Kindle Case > Information Source > Archive of 01-2012
amazon kindle fact bits
Non-DRM Mobi books, like free e-books found online in Mobi format, or files you convert to Mobi files, are already supported on Kindle.
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.
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).
Hacker Igor Skochinsky used DRM to load Mobipocket books onto his Kindle. Using a series of scripts, he's able to convert eBook files to Amazon's AZW format and then add the necessary serial number DRM, specialized per an individual's particular Kindle.
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Amazon being called a corporate bully by Kindle case maker
The sale of the Kindle might be on fire but that doesn't mean that Amazon has any plans on being nice to anyone whop wants to make third party accessories for it; or so it would seem if the lawsuit from M-Edge Accessories is any indication. According the the company, who manufactures sleeves and protective [...] Amazon being called a corporate bully by Kindle case maker is a post from: The ... ...
M-Case Sues Amazon, Says Company Squeezed Them For Profits, Stole Patented Design
Amazon Kindle case designer M-Edge has filed a lawsuit against Amazon for what they claim is anti-competitive attempts to silence a rival. The company claims in the filing that Amazon used unfair competition and false advertising along with “interfering with customers” and violating a case design patent. Under the lawsuit M-Case says Amazon breached a [...] M-Case Sues Amazon, Says Company ... ...Kindle case maker M-Edge sues Amazon for patent infringement, unfair competition
The Kindle e-reader has been a major success story for Amazon. The device not only made e-readers popular, it also brought Amazon millions of hardware sales and associated e-book purchases through its online store. But it has also shown Amazon to be a threatening, deceitful, and interfering big brother figure according to a lawsuit filed [...] ...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. ...Amazon Dances Around Kindle Sales Numbers (Again), But Kindle Fire Was Hot
Amazon's desire to tell the world how well its redesigned Kindle devices are selling keeps bumping up against its inability to deal in real numbers. The retailer released a new update for holiday Kindle ... ... ~O-O~
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