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Amazon: Kindle is a bestseller ... but we're not giving you the numbers

Amazon is blowing its own PR trumpet and announcing that its Kindle ebook reader was the number one best selling product for November. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-books, Public Relations, Personal Technology, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-11-30

Amazon: Kindle has best sales month; Still mum on real figures

Amazon says the Kindle had its best sales month ever in November. Good luck figuring out basics such as units sold, revenue and any other metric that may matter. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-30

Amazon Kindle 2.3 version update available now

And they can still delete any of your books at any time...Still no cross-platform format support like ADE, still charging more than the cost of a paperback for most books, and they can STILL delete any book from your device at any time.No thanks.

Tags: Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Sorry Kindle owners, the new firmware still doesn't support local public libraries

Library DRM'ed contentThat is one of the few circumstances where DRM actually makes sense, legally as well as traditionally/historically. Maybe the publishing industry should compete with libraries in this regard - DRM'ed content for dirt cheap, valid for a couple of weeks. On top of that they should offer non-DRM'ed,...

Tags: E-books, firmware, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals include Panasonic plasmas

SAMSUNG TV'sIt is shocking that anyone would suggest to buy any LCD or Plasma TV made by Samsung label in the USA. This brand has proven to be the largest failure of TV's many within the first year of use, and few if any repairs available anywhere in the USA....

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, Amazon.com Inc., TV, Black Friday HDTV, Panasonic Plasmas, Panasonic, HDTV, Samsung TV

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Amazon Kindle 2.3 version update available now

Amazon has just released a software update for 2nd generation and DX Kindles. First-gen owners are out of luck. The 2.3 version update goodies for U.S. and international wireless eReaders include an 85% increase in battery life (that's about up to two weeks...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Does Amazon know where it's going with the Kindle?

Amazon, please ignore AdrianNormally I'm right with Adrian, but he obviously doesn't have a Kindle, which is my favorite device. To Amazon: don't add battery sucking features (like wi-fi), we don't care about multi-purpose (it's a bookreader!), i don't want cr@apps on my Kindle (it's a bookreader!) and I don't...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Does Amazon know where it's going with the Kindle?

Yesterday Amazon released an update to its Kindle ebook, adding PDF support and dramatically improving battery life. But does Amazon know where it's going with the Kindle, or is the technology already on borrowed time? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-books, Engineering, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals include Panasonic plasmas

Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering. Unlike many of the other stores' Black Friday specials, Amazon has...

Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, Amazon.com Inc., 1080p, BD-P160, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Amazon bolsters battery life for Kindle; Adds native PDF reader

Kindle DX already reads PDFsMy Kindle DX already reads PDF documents fine that I drag over from my computer, without any conversion. Not sure what is new here, unless the 6" has been unable to do that until now.Would be nice if Kindle had firmware upgrades so everyone with an...

Tags: Engineering, Kindle DX, Amazon.com Inc., battery

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Amazon bolsters battery life for Kindle; Adds native PDF reader

Amazon has improved the battery life of the Kindle and added a native PDF reader via a firmware update. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Adobe PDF, Battery, Amazon.com Inc., Battery Life, Engineering, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Adobe takes LiveCycle developer tools to Amazon Web Services

fdsdThe Best Blu-Ray Video Converter is a comprehensive ripper and converter tool.

Tags: Adobe LiveCycle, Amazon Web Services, development tool, Amazon.com Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Web service, tool

Discussion threads 2009-11-21

Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99

I don't want ......ANY misleading bargain with a two or three year contract. Sell me the HW at a fair price and let me select the carrier and package of my choice.I am not an idiot. RE: Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99When you limit...

Tags: Smart phones, Price-cutting, Palm Inc., Pixi, Palm Pre, Amazon.com Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99

Amazon has slashed the price of the Palm Pre to $79.99 with a two-year contract from Sprint. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Palm Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Amazon.com Gold Box Deals 1.0 (Windows)

View the Deal of the Day and other Gold Box Deals at Amazon.com. This makes it so much easier to check the deals online.

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-19

AT&T plots compute cloud similar to Amazon Web Services

Best InformationBest Information...I like ithttp://www.canada-radio.co.tv/http://www.canada-radio.co.tv/http://www.canada-radio.co.tv/Yea net nutrality isn't important at all....tell that to Amazon.So much for predictionsSince it has been predicted that there would be only four or five "clouds", seems like everyone is building infrastructure to handle massive work loads. I expect some are just "shells" and a lot...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web Services, AT&T Corp., Web service

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

AT&T plots compute cloud similar to Amazon Web Services

AT&T rolled out a cloud computing system that mimics the approach of Amazon Web Services. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Amazon Web Services, Web Service, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Web Services, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Amazon Web Services plots Asia rollout

"Multiple availability zones" in Singapore will pop up in the first half of 2010. Other services will roll out across the region in the second half of 2010. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Amazon Web Services, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Cloud Computing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-12

Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download

Open formatYou say the Kindle is less open than the Sony or B&N readers. Are you saying that a Sony book can be read on the Nook? Or that a Nook book can be read on a Sony reader? I think you're pretty well mistaken on...

Tags: E-books, Cellular phones, iSlate, e-book, ebook reader, PC App, Amazon Kindle, handy download, Amazon.com Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download

Amazon says the Kindle for PC app is now available. The app allows you to read your Kindle books on your PC. by Larry Dignan

Tags: PC, Amazon.com Inc., App, Amazon Kindle, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-10