Kindle
Kindle Fire: Why Amazon's tablet is not coming to the UK
Amazon overhauled the Kindle range this week, but it also made one vital, shock announcement – that the new Kindle Fire will only be going on sale in the US for now. We really wanted the Fire to…
Ad-supported Kindle hits the US; next step free?
There have been various whispers in recent weeks that Amazon could be moving towards a free version of the Kindle eBook reader subsidised either by ads or book purchases.Well, that notion just got a…
Amazon selling more eBooks than real ones
It’s a tipping point many of us confidently predicted would never come. Amazon has revealed that it is now selling more Kindle eBooks than traditional paperbacks.According to the Associated Press,...
Amazon takes on Google with web eBooks
Amazon has taken just days to respond to Google’s unveiling of an online bookstore, announcing its own take on the web eBook store under the Kindle for the Web banner.The online retailer has had a…
Google Editions eBook service incoming
Never one to leave a technology pie unpawed, Google is reportedly close to launching the long-awaited Google Editions, the company’s ereading service.After being delayed by various technical and legal…
Colour eBook readers on the way?
If eBook readers stand any real chance of holding off the tablet brigade, a move to full colour screens can’t come soon enough.A virtual no-brainer in every other arena of consumer technology, colour…
Amazon UK: Kindle sales on fire
For an awful long time the only way to get your hands on an Amazon Kindle e-reader in the UK was to buy the US version and have it shipped over – at considerable expense.We complained long and hard…
Sony bending the eReader rules
If there’s one device that looks on a hiding to nothing from the advance of the iPad and its tablet compatriots, it’s surely the eBook reader.After all, no sooner had the likes of the Amazon Kindle…
Amazon Kindle music player on the way?
Amazon is working on a whole new batch of Kindle-branded products, including MP3 and MP4 players. According to the New York Times, the retail giant is flexing its hardware muscle to bring follow-ups…
UK Kindle store opens its doors
The UK Kindle bookstore has flung open its virtual doors today. Last week saw the announcement of the Amazon Kindle UK edition – the device itself is now on pre-order and you can now get a sneak…
New Amazon Kindle UK launches
A new UK Amazon Kindle is headed our way next month. It marks the first time that Amazon’s famous eBook reader has been given a full UK release – up until now consumers have had to make do with a US…
Kindle for Android officially released
Good news for Android fans fond of reading – the Amazon Kindle app for Android is finally here. It means that at last owners of Android devices can enjoy features that iPhone fans have been enjoying…
