Tag: kindle
eBook-only Guinness World Records "Totally Bonkers Sporting Champions" highlights kings of kook
While this summer will be dedicated to gold medallists at the pinnacle of mainstream sport, Guinness World Records aren't going to let us forget that there's a kookier side to sport out there too. They've today released the eBook-only Totally…
'Fifty Shades of Grey' becomes best selling Kindle book of all time
Forget Shakespeare. Forget Harry Potter. When it comes to our digital eBook reading habits, we like to tuck in to a bit of blue. Amazon.co.uk today announced that E L James, a former Kindle Direct Publishing author, has become the…
Amazon Kindle to be sold in Waterstones: rival eReader plans from retailer ditched
Brick-and-mortar bookshop chain Waterstones are to begin selling the Amazon Kindle eReader, turning their back on their initial plan to launch their own rival digital reading device. Waterstones have been going through a significant period of restructuring since being bought…
Kindle with built-in light launching by July?
Looking to keep up with Barnes and Noble's illuminated Nook e-reader, Amazon are apparently preparing to release their own rival Kindle with a built-in light illuminating the screen from the edge of the bezel. A test build of a monochrome…
Kindle Colour launching by end of the year?
It's the rumour that just wont die, but the latest supply chain mutterings are again suggesting that Amazon are planning to launch a colour Kindle eReader before the end of the year. And by colour eReader, we mean one with…
Warner Bros. release classic movie scripts as eBooks: Ben Hur, Casablanca and more
Movie giants Warner Brothers have launched a new eBook range called Inside The Script. Available in the iBookstore for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and for the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook, the Inside The Script titles take…
One in three Brits now own an eReader
A new survey commissioned by entertainment media research and media law firm Wiggin has revealed that one third of Brits now own an eReader such as Amazon's Kindle or the Kobo Touch. The 2012 Digital Entertainment Survey looked at the…
Send to Kindle wireless eBook and document transfer hits Mac
Amazon have released a Mac version of their incredibly useful Send to Kindle application. The application allows Mac users to send document and eBook files directly to Amazon's Kindle eReader, without needing to hook them up to your computer over…
Welcome surprise as Kindle Touch readers hit UK a week early
If you're a book-reading early bird who signed up for a pre-order Kindle Touch or Kindle Touch 3G model from Amazon, you'll likely be waking up to quite a nice little surprise from the postman today. Amazon are sending out…
Harry Potter books magic their way onto the Kindle
When it comes to digital distribution of the books that star him, Harry Potter has been hiding under his invisibility cloak practically the whole time the tomes have been available. But now, through an agreement with the J.K Rowling-endorsed Pottermore…
