Category Archives: Kindle

The New Kindle

Posted on February 9, 2009 by alan

It’s available for pre-order at Amazon.com for a February 24th ship date. Kindle 2 looks thinner than the first edition and has an improved screen with a faster page turn. Oh yeah, I’m getting one. Now, who wants my first … Continue reading →

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Ebooks: Cheaper than dead trees.

Posted on February 2, 2009 by alan

Via Instapundit: Paper isn’t cheap. Especially if you’re throwing it away every day. Over at the Silicon Alley Insider, they did the math. Not that it’s anything we think the New York Times Company should do, but we thought it … Continue reading →

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Fuck You Oprah

Posted on October 31, 2008 by alan

I used to be able to use my Kindle in quiet anonymity. Not any more. Now I’m beset by curious women all asking, “is that the Kindle thing Oprah talked about?” Then they want to talk about it. And tell … Continue reading →

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Anathem – Kindle vs Dead Tree Edition

Posted on September 20, 2008 by alan

I started reading Anathem in the dead tree edition. It clocks in at 937 numbered pages so it’s a large heavy book, but Neil Stephenson is one on my hardcover authors, one of a few I consider good enough to warrant buying … Continue reading →

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The Business Model Behind The Kindle

Posted on May 8, 2008 by alan

I just added a post on the other blog about the Kindle’s business model, its permanent wireless Internet connection at no extra charge and NO ADS!

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Make a Kindle USB Charger

Posted on May 6, 2008 by alan

Amazon’s concept for the Kindle is to divorce the reader from the PC. You don’t even have to own a computer to enjoy the Kindle because you can purchase and download all your books directly from Amazon without having to … Continue reading →

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