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Even Warren Buffett Might be Getting a Kindle 2008-07-11 02:00:00 Here is the video clip from the CNBC interview with "Low Tech" WarrenBuffett
discussing his interest in the Kindle. Below is part of the transcript.Julia Boorstin: I should start off with a question about this conference. I heard this morning that the Kindle is a big topic, talking about the publishing industry changing, and (Amazon CEO) Jeff Bezos made a presentation. I heard you don't even have
Answers: How to Reboot Your Kindle 2008-07-10 09:27:00 A recent user question: How do I reboot my Kindle when it's frozen?Here are a couple of things you can try. First see if you can press Alt-Shift-R, which is the keyboard short cut for a reboot. If it is really locked up this might not work. There is a hard reset button underneath the back cover. Typically, you should not have to reset your Kindle. In the unlikely event that you need to reset you Read more:Reboot
Author Of 'Obama Can't Win' Book Doesn't Believe Himself 2008-07-08 11:58:00 A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama
and Why He Can't Win hit the shelves in December of last year, and isn't available in paperback yet, but there appears to be need for a revision: as it turns out, Steele isn't nearly as certain on that whole "Obama Can't Win" premise anymore. Steele admitted as much on a recent edition of Fox News' Hannity's America. Check out the video.read more at h Read more:Author
NY Times Bestsellers for July 4th on your Kindle 2008-07-06 02:13:00 HARDCOVER FICTIONTop 5 at a Glance1. Fearless Fourteen, by Janet EvanovichAvailable in Hardcover (Sorry no Kindle Edition Yet)Janet Evanovich is the #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, and How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author. She lives in New Hampshire and Florida.2. Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan Since the Read more:Times
Kindle Audio Book Question 2008-07-04 02:25:00 Can I buy an audio book on CD or get it in another format and then transferit to the Kindle?Here is the story on the audio books. Right now the only "official" site for purchasing audio books for your Kindle is Audible.com, which is actually an Amazon company. The books have to be downloaded to a PC and then uploaded back to the Kindle via USB or SD card. You must use the AudibleManager to activat Read more:Audio
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Kindle Helpdesk Frequently Asked Questions - How Do I? 2008-07-01 09:24:00 I am having trouble figuring out the My Clippings file. How do I delete stuff?Once a bookmark, note, highlight, or clipped page is added to the "My Clippings" file, it cannot be removed individually from the "My Clippings" file. You can edit the "My Clippings" file on your computer and save it back to your Kindle if you want to edit the contents of the file. Alternatively, you can move or remove t
Kindle Helpdesk Frequently Asked Questions - Content 2008-07-01 09:19:00 Can I add content to my Kindle that my friend already purchased?No. If an item you wish to read on Kindle was given to you by another Kindle user, your Kindle will not be able to read the content. Any content from the Kindle Store must be registered to the account used to make the purchase.Can I get stuff for free for my Kindle that I already purchased in paper form?No. You have to buy the Kindle Read more:Content
Kindle Helpdesk Frequently Asked Questions - Technical Questions 2008-07-01 09:10:00 What is the Kindle's storage capacity?Kindle comes with approximately 180MB of available memory and can store more than 200 book and newspaper files (typically 500-700K each).Is there a limit to the size of the SD card that the Kindle will support?According to Amazon, Kindle can support SD memory cards with storage capacity of up to 4GB. Some people have reported using bigger cards with no problem Read more:Technical
Kindle Helpdesk Frequently Asked Questions - Customer Service 2008-07-01 09:02:00 How do I contact Kindle customer service?You can reach the Kindle support team directly by phone by calling 1-866-321-8851 or via email at kindle-cs-support@amazon.com. Kindle customer service associates are available from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, seven days a week. For web help Click Here.
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Kindle Helpdesk Frequently Asked Questions - NowNow 2008-07-01 08:43:00 What is NowNow and how do I use NowNow?Another way you can search for information is using Kindle NowNow on the Experimental page. Kindle NowNow is an Amazon service provided to answer a question you may have about almost anything. When you ask a question of Kindle NowNow, our staff will surf the Web to find the answer on your behalf. They will then send your Kindle up to three answers to each que
Win a Kindle!!! 2008-07-24 10:09:00 AuthorIsland.com is turning TWO this month and to celebrate, forty three AuthorIsland.com authors and one of our publisher members got together to offer up one heck of a prize! They're giving away TWO - are you ready for this? - TWO AMAZON KINDLES!!! YIPPEEEE!!!But you're going to have to work for it, each of the forty four sponsors has a question for you to answer - the answers can be found so
Kindle 2.0 Coming Around October 2008, 2 New Models 2008-07-17 03:54:00 Hot news from Cruchgear, someone "let it slip" that the new Amazon Kindle models will hit stores this holiday season. "The first is an updated version with the same sized screen, a smaller form factor, and an improved interface. The source told us that Amazon has “skipped three or four generations,” comparing the old Kindle to the 1st gen iPod and the new version to something like the sexy iPo Read more:October
Custom Publishing News/Custom Content News: Time: Kindle content sales doubled in two months? 2008-07-12 08:54:00 Time: Kindle content sales doubled in two months? While custom publishers would have to pay quite a lot per magazine to get their custom content or digital magazines into Amazon's Kindle (and as such it isn't the best custom publishing platform yet), it is interesting to note that Josh Quittner over at Time suggests that Kindle content sales have doubled in the last two months:"According to a sour Read more:Publishing
Randy Pausch | 1960-2008 2008-07-29 08:34:00 Randy Pausch, a former University of Virginia professor, gives his final lecture on time management to a packed house on the Charlottesville, Va., campus in November 2007. Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an international sensation and a best-selling book, died this week from complications of pancreatic cancer at 47.Bo Read more:Randy
$100 off Kindle through Chase Promotion 2008-08-25 09:57:00 Thanks to Chase, you get $100 off Kindle when you get the new Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card. Limited time only. Here's how this works: 1) Apply online. Get a response in as little as 30 seconds. If you’re approved, we will instantly add the card to your Amazon.com account and you’ll get $30 back on your credit card statement after your purchase. 2) Add a Kindle to your cart. 3) Place your order
NY Times Best Sellers for your Kindle 2008-08-18 04:30:00 National Bestsellers On AmazonHARDCOVER FICTIONTop 5 at a Glance1. ACHERON, by Sherrilyn KenyonEleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind.Only it was never that s Read more:Sellers
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Cheap Books for Your Kindle 2008-08-12 03:57:00 There are a lot of books available from Amazon for your Kindle that are really inexpensive. When you go to the Kindle Store you can sort books by price. Here are a few you may want to check out.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. You can download this book for only $0.25.Download erotic stories from Exotic Publishing such as School Girls and Hot Mom for only $0.25.Love and Freindship Read more:Books
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We Know How Many Kindles Amazon Has Sold: 240,000 2008-08-11 07:56:00 Ever since Amazon
launched the Kindle last November, we’ve been wondering about just how successful it’s been. The electronic book initially sold out and supplies have been tight. The Kindle is such a small part of Amazon’s overall business that the company does not break out how many it’s sold. But we found out anyway: 240,000 Kindles.read more | digg story
iPhone 3G Portable Genius 2008-09-15 12:03:00 You love your iPhone
3G and you’ve found out that it’s mighty simple to use out-of-the-box, but you might not know that some of its most useful and powerful features are hidden away in obscure parts of the system. You’ve found out that your iPhone 3G doesn't get in your way when you're trying to be productive or creative, but sometimes it will do something (or force you to do something) that Read more:Portable
True Blood on Kindle 2008-09-09 04:17:00 The new HBO series True Blood
is based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries Series by Charlaine Harris.Part 1 is titled Dead Until Dark. Having an affair with a vampire has one main benefit for Sookie. Her predilection for reading minds doesn't seem to work with him. But as is common with vampires, violence follows in his wake, and she becomes afraid that she might be more than just a spectator. Chri
New on Kindle 2008-08-31 05:13:00 Out Stealing Horses by Per Pettersen: Trond's friend Jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for the two of them. But this morning was different. What began as a joy ride on borrowed horses ends with Jon falling into a strange trance of grief. Trond soon learns what befell Jon earlier that day--an incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys.Devi
Sneek A Peek At Kindle 2.0 2008-10-04 04:23:00 The Boy Genius Report recently posted some "top secret" pics of the new Kindle 2.0. According to Boy Genius, " The unit didn’t go down too much in size which is unfortunate, but then again, you want something pretty large so it’s comfortable to read on. The unit is a little wider and a little longer, but it should help those that thought the first unit was a little too awkwardly-shaped. What Read more:Sneek
Origins of the Credit Crunch 2008-09-28 05:09:00 A little off topic, but this article predicted the current credit situatiion in 1999. An article that describes in response to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.“The proposed deregulation will increase the degree of monopolization in finance and worsen the position of consumers in relation to creditors. Even more significant is its impact on the overall stability of US and world capitalism. The bi Read more:Crunch
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