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Kindle readers beware - big Amazon is watching you read 1984 | Technology | The Observer
guardian.co.uk - 14 days ago
Kindle readers beware - big Amazon is watching you read 1984 | Technology | The Observer
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woman reads a kindle A woman uses an Amazon Kindle ebook reader on an underground train. Photograph: Graeme Robertson
The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone
gigaom.com - 20 days ago
The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone
— gigaom.com — Yesterday at the urging of a friend, I ordered “Your Brain at Work” by David Rock on my iPod touch via the Amazon Kindle app . In doing so, I became one of many people who are helping the iPhone become more than just a phone. It’s ... (more) The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone

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Kindle for PC app out now, Mac version to soon follow
engadget.com - 12 days ago
Kindle for PC app out now, Mac version to soon follow
— engadget.com — Amazon has just expanded the potential audience for its ebook format by a few orders of magnitude with the Beta release of its free Kindle for PC application. Doing exactly what it says on the (imaginary) tin, this will allow you to read the ... (more) Kindle for PC app out now, Mac version to soon follow

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Undercover
reader.ly - 19 days ago
Undercover
— reader.ly — As of Thursday, November 5, the Top 5 books on the Kindle Store Bestsellers List are: By Reason of Insanity , by Randy Singer Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton Bound for the Holidays (Ties That Bind book 1) by Mackenzie McKade The ... (more) Undercover

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Boing Boing Gadgets:  Ebook license "agreements" are a ripoff

Boing Boing:  Ebook license "agreements" are a ripoff

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Ebook license "agreements" are a ripoff
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... solely on the Device or as authorized by Amazon as part of the Service and solely for your personal, non-commercial use." Translation: you can't back up your electronic books on to any other device - which means that if your Kindle packs up, or if Amazon moves on to another technical standard, you're screwed: your entire digital library has effectively been vaporised. Then you look round your house and note the number of electronic devices that no longer work. Kindle readers beware - big Amazon is watching you read 1984 ...

Ebook license "agreements" are a ripoff
Boing Boing — ... solely on the Device or as authorized by Amazon as part of the Service and solely for your personal, non-commercial use." Translation: you can't back up your electronic books on to any other device - which means that if your Kindle packs up, or if Amazon moves on to another technical standard, you're screwed: your entire digital library has effectively been vaporised. Then you look round your house and note the number of electronic devices that no longer work. Kindle readers beware - big Amazon is watching you read 1984

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Amazon Kindle International Edition review — Electricpig.co.uk - The UK's fastest-growing tech news site
It’s taken almost two years, but at last gadget fans here in the UK can lay their hands on an Amazon Kindle. Dubbed the Amazon Kindle International Edition , its the same as the one our US cousins are currently downloading their morning papers on and using to read the latest bestsellers. ...