NEWS, TIPS & ADVICE FOR EBOOK LOVERS
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...]
Apple’s requirement that rival ebook sellers remove links to their stores from apps unless they agree to offer in-app iTunes purchasing has resulted in user complaints and confusion. The Kindle app’s iTunes listing now has a majority of ‘one star’ reviews alongside negative reviews lamenting the loss of the … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Kindle app for Apple’s iPad and iPhone is the latest to drop its ‘buy’ button as retailers find themselves faced with complying with Apple’s new rules or evicted from the AppStore. As previously reported, Apple has ceased approving apps which use a link to the retailer’s website to complete … [Read more...]
British newspapers The Guardian and Observer are now available to users of Amazon’s Kindle ereader. The Kindle editions will offer the content from each day’s editions plus all the editorial sections and supplements according to a blogpost on guardian.co.uk. As is standard for Kindle newspaper subscriptions, both … [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...]
