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Amazon integrates Facebook and Twitter

Hema — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:21:15 +0000

The world is becoming digital now. In order to provide users innovative contents and information companies are coming forward. They are focusing their connectivity on various social networks. Technical up gradation is happening to provide the best to the users.

Amazon made a show of force with the firmware 2.5 update available for both Kindle and Kindle’s DX. The upgrade supports social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
The upgrade is expected to be available sometime in May.

It will be possible to share excerpts from books with friends on Facebook or Twitter directly from the Kindle. These networks will be accessible through the device. This social sharing works in reverse, since users can now obtain community input on the books being read. Amazon also adds a tool to organize collections of the books according to own desires.

Another improvement is Kindle now has a password protection just like a telephone or an operating system. During standby, the unit can be set to go into protected mode, and a password is needed to reactivate. More fonts are managed, as well as new sizes that are expected to improve readability. Other reading aid, the zoom is now available in PDF documents, to display characters smaller, or detailed tables and graphs.

When a new software update is available for your Kindle, it will automatically install these updates on users Kindle device via wireless connection. The update will take less than 10 minutes and would get completed when your Kindle displays the Home screen.

Amazon Offers Free App for BlackBerry Devices

Ella Johnson — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:53:11 +0000

It was decided by Amazon to launch free application that will be based on the Kindle software on a BlackBerry.

If you have the app, there is no need to use a Kindle, it simply synchronizes your last page read and annotations between devices. During this process the app uses ‘Whispersync’.

Due to is you are able to create bookmarks as well as view annotations created by you on your Kindle in past, furthermore, it will be possible to use your Kindle, PC and BlackBerry to get the same content of a Kindle e-book.

Unfortunately, you will not be able to view newspapers, magazines and blogs.

The app can be used on the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and 8900, Bold 9000 and 9700, Storm 9530/Storm2 9550 and the Tour 9630.

Also it is not available in Blighty yet. You have to register as having a US address on your Amazon.com account and only them the International Edition of Kindle will be able to run it.

Amazon Is Trying to Beat Apple

Ella Johnson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:44:46 +0000

Giving a nudge to Amazon, Apple entered the e-book reader market with the iPad. But still Amasone does not have enough time to make a counterstroke as in 50 days the iPad will appear in the market.

Amazon purchased the flexible touchscreen manufacturer known as Touchco in order to embed the technology into a future duplication of the Kindle e-reader. Moreover, the company is going to introduce an app store for the Kindle that is not going to be so limited as Apple’s.

With the help of the Toucho acquisition, Amazon can integrate multitouch capabilities to the Kindle, but still it is unknown whether the company is going to use color screens or not. The Kindle app store is under development. Users will be able to find word games, location based travel guides and puzzles there.

But still the Kindle developer’s guidelines impose a ban on VoIP software and other apps that let reading books outside Amazon’s DRM, which means that the Kindle will not be a multi-purpose device but only an evolved e-reader.

It is very interesting to know whether Amazon could manage to maintain a low price point for the Kindle.

There is No Need to Buy a Book if You Have Kindle

Ella Johnson — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:36:46 +0000

If you want to make your book a best seller on the Kindle, then it is better to give five copies away. One should note that the great part of books that can be found on the Kindle are free of charge.

“Cape Refuge” and “Southern Storm,” are novels that were written by Terri Blackstock, they became the No. 1 and 2 on Kindle’s best-seller list. The Kindle price was $0. Ms. Blackstock’s publisher provides an offer to readers to download the books free of charge, users should download the books to the Kindle to the Kindle apps on their iPhone or Windows as well.

But still there are other publishers among them are Harlequin, Random House and Scholastic that provide free versions of digital books to Barnes& Noble, Amazon and other e-retailers. Such way is offered in order readers could get acquainted with the works of unfamiliar writers. If the reader liked a book that he had read, then why not to opt another title for money.

According to Suzanne Murphy, group publisher of Scholastic Trade Publishing, it is a great chance to hook people and inspire them to purchase a book.

One should say that there are digital giveaways that come, as publishers are a bit nervous about pricing pressure on e-books. Amazon together with other retailers offer $9.99 as the putative e-book price for new best seller and release.

Asus Launches DR-950 E-Reader

Ella Johnson — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:06:27 +0000

It may happen that e-readers will replace reading materials such as books, newspapers and magazines. Amazon, Sony, Barnes & Noble and many other companies filled the market with such devices. Asus offered DR-950 touchscreen e-reader.

The device comes with 9 inch grayscale SiPix e-paper touchscreen that offers a resolution of 1204 x 768p. It is equipped with Wi-Fi, HSPA as well as optional WiMax connectivity. As for the memory capacity, it includes 4GB of onboard storage and SD card.

There are also other built-in features, such as text-to-speech functionality, web browser, dictionary with expandable database, a virtual keyboard, dictionary with expandable database, stereo speakers as well as 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. It will be able to support TXT, Audible, PDF, MP3 and unprotected ePub content. The device has the following dimension: 222mm x 161mm x 9mm.

But still the price information is still unknown.

Amazon Introduces 70-Percent Royalty Option

Ella Johnson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:36:47 +0000

Amazon.com launched a program due to which publishers as well as authors will be able to get a big share of revenue. The can sell each Kindle e-book starting from June 30, 2010.

One can even find 70 percent of list price and net of electronic delivery costs in the 70-percent royalty option. It was decided that such option will be an addition to the existing DTP standard royalty option.

In order to understand how the option works, the company showed an example. Amazon refers to an $8.99 e-book saying that with the standard option the author will get $3.15 while with new 70 percent option he will be able to receive $6.25.

To pretend to the 70-percent option, books must have the price between $2.99 and $9.99, moreover, the list price must be 20 percent below the physical book list price. Furthermore, the title of a book should be available in all geographies.

It was announced by Amazon that the Kindle e-book reader was the most endowed device in the history of Amazon. Not so long ago Barnes & Noble released the Nook that comes with dual screen. The device rivals with the Kindle and also three models created by Sony.