amazon kindle fact bits
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.
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.
There are converters available from Amazon and/or Mobi for pdf and doc files.
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.
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In the spotlight: kindle colors
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amazon kindle news
Is Speck's FitFolio the best Kindle Fire case?
Speck's new FitFolio for Kindle Fire comes in 3 colors and retails for $34.95 (click to enlarge). (Credit: Speck Products) Speck Products' FitFolio is one of our favorite iPad and e-reader cases, and now it's available for the Kindle Fire. What's nice about it is that the device fits securely in a form-fitting hard-shell case and your screen is protected by a "vegan" leatherette book-style cover ... ...

Kindle Fire Handles Released by Comfortable Geek
Comfortable Geek releases tablet handles for Kindle Fire.Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 The Kindle Fire is thin in profile, MI-handles makes them much easier to hold. The Kindle Fire also require you to hold them by their edges making it easy to mistakenly touch the screen. These features can make holding the Kindle Fire while reading, watching a movie or even playing games ... ...

How the Kindle replaced my iPad...for book reading
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) There's a case to be made for convergence devices, and for merging every product down to just one. The iPad, in many ways, has been that device for me: I travel light, I read or watch movies or play games or surf the Web on it. It's a security blanket and a thin catchall. Still...I bought a Kindle. The $79, no-touch, ad-supported version caught my eye the moment it ... ...

Windows Phone dev lead jumps to Amazon's Kindle team
Microsoft took a symbolic blow Friday after its Windows Phone Developer Experience lead Brandon Watson confirmed he was leaving for Amazon. The often outspoken advocate of WP7 told ZDNet he would now direct the Kindle Cross Platform team, which develops the e-reading app both for Windows Phone as well as for Android, iOS, and competing platforms. He explained it as a virtue of a tempting offer ... ...

Amazon Kindle Fire Review
Amazon introduced their first Kindle device back in 2007 when the dedicated eBook reader population was made up almost exclusively by Sony's Reader line of products. The eReader population has grown to include more brands than I can count and in the last 5 years, we've seen the technology in this category evolve from e-Ink devices to [...] ...
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