Amazon.com has announced it is now offering its Kindle Reader in Canada, just in time for the holiday buying season. Amazon launched a globally-capable version of its Kindle reader last month, but Canada was noticeably absent from the list of countries included in the launch. Industry speculation had Amazon trying to work out a deal with a Canadian mobile operator to support the Kindle’s wireless service…and while Amazon hasn’t named its carrier partner, but Canadian customers can now order the Kindle for $259 USD with immediate shipping from the Amazon Web site.
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Amazon Cracks Open Kindle App for Windows PCs
Amazon has always said it intended to bring its Kindle ebooks to other platforms—the company’s first step down that road was its popular Kindle app for the iPhone, and now the company is bringing Kindle to the Windows world with the announcement of of Kindle for PC, a free desktop application that enables Windows users to purchase, download, read their Kindle titles on their PCs.
“Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for folks who own a Kindle or Kindle DX,” said Amazon VP Ian Freed, in a statement. “Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to read the most popular books of today even if they don’t yet have a Kindle.”
Flo TV VS. The Kindle
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Would you trade in your kindle E-reader for a personal hand-held Flo TV? We pose this question and more to our panel to find out who would be a perfect fit for Flo TV. We also discuss how the 3G speed personal TV could make a nice add-on to any trip to the ball park.
How To Read e-Books On Your iPhone
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Want to finish that novel you’re reading but you don’t want to cart around a hard copy or a Kindle? Maybe you need a copy of the complete Grey’s Anatomy reference manual with you at all times. On this podcast guide, we’ll show you how to turn iPhone into an eReader that can hold countless eBooks. Any and every book you can think of can be read on the iPhone with just these few easy steps.
Amazon Drops Kindle Price, Adds International Capability
Online retailer and now gadget-maker Amazon.com has announced a price drop on its popular Kindle electronic reader just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, plus taken the wraps off a new Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless that will enable owners to download books, newspapers, magazines, and other content in more than 100 countries and territories around the world. The price cut brings the basic Kindle reader more in line with competing offerings from other manufacturers, and the international downloading capability—which does not depend on Internet access—is an exclusive feature that raises the bar in the e-reader market.
Amazon to Fork Out $150,000 For Unbooking Kindles
Remember back when 1984 wasn’t supposed to be like 1984? Back in July Amazon clandestinely deleted copies of George Orwell’s classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four and other titles from customers’ Kindles because it turns out the editions were not authorized by the works’ copyright holders. Customers immediately cried foul, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos promptly apologized for the decision, characterizing it as “stupid” and “thoughtless,” and issued refunds to buyers. Now, Amazon has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a class action lawsuit over the deletions, and Amazon has—mostly—promised not to delete books from users’ Kindle readers.
Orange Tests Read&Go Kindle Clone
It looks like Amazon’s popular Kindle reader is well on its way to spawning a range of imitators. Ectaco announced its jetBook last month, and now another clone has cropped up [PDF] from French cell service provider Orange. The Read&Go will mimic the Kindle’s e-ink design, but with only a limited selection of content while in beta testing.
The Read&Go will initially carry news from five French papers: Le Monde, Le Parisien, Les Echos, L’Equipe and Télérama. Thirty e-books will also be included, from serious literature to comic compilations.
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