iPaper - iPhone Amazon Kindle Application

So, what do you do when you have a catalog of more then 240,000 titles available, a proprietary device (Kindle) that is the only source of retail for your ebook Kindle store? Develop an application for a device that is in the hands of millions of customers already. Sure you lose the e-paper and text-to-speech *cough, but in a pinch using Kindle iPhone will let you carry your Kindle titles with you. [AMAZON]

                

Invasion Of The Book Snatchers - Text To Speech Doesn't Replace Audio Books.

It's all about fear and greed that the Amazon Kindle 2 Text to Speech has now become an optional feature on the Kindle 2. But has anyone really sat down and compared the two. It's really a no brainer. Text to speech, lacks emotion and story telling that a normal audio book provides. You lose the human quality of a story when you translate straight text to voice, AND .... I..... REPEAT..... you lose the emotion that is added when someone is reading it. The text to speech feature on the Kindle 2 was a fantastic accessibility option, but it was never going to replace a well crafted audio book.

This should never have happened, does the MPAA or RIAA have the right to stop a PMP from being created because it enable users to load pirated music or movies to it. The Authors Guild, has no legal leg to stand on, but Amazon has caved to issue. [CNET]

                

Kindle 2 Quick Stats

Amazon.com lauched the Kindle 2 today at it's press release.

Here are a few of the Kindle 2 Stats.

. Less than 60 seconds to download most titles
. Wireless 3G technology, with no monthly bills, service or data plans
. Single battery charge can last up to 2 weeks
. Thin as a typical magazine, and lighter than a paperback book
. Can store up to 1500 titles
. Text to speech feature
. Kindle store has more than 230,000 books, plus top newspapers, magazines and blogs available

Available for Pre-Order at Amazon.com

                

MyBeBook - Is it the Kindle 2 Competition

Ok, well BeBook looks more like the Kindle, than the Kindle 2. It's almost $100 cheaper than what the Kindle 2 will probably cost. Is also clamming the e-ink type technology gives the reader a true paper reading experience. Now maybe it's all too good to be true. It's produced by a Dutch company and they operate out of the Netherlands, the pdf format books in the collection include Pride and Prejudice, Sherlock Holmes and Grimm's Fairy Tales to name a few. Take a look, decide for yourself.

                

The Kindle part 2: Slimmer,Sleeker, almost worthy!

Kindle the 2nd Generation

The Amazon eBook reader, the Kindle will launch it's second generation eBook reader on Monday. The handle held reader update over the first generation, is almost what we wanted to see in an eBook reader.

First off, yes the keyboard is needed to operate and also connect and shop wireless at the Amazon eBook store. A uni body design keeping the keyboard away from a slide out design, is less flimsy. The only thing better would of been a multi-touch screen and a touch keyboard during store operations.

That leads to the next point, the screen could of been closer to paper size, making it true e-paper. Now the catch would be larger screen same hardware footprint, hence, multi-touch - screen keyboard... Oh well, maybe on the 3G

The backing on this reader is metal and adds to it's sturdy feel. With a very close first gen iPhone feel. Now does this mean you are going to run off and spend $359 on this lil bad boy. It's yet to be seen, the general consensus is, is that the price point is two high, most will be waiting for bargin sales to pick one up.

                

Using Kindle @ Princeton saves trees, kill students pockets!

I actually have a problem with using a proprietary device, as mush as I like the kindle at educational institutions. Making available course materials on the Kindle is a super idea, but only if Amazon, 1. Kicks in a major deal incentive. 2. Drops the course material price tags for all those text books. Why is this an amazing idea. Well! Think about carrying the Kindle, and only the Kindle to your classes. No more 50 pound backpacks weighing you down. I guess you'll need to do a few more shifts at your night job to pay for this one. Add in the Apple education deal and you are one tech-endowed pupil.

                

Does Amazon have too many Kindles?

Is the Amazon Kindle price drop, an indication that the stocking woe's of early Kindle times, means more than, maybe this product isn't worth $399. Did they run out and manufacture Kindles, thinking this would replace the morning paper! Okay, the Kindle is a fantastic news reader yes! If you're in the market, the Kindle is now on a price drop and free two-day shipping.

                

Amazon fixes Kindle stocking issues

The kindle is back in stock! After months of stocking issues, Amazon has now firmed up that those issues are over, hopefully.

For More information of the kindle and it's product line, check out the product page.

                

After months of Out-Of-Stock, Kindle is available

The kindle is back in stock! Rumor is, is that the stock is fairly limited. It most likely won't sell out as fast as when it first went on sale! With a price tag still at 399.00, You really will want to have to have this, if you're going to fork out the cash.
More information

                

Amazon steals Audible.com away from Apple.

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  Maybe not steal, but it’s a scoop for sure, Audible.com has for a long time been iPod friendly. It’s understood that this is a great vehicle for the Amazon Kindle plans.
  
  The Kindle in its next generation (nick named Spindel) is rumored to also play MP3 files. With it’s WWAN(Wifi) connection, you’ll be able do download text or audio of you’re favorite books, maybe they will even hook in unbox, having the full portable entertainment system!
  
  Apple probably should have bought up Audible.com, and added its catalogue to the already established iTunes audible books section. It’s starting to look like a Amazon – Apple war this year.
  

Kindle Information

Product Overview

• Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.
• Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
• Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.
• Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
• More than 90,000 books available, including more than 90 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.
• New York Times® Best Sellers and all New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise.
• Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
• Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
• Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
• More than 250 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN's Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post—all updated wirelessly throughout the day.
  Lighter and thinner than a typical paperback; weighs only 10.3 ounces.
• Holds over 200 titles.
• Long battery life. Leave wireless on and recharge approximately every other day. Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging. Fully recharges in 2 hours.
• Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones—so you never have to locate a hotspot.
• No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments—we take care of the wireless delivery so you can simply click, buy, and read.
• Includes free wireless access to the planet's most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia—Wikipedia.org.
• Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.
• Included in the box: Kindle wireless reader, Book cover, Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable