This year was a lot better than last year when it comes to Black Friday sales of Amazon’s tablets and e-readers, according to the company. Amazon said Black Friday sales of Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets on Amazon.com grew “significantly”…
Amazon Announces A Bunch Of New Kindle Devices
Amazon made a whole bunch of Kindle-related announcements late on Wednesday, including some new devices and a new OS. New Kindles First off, Amazon unveiled its seventh-generation Kindle, the Kindle Voyage. Amazon calls this its “most advanced Kindle ever”. Well,…
Read an E-book a Month Early with Amazon’s New Kindle First Program
In its attempt to boost the brand value of the Kindle (and sweeten the Amazon Prime deal as well), Amazon has just announced a new initiative called Kindle First, which will give readers early access to a selection of e-books…
Google Talks Holiday Shopping Trends Businesses Need To Be Aware Of
Consumers intend to spend more on holiday shopping this year than they did last year, according to new research from Google. Do you expect to see better holiday sales than last year? Let us know in the comments. “We expect…
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Is Now Available
Amazon has a killer Kindle lineup heading into the holiday season. The launch of the Kindle Fire HD last month was just the beginning. Now the spotlight turns to the company’s latest e-reader. Amazon announced that the Kindle Paperwhite is…
Amazon Announces The Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon revealed a new Kindle device today called the Kindle Paperwhite, which comes with “patented Light Guide” frontlighting and a “Paperwhite” display, aimed at creating a more paper-like appearance for book pages. It has higher resolution, higher contrast, and perhaps…
FAA Reviewing Rules Regarding E-Readers, Tablets On Planes
Let it never be said that one disgruntled journalist’s airplane experience can’t yield some intriguing results. Having his own Howard Beale “I’m mad as hell” moment, The New York Times‘ Nick Bilton decided he’d unnecessarily purchased magazines from the airport…
Kindle: Best Selling Product Across Europe and US
Kindle E-readers and tablets nearly tripled in sales this past holiday when compared to the 2010 Christmas season. Amazon’s total sales for the final quarter were at a staggering $17.3 billion. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos: “We are grateful…
Kindle Fire doesn’t even dent Apple’s sales
There is no doubt tablet ownership is on the rise. In fact, just this past holiday tablet ownership nearly doubled. Leading the trend most certainly is Apple with the iPad. But consumers may wonder, with products like the Kindle Fire…
Spanish Kindle Store Launches with 22,000+ Titles
Amazon has just launched their Spanish language Kindle Store today, and it’s starting with over 22,000 titles. Over 1,000 of these titles are free e-books, as they are part of the public domain. The Spanish Kindle Store contains most of…
Could An Airport Scanner Ruin Your Kindle?
Apparently, you should be careful this holiday season when you travel with your Kindle. According to reports from users, something is ruining their electronic ink displays when they pass through security. The Telegraph claims that multiple users have reported their…
e-Readers, Business Structure & Ghost Proofing
When infographics are about ghost proofing, they’re the infographics I like best. Save for maybe ones about Metallica. Even still, e-Reader popularity and business structure are pretty interesting too. View more daily video infographic round-ups here. Ghost proofing: by Credit…
AmazonLocal Deals Hit Kindle Devices
Amazon announced today that AmazonLocal deals are coming to Kindle and Kindle 3G with Special Offers. These offers will appear on the Kindles’ screensavers while the user isn’t reading. The feature is launching in New York City for now, with…