The site – http://ereadplus.com offers free apps for your Kindle and is being modified and added to all the time. It already has several fully functioning apps.
Currently there are:
Kobo have just announced their new Android tablet on twitter. It is alread up for pre-order on their website.
The Kobo Vox is a 7″ Android tablet with a capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1024×600. It is running Android v2.3 on an 800MHz CPU. The internal Storage is 8GB and expandable by SD card. It also has a speaker, and a headphone jack.
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Whispersync works with personal documents now. If you mail any personal documents to your Kindles email adress, these docs are saved on amazons servers, so you can re-download them to your Kindle anytime.
With the new software for the Kindle 3 you can manage these personal docs right from your Kindle.
Sadly users, like me, with a Kindle DXG are left out again. No update so far. As a Kindle DX/DXG user you are also able to send documents wireless to your device for a charge of 19 to 99 cents per MB (depending on where you are). You can and also send docs for free to your free.kindle.com address and on arrival transfer these docs via USB to your Kindle DXG. Your docs will be stored in the cloud as well, but you can not access them directly from your Kindle DXG. What is new is the fact, that suddenly there is a “Send to” button right to your docs. I’ve tried this button several times and was able to send any personal document free of charge to my Kindle DXG via 3G.
This even works outside the US, if you are a US citizen travelling abroad. If this is not a mistake by Amazon I can live very well without a software update for my Kindle DXG. Although I would advise not to over-stress this new function.
The cloud storage so far is 5GB for each account. That is a nice addition to the 3.3GB memory in your Kindle.
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Amazons newest top-seller (Amazon sells about 2000 pieces per hour) comes on November 15, 2011 and costs just about U$199.
The Kindle Fire will come with 100 DC Comics’ titles, including a new digital edition of the 400+ page Watchmen graphic novel. Kindle Fire consumers will receive a pre-installed copy as part of their purchase.
The Kindle Fire is a decent piece of Hardware, running on Android. But it is also as close tied to the World as Amazon as the iPad is to the world of Apple.
May be that is the real price for such a device. You will lose your privacy to Amazon – the Silk browser uses the power of the Amazon cloud services to render your web pages, so Amazon will know about every step you make anywhere in the internet. The only app store you get access to is the Amazon app store. You can not read DRMed EPUBs with the Fire, same will go for DRMed Audio and Video if not bought from Amazon. And you will not even be able to expand the devices memory. If you need more memory you have to put your stuff into the Amazon cloud again – at least for no extra cost – as long as it was bought at Amazon.
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The Kindle Basic got the same 6″ screen as all the other Kindles (Peral E-Ink), but does not have touch or keyboard. The only buttons are the page flipping buttons and the five button at the bottom of the case (including one four way button). Because of this the device is both very compact and inexpensive. It is both smaller and lighter than Kindle 3. The price starts at only $79 for the Special Offers version and $109 without ads. The device is actually called just “Kindle”, with Kindle 3 being renamed into “Kindle Keyboard”.
The Kindle 4 without touch is mainly a reading device. All other activities, like making annotations ore shopping in the amazon store are not as comfortable as with Kindle Keyboard or Kindle Touch. But if you are just looking for a small and inexpensive e-Reader with all the Amazon-Power behind, you should definitely give it a try. I for myself am considering buying one as a cheap companion for places I do not take my Kindle DXG to, like the gym for example.
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This is the first time, I am able to update a Kindle app, that I have installed on my Kindle. I did not even know, that this is possible at all.
Notepad V1.1 is available on amazon.com for $0.99 or f you already bought it, as a free update.
Firstly, if you already used Notepad for Kindle, make a backup of your notes and your backups folder on your PC or Mac before updating the application! This is just a precaution, but if anything goes wrong, don’t say you haven’t been warned.
If you have WiFi or 3G then you should do the wireless update, since it works automatically and flawlessly. If you are doing a manual transfer via USB it is even more important to backup your notes before you do the update.
To update the app via Whispersync just go to the product page Notepad V1.1. When you are logged in to your account, you will see a “Update Available” button instead of the usual one.
The new file downloads to your Kindle via WhisperNet and overwrites the existing file. This happens automatically. You haven’t to do anything, don’t try to interfere with the update by deleting any files or whatsoever.
That’s it.
I actually own both versions of the Kandle Light – the original Kandle (in white), and a black Kandle 2! I have used them for my Kindle DX and now for my Kindle DX Graphite. Now there is also a graphite version of the Kandle 2 available. The new Kandle 2 costs about $25.
The quality of this little light is really good. The graphite model has a nice matte finish which feels “soft” to the touch. The color perfectly matches the kindle and they look like they were meant to go together.
The size of the Kandle is absolutely perfect. It does not weight much, one reason for this are the two CR 2032 cells which are powering the light. Unlike most other lights the clip is rather long horizontal instead of vertical. It wont cover the screen on most e-readers.
7 Dragons created the very popular Notepad, my favorite Kindle app, which is one of the top downloads since it was released.
Now they have released the Calculator for the Kindle for just $0.99
It is a very flexible calculator, useful for computing sales discounts, double-checking an invoice, or computing a restaurant tip. So if you have your Kindle with you, you also will have this handy calculator available.
KINDLE-3 3G (3G/WiFi) now available as Special Offers Kindle also, at $164for web access from almost anywhere.
It comes with Special Offers and Ads as with the Kindle Special Offers WiFi-Only at $114.
The only ads that show up are on the ’screensavers’ when you’re not reading and one line on the bottom of the home screen.
Special offers that will be available in the coming weeks include:
- $10 for a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card – customers loved this offer, so we’re making it available again in time for Father’s Day
- Save up to $500 off Amazon’s already low prices on HDTVs with a unique 20% discount on 200 HDTVs from brands including Sony, Panasonic, LG, and VIZIO
- $1 for a Kindle book, choose from thousands of books including Water for Elephants and the Hunger Games trilogy
- Spend $10 on Kindle books and get a free $10 Amazon.com Gift Card
Well, the best news is, e-readers constantly are getting cheaper at a increasing speed.
The new Kobo e-reader with touchscreen costs about $129, the older Kobo Wireless drops to $99.
Kobo is introducing a new model touchscreen e-reader priced at $129, dropping the price of its earlier model to $99. The new Kobo has the same ultra-sharp Pearl e-ink display as the Kindle 3 / DXG. It also comes with a better processor than in the older Kobo, a touch-sensitive screen (with gestures such as swiping and zooming), and a built-in dictionary. The touchscreen uses zForce infrared and thus will not interfere with the sharpness of the screen.
Still, in my opinion touchscreens on e-readers are a bad idea! First you will have a lot of finger prints and worse stuff on your screen, which will hinder your sight in bright light, second because of this effect you will constantly try to clean it by wiping it with some tissue and finally will end up with scratches, you will see.
Besides this, the Kobo is still at a bit of a disadvantage compared to the Kindle or Nook given the trouble its chain retail store partner Borders is having. But it is a decent e-reading device and the price drop will put new pressure on Amazon and B&N.
