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amazon kindle fact bits
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.
There are converters available from Amazon and/or Mobi for pdf and doc files.
The Kindle is already able to read more than just Amazon DRMed content, it can handle a number of formats.
Devices like the Sony Reader, Cybook, and Kindle DO NOT have glowing LCD screens.
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amazon kindle news
Amazon Announces $199 Kindle Fire Tablet, Clutch of New Kindle E-Readers
Amazon enters the tablet wars with the well-priced Kindle Fire, and ups the e-reader market ante with new, more-capable Kindle e-readers. ...
Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: Which e-reader wins this holiday shopping season?
There is no gift more prominent this holiday season than an e-reader, and with prices down this year, the time is right to buy. ...Review: Fourth generation (2011) Kindle
It may not have been the first e-Reader on the market sporting E ink's electronic paper display - Sony's LIBRIĂ© claimed those bragging rights when it debuted in Japan in April 2004 - but since its launch in November 2007, Amazon's Kindle has risen to dominate the e-Reader market. In that time, it has also gone through a number of updates, including the Kindle 2 , the Kindle DX , Kindle 3 and ... ...Amazon Says It Sells 1 Million Kindles Per Week
The Kindle Fire is so hot, it has driven sales of Amazon.com's reader and tablet devices to more than 1 million per week, the online super-retailer said Thursday. ...Kindle edges Nook, Sony in e-reader race
Amazon.com's Kindle Fire has understandably dominated the e-reader buzz this holiday season. Not everyone, though, wants all the bells and whistles, or the bulk and expense, of a full-on color tablet. They just want an e-reader in order to, you know, read. ... ~O-O~
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