Kindle In Europe > Information Source > Archive of 01-2012
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.
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.
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.
DRM refers to the fact that you can't view Amazon Kindle books on other devices (including your computer), or on other Kindles - i.e. no sharing, the purpose of DRM.
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ePub Direct Funded To Supply E-Books To Kindle, iBooks Et Al
If print book costs major on distributing boxes of dead trees, what price the e-book fulfilment sector? ...
Amazon Stops Hiding Competitors' E-Reading Apps On The Kindle Fire
Amazon has stopped pretending that a group of e-reading apps it allowed onto its Android Appstore weren't available on the Kindle Fire . For whatever reason, the company was effectively hiding e-reading apps from companies like Wattpad , Kobo and Bluefire , even though they worked perfectly fine on the low-cost tablet computer. Confused about why its app didn't appear for users on the Kindle ... ...Apple Catches Europe's Antitrust Eye (Update 1)
Updated from 2:50 p.m. ET to include latest share price, and additional comments on Amazon pricing model. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple has run into more legal woes in Europe. The European Commission has launched a probe into whether Apple and five major publishing houses raised prices for e-books illegally, when the iPad and iBookstore were launched in 2010. ... Click to view a price quote on ... ...More than Twice as Many Kindles Sold at Amazon.co.uk this Christmas Compared to the Previous Festive Season as Amazon ...
LUXEMBOURG , December 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Amazon.co.uk takes Orders for Over 3 Million Items on Cyber MondayAmazon's Kindle has replicated its 2010 success to become the biggest selling product of ... ...Europe's Troubles to Boost Gold in 2012
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