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I broke my Kindle and it really Sucks!

I broke my Kindle and it was my own fault. Sat my computer bag on it when I pulled it out of the overhead to pack things away from my flight home. I knew instantly that I had jacked the screen and that really was not the way I wanted to end my latest trip. I went online to check

An E-Library for E-Books

Another e-book reader is rumored to be in the works  and this one is by Creative.  And the promises are broad with a color screen, media, music, the moon.  Of course this is right on the heels of Barne's and Nobles Android powered e-book.  Did I forget Apple  who has long been rumored to be working on a tablet style

Apology from Amazon Over Kindle Orwell Flap

From Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon: "This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our "solution" to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we've received. We will use the scar tissue from

No Kindle Required — iPhone App Review

I've had my first generation Kindle for a year and a half and I drooled when the second generation Kindle came out. I drooled again when the Kindle DX was announced earlier this year. I tried using my Kindle to replace my daily newspaper but found the experience wasn't up to the task. I got use to reading my news

Kindle DX – Bigger and Badder

I received my Amazon Kindle DX yesterday.  I am testing it for work, particularly for use with some of our disabled student population on campus.  So far, it has been a fun toy.  This is a pricey device ($489) so I was dubious about its value to me.  Of course, I didn't have to pay for it, and I will

Why I Like Amazon Music

I have been a consumer of Amazon MP3's for at least two years.  Probably longer.  I choose to buy music through the Amazon MP3 downloader above almost anything else.  One simple reason:  no DRM. Amazon MP3's can be downloaded for great prices, and they can then be burned to a CD, moved to an MP3 player, transferred to another computer,

The man that killed one-click

When a New Zealand man was annoyed at a book he ordered from Amazon never arriving, he found an interesting way to vent his anger.  While he earned a living as a motion capture artist in the movie industry he had trained in patent law in the past.  Stewing about his undelivered book he started thinking about the Amazon one-click patent and recalled another similar patent application he had seen.