its Kindle app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Wednesday, giving users access to their periodical subscriptions and cloud-stored documents for the first time. Previously, users could only use the Kindle app to read -- and, before Apple changed its guidelines, buy -- ebooks on those devices. ...

eBook pirates cash in on Kindle boom
LONDON, UK: Increasing sales of eReaders is good news for Amazon, which produces the best-selling Kindle and collects 30 per cent of the price of downloaded 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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