The 2.5 update for Kindles, first let from the starting post late-May, has now been released onto the track for all keen book-jockeys out there. It includes Facebook and Twitter support for sending out a few lines of the book you’re reading, password protection, PDF pan and zoom, and a few new-and-improved organisation tools. [Amazon]
Amazon’s announced its quarterly results for Q4 2009, and they’re pretty good! Lots of dollars, in this here document. But tucked somewhere between the currency symbols and financial jargon was a choice quote from Jeff Bezos, about a little secret he’s been keeping:
Amazon’s finally got some competition – and may be about to get even more – so they’re doing everything they can to stay competitive and keep publishers happy. This means higher revenue cuts, but also new rules. Interesting rules.
The Guardian polycarbonate waterproof case is all I need to get my Kindle on vacation to Goa. It won’t only protect your Kindle against spillage, but it will make it float on the tub or the sea.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tells Dan Lyons, aka FSJ, just how daka FSJ, just how deep his “missionary zeal” for spreading the gospel of the Kindle runs: One day, it’s going to kill books entirely.
Amazon’s Kindle hit an important and startling milestone yesterday: On Christmas, the company sold more Kindle books than physical books.
2009 has been a pretty amazing year for the discerning gadget lover. From Microsoft finally fixing the disaster that was Vista with Windows 7, to the surge of Android handsets, DSLRs that shoot HD video and the arrival of some pretty decent video on demand services, 2009 has had plenty to keep a gadget writer busy. Here are my favourite gadget moments over the past 12 months:
In my hate-post against ereaders last week, I claimed that Amazon’s protecting itself with its iPhone Kindle app, as the ereader market won’t last as long as people think.
According to a breathless press release, the Kindle ereader is the “#1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon.” That means it sold more than the iPod Touch. More than the Wii. More than Going Rogue. How? It’s easy!
