amazon kindle fact bits
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).
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.
We've known for some time already that Amazon's AZW files are actually Mobi files, but Amazon didn't share Kindle's Mobi PID which would allow one to buy encrypted Mobi books for Kindle.
Granted the PDF converter seems to have some trouble with graphics PDF's, but for books the converter works very well.
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In the spotlight: kindle store
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amazon kindle news
Amazon Targets Apple Via Kindle Store for iPad
Amazon on Tuesday introduced a touch-optimized Kindle Store for iPad that will allow readers to purchase or read Kindle e-book selections via Safari. ...

A tour of Amazon's touch-based Kindle Store for the iPad
The retail giant's new Kindle Store Web site for the iPad brings a touch-enabled experience to finding and buying your favorite e-books. ...

Amazon Launches iPad-Friendly Kindle Store
Amazon has launched a proper touch-friendly mobile version of its Kindle store, which is smart considering that you are most likely to be browsing it from a phone or an iPad (or a Kindle Fire, I guess). ...

Hotmail hops onto Kindle Fire
Microsoft's new Hotmail app for the Kindle Fire. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has carved out a new niche for itself on the Amazon Kindle Fire. A free mobile app for the company's Hotmail service is now available in the Kindle store for all Fire tablet owners. Microsoft already offers an app for Google Android devices , which is up for grabs in the Android Market. But some tweaks were needed to ... ...

Why Amazon's Plagiarism Problem Is More Than A Public Relations Issue
Plagiarized editions for sale in Amazon's Kindle store show how the company is still adapting to the world of original content creation. At the same time, the stolen books may also present a test of the ... ...
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