When you buy an Amazon Kindle book, a copy of your purchase is automatically stored in the cloud. This means even if you lost or damage your Kindle, your books are safely stored in Amazon’s server. However, if it gives you a peace of mind to see backup copies of your Kindle books on your [...]
Creating a backup of eBooks on the Kindle involves different steps depending on whether or not you originally downloaded the items from Amazon or from another website. How to Backup Amazon Kindle Edition eBooks Amazon automatically keeps an online backup of all the eBooks you purchase from the Kindle Store. This means you don’t have [...]
The Kindle has wireless coverage in over 100 countries, which means owners from countries outside the US can shop the Amazon Store directly from their device as well as fetch eBooks wirelessly to their Kindle. Amazon connects the Kindle using its proprietary data network called Whispernet. Outside the US, the technology runs on a GSM/UMTS [...]
Kindle book sales continue to grow in an astonishing rate says Steve Kessel, vice president of the Kindle at Amazon. Although Amazon are not releasing exact sales figures, the latest press release reveals many details that prove e-books are the future of reading. “For the top 10 bestselling books on Amazon.com, customers are choosing Kindle [...]
Amazon announced today it will launch a new initiative called “Kindle Singles”. Kindle books that are twice the length of a New Yorker feature or as much as a few chapters of a typical book. Kindle Singles will have their own section in the Kindle Store and be priced much less than a typical book. [...]
Sunday 03/10 Deals: 4 Free Non-Fiction Books + 1 Free Sample Chapter The Kindle Store is offering 4 new free non-fiction books. However, they’re free for a limited time only so get them now before the promo expires. Nelson Mandela’s Leadership Lessons. Written by New Word City, an ePublisher, the book is rated 5 stars [...]
Amazon announced a short time ago the Kindle For The Web, a feature that lets you sample and share Kindle ebooks with friends. The service is open to all Kindle edition titles. The Kindle For Web lets you read a book sample from the Amazon website directly on your browser. No download or installation needed. [...]
As of August 2, 2010, Amazon lists the following as the top 10 highest selling paid ebooks on the Kindle Store. 1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson 3. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson 4. Fly Away Home: A Novel by [...]
The popular Stieg Larsson trilogy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets just sold 1,000,000 copies, Turning Stieg into the best selling Kindle author and also the first to break the 1 million copies barrier. The upcoming Hollywood adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo [...]
Amazon issued a press release yesterday revealing some very interesting numbers and facts on Kindle and eBook sales. According to Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos: “…While hardcover sales continue to grow, the Kindle format has now overtaken the hardcover format. Amazon.com customers now purchase more Kindle books than hardcover books–astonishing when you consider that we’ve been [...]