Neowin News Feed for: Kindle

Jeff Bezos: Profits are not important to Amazon, customers are

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:18:46 +0100

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, has written a letter to shareholders outlining his aims for the company. Bezos says that Amazon innovates even when there is no need, putting customers above profits. Read more...

Send to Kindle buttons now available to publishers

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:38:12 +0000

Amazon has released Send to Kindle buttons for Wordpress bloggers and web publishers that allow users to send an article directly to their Kindle devices for later or offline reading. Read more...

10 Million people use Amazon Prime, accounts for a third of total income

Ben Buffone — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:50:40 +0000

Amazon's 'Prime' service, a premium scheme costing $79 annually which offers free two-day shipping and unlimited movie streaming, has reportedly hit 10 million subscribers. Read more...

Windows 8 Kindle and Hulu Plus apps updated

John Callaham — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:17:53 +0000

The Kindle Windows 8 app has been updated with some improvements made to the app's ebook storage and page turn performance. The Hulu Plus app for Windows 8 has also received an update. Read more...

Kindle app for Windows 8 updated with in-app store; Nook also updated

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:14:57 +0000

Amazon has released a new update for their Kindle eReader app for Windows 8 and RT that finally adds an in-app store to purchase eBooks from the retailer, along with other improvements. Read more...

Windows 8 adds more apps; Dropbox app coming soon

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:48:17 +0000

There's been a lot of activitiy in the Windows Store section of Windows 8, with many major new apps added to the store. Meanwhile, the promised Dropbox app for Windows 8 is apparently coming soon. Read more...

Ballmer slams iPad, Nexus and Kindle, says they are not useable

John Callaham — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:24:29 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took pot shots at Apple's iPad, Google's Nexus and Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet in a interview, saying that their new Surface is the tablet that people really wanted. Read more...

Kindle Paperwhite popular, delayed until November

Christopher White — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:47:05 +0100

Amazon's latest e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite, looks like it'll be another big hit as demand for the device has pushed orders back to the middle of November. Read more...

Amazon explains the technology behind the Kindle Paperwhite

Stephen Robinson — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:39:21 +0100

Amazon has published this video explaining the technology behind its new Kindle Paperwhite eReader which features a front-lit screen and eight weeks of battery life. Read more...

Walmart to no longer sell Amazon Kindle devices

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:28:50 +0100

Walmart will no longer sell any of Amazon's Kindle eReaders or tablets in its stores on on its website beyond what they already have in stock, including the newly announced Kindle Fire products. Read more...

Amazon's Kindle Fire HD will have locked bootloader

Stephen Robinson — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:23:14 +0100

Want to install regular Android on that brand new Kindle Fire? You may be out of luck. It looks like all of Amazon's new tablets will have locked bootloaders and high protection. Read more...

Amazon now says that you CAN opt out of Kindle Fire ads

Andy Weir — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:29:18 +0100

First, there was no mention of it. Then it emerged that all Kindle Fires would have mandatory ads. Then Amazon said you could opt out. Then they said you can't. Now, they say you can...for a $15 fee. Read more...

New Amazon Kindle eReaders officially announced

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:25:41 +0100

Amazon has officially announced plans to release new Kindle eReaders, including the Kindle Paperwhite with a front-lit screen that will launch in October, and a cheaper version of the basic Kindle. Read more...

Amazon could be releasing two seven-inch Fire tablets

Paul Ferson — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:53:41 +0100

According to a source who claims to have seen Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablets, the company is going to be launching two 7-inch tablets, with one of them being a redesigned current-generation model. Read more...

Rumour: Nokia to provide mapping services for Amazon Kindle Fire

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:22:53 +0100

Anonymous sources have teased that Nokia will provide mapping services for Amazon's Kindle Fire, a feature the current tablet lacks, ignoring Google's already popular and established service. Read more...

Image of Kindle Fire successor leaked?

John Callaham — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:40:08 +0100

An image showing what may be the next hardware version of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet has been leaked to the Internet, showing a different design than the version that has now sold out. Read more...

Legal service LendInk shuts down over 'legal intimidation'

Paul Ferson — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:45:13 +0100

LendInk, a legal website promoting the sharing of sharing-enabled eBooks, has been shut down by its owner. Various forms of legal intimidation targeted his family and web-host prior. Read more...

Apple rejects iBook for making reference to Amazon

Paul Ferson — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:28:22 +0100

Apple rejected an iBook from its store, due to the book guiding readers in how to market their own novels. The book made reference to Amazon, and was rejected over mentioning a competing company. Read more...

Bloomberg: Amazon developing smartphone

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:27:52 +0100

A new report claims Amazon is looking to compete directly with Apple's iPhone by releasing a smartphone of its own later this year. The smartphone would reportedly run Android. Read more...

eBook publishers are spying on us

Christopher White — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:02:02 +0100

Although eBooks are convenient, they add another trail of electronic crumbs that give more data to publishers and retailers. Should there be restrictions on this data or is the convenience worth it? Read more...