Tag: kindle
Tablets killed the eReader star: Sales of dedicated reading devices on the decline
eReader sales are beginning to decline following the rise of inexpensive, high quality tablet devices. Research by iSuppli suggests that the eReader market peaked back in 2011, when 20 million devices were shipped, with their findings leading to the prediction…
Turn Wikipedia pages into eBooks with new export option
Wikipedia have added a handy new feature to their online, crowd-sourced encyclopaedia, allowing users to download pages in eBook formats for offline reading. Users now have the option to export pages in EPUB, PDF, OpenDocument and OpenZIM files, meaning that…
Amazon unveils new Kindle Fire and Paperwhite Kindle in US TV ad spot
Last night an Amazon ad aired in the US featuring a Kindle with a blacklight, which looks a lot like the new Paperwhite device that we've seen leaked images of over the past few weeks. At the end of…
New Kindle Paperwhite with backlight to launch on 6 September alongside Kindle Fire 2?
We're all waiting with baited breath for the launch of the Kindle Fire 2, Amazon's tablet successor and iPad rival that's expected to land at a San Diego press event on September 6th. It now seems all but certain that…
Kindle eBook sales overtake print books on Amazon.co.uk
Amazon are now selling more eBooks in the UK than they are printed books, the online retailer revealed today. After overtaking hard-back book sales in 2011, 2012 has seen 114 Kindle books sold for every 100 print books in the…
eBook literary festival closes early after only 100 of 25,000 expected guests attend
The Kidwell-e Festival, a literary festival aiming to promote eBooks and self publishing, has closed its doors early after only 100 of the 25,000 expected attendees turned up. Opening its doors at Ffos Las racecourse in Carmarthenshire last Saturday before…
Whips beat wizards as 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy outsells Harry Potter series on Amazon
Harry Potter's spell over the UK reading public has been broken, as Amazon UK have announced that all-time sales of J.K Rowling's entire seven book wizarding series have now been eclipsed on the website by sales of E.L James' Fifty…
Amazon making their own smartphone at Foxconn?
Reports are suggesting that Amazon are teaming up with long-time Apple hardware manufacturers Foxconn to develop a Kindle-branded smartphone. Looking to build upon the success of their Kindle Fire tablet, Bloomberg are citing 'people with knowledge of the matter' who…
British hotel swapping paperback Bibles for Amazon Kindle
A British hotel is giving its bedside reading material a 21st century makeover. Hotel Indigo in Newcastle have announced that they are swapping out their traditional paperback Bibles for an Amazon Kindle in each of their 148 guest rooms. £5…
Amazon snap up 3D mapping software for next-gen Kindle Fire tablet
Amazon have bought 3D mapping specialist start-up UpNext, suggesting that the next generation of their Kindle Fire tablet could have a native mapping and navigation app. UpNext specialise in fully 3D maps, letting users check topography and landmarks, checking out…
