amazon kindle fact bits
The Kindle has many flaws, but it does allow you to read a few different non-DRM formats.
Plenty of free e-books in Mobipocket format show up fine on Kindle.
Kindles can read a variety of non-proprietary, non-DRM'ed formats. They read TXT, HTML, JPEG, and non-DRM Mobi files directly.
How do you load other eBooks onto the Kindle? Just add Amazon DRM.
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amazon kindle news
Kindle is Amazon's top seller but profits take a hit
A DOUBLING in UK sales of its Kindle e-book reader failed to stop Amazon – the world's biggest online retailer – suffering a profits slump. ...

Jonathan Franzen Is Wrong: Ebooks Are Good for Everyone
I love books, especially old ones. Recently I learned a simple dinner table trick from a 110-year-old magic book. It involves picking up a napkin with both hands and, without releasing either corner, tying the napkin into a knot. Good fun and likely unavailable anywhere but in this very old tome. That fact, though, does not make me love ebooks any less or think that they somehow are a better ... ...

Amazon slides despite Kindle boost
A doubling in UK sales of its Kindle ebook reader has failed to stop Amazon - the world's biggest online retailer - suffering a profits slump. ...

Best Sellers From a Vanished World
In the last two months, five million or so people got a Kindle Fire. Some of them were upgrading from earlier Kindles. They know the ropes. But millions of others must be new at this, and are stumbling around with their tablets looking for content. ...

Bits Blog: Best Sellers From a Vanished World
One of the first things new Kindle users discover is that Amazon is giving away e-books. In fact, there is an entire best-seller list made up of free titles. But the contemporary novels on this list are not as up-to-date as they might be. ...
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