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Cheapskate’s guide to using an Amazon Kindle (How to find free eBooks)

Amazon’s newest Kindle eReaders are now available, with starting prices as low as $69. That’s a pretty great price for a portable device with an E Ink display, a 2 month battery, and the ability to store a thousand digital books. A Kindle isn’t much use unless you also have a few books to read. […]

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Amazon kills text-to-speech with new Kindle Paperwhite

For the last few years Amazon has been been offering a text-to-speech option in some Kindle eReaders. This lets you listen to books by plugging in a set of headphones or by using the speakers in a Kindle Keyboard or Kindle Touch. What’s cool is that this works with almost any eBook because the Kindle […]

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Amazon still selling Kindle Keyboard, phasing out the Kindle DX

While Amazon introduced three new eReaders today, the company isn’t quite done with some of its older models. In addition to the new Kindle, Kindle Paperlight, and Kindle Paperlight 3G, you can still pick up the Kindle Keyboard from Amazon.com. But there’s something missing from the Kindle website: Any mention of the DX. The Kindle […]

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Kindle for Android gets 2-column view, Kobo for iOS gets comics

Two of the big names in eBooks (one bigger than the other) have released significant updates to their mobile apps. Amazon has released a new version of Kindle for Android with a more tablet-friendly user interface. Tablet users can now use a two-column view for reading in landscape mode. There are also additional margin and […]

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Deals of the Day (5-22-2012)

Amazon has started offering refurbished Kindle eReaders for $69. That’s only about $10 off the list price, but today Amazon Local is offering vouchers that cut the price by another $20 — letting you pick up the latest Kindle for just $49. That price gets you a Kindle with a 6 inch display, 1 month […]

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Kindle app now turns any Android tablet into a Kindle Fire (almost)

Amazon has released a major update to its Kindle app for Android, and it basically turns any Android phone or tablet into a Kindle Fire… assuming you don’t want to stream videos from Amazon Instant Video, because the app won’t do that. What it will do is let you access Kindle Format 8 files including […]