Kindle Publishing > Information Source > Archive of 01-2012
amazon kindle fact bits
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.
The Kindle is already able to read more than just Amazon DRMed content, it can handle a number of formats.
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.
The Kindle has a built in cell receiver so that you can wirelessly browse, preview and purchase books using one-click.
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amazon kindle news
Kindle sales top 1 million per week in December
Amazon says it was the best holiday season ever for its e-readers. The new Kindle Fire tablet was its No. 1 product, followed by the new Kindle Touch and the regular Kindle. ...
Kindle Sales Soared this Holiday Season
And some interesting trivia about those sales ... ...Amazon declares 2011 "best holiday ever" for Kindle
Online retailing juggernaut Amazon.com has declared 2011 the “best holiday ever” for its Kindle line of ereaders, with the Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, and plain-jane Kindle occupying the first, second, and third places on Amazon's best-seller charts during the holiday season. Amazon also says the Kindle Fire was the leading seller on its mobile Web site, as well as the most-gifted and most asked ... ...Kindle Fire Makes Apple Sweat E-Books
Apple will hold an event in New York at the end of the month at which it will make some sort of media-related announcement, according to a recent report. Whatever news Apple shares at the event, it may relate heavily with advertising or publishing, because Eddy Cue is said to be involved. Cue's in charge of several of Apple's media units, including the iTunes Store, iBookstore and the company's ... ...Amazon says Kindle products had best holiday season ever
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Amazon's Kindle products had their best holiday season ever, according to a statement released by the company on Thursday. More than a million Kindles flew off the shelves each week during the month December. Amazon historically has been loathe to release specific sales data for its hardware, so this was a minor step forward as the company released figures -- albeit ... ... ~O-O~
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