An advert for Amazon’s Kindle ereader has been cleared by the UK’s advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority. A customer complained that a TV ad for the Kindle was misleading because it did not state that a mains charger was not included with the product as standard. However the ASA rejected … [Read more...]

Amazon.com is now offering refurbished Kindle Fire tablets, suggesting that at least some of the devices are finding their way back to the retailer. In the build up to Christmas Amazon said “customers are purchasing well over 1 million Kindle devices per week” but declined to say how many if these were Kindle … [Read more...]

Amazon has released a new web-based, touch-capable ebook reader allowing its Kindle customers to buy and access books on any device. The new Kindle Cloud Reader is compatible with Mac and iPad versions of the Safari browser and Google’s Chrome. The release follows Amazon’s removal of the store link in its iPad … [Read more...]

Amazon.com has announced that the 3G version of its Kindle ebook reader is now available in an ad-supported version priced $164. Last month the retailer announced the release of a WiFi Kindle at a reduced price, subsidised by the inclusion of adverts and special offers. The device is technologically the same as the … [Read more...]