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Kindle 2 Commercial
Have you seen the new commercial for the Kindle 2 from Amazon? I must say that it REALLY surprised me that Amazon was advertising the Kindle on TV. In case you haven’t seen the commercial, it’s included below…
It’s a catchy tune with a rather artsy feel. The colors are current/modern and it [...]
5 Reasons to Love the New Kindle DX
Amazon just announced its newest addition to the Kindle line – the Kindle DX.
What features are new to the Kindle DX?
It’s BIG! The Kindle DX screen is larger in size. The Kindle dx features a screen size of 9.7″ (diagonal measure). Crisp and clear images (thanks to the E-ink display), the larger screen makes it [...]
Kindle 2.0 is a Pretty Hot Topic on Twitter
I am a big fan of Twitter. At first I didn’t get it. Why would anyone need to post “what he/she is doing” at anytime and in less than 140 characters? But after a few back and forths, a few links clicked, a lot of new friends made …well, I am now hooked.
On a friend’s [...]
InstaPaper and the Kindle 2.0
Got “InstaPaper”?
News of this handy website/service is quickly sweeping through the social media avenues. Basically, Instapaper is a site that will collect all of the web articles and posts you mark and want to come back to later. Have a blog post you want to read but don’t have time right now? [...]
What’s on Your Kindle?
What’s on Your iPod?
It’s an interesting question. One that has been asked of last election’s presidential candidates (Obama:What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye; McCain: Dancing Queen by ABBA). Do you think Jennifer Aniston has some John Mayer on there? Oprah even had a “What’s Playing on Your iPod Concert”. But don’t ask that [...]
Is the Kindle 2.0 the “iPod” for Books?
Has Amazon hit the mark? Will the Kindle 2 become wildly popular as the “iPod” for books?
With nearly 1000 comments from purchasers in the first half of March, it would seem that the Kindle is “selling like hotcakes”. The Kindle 2.0 was released February 24, 2009. And while Amazon has not officially released how many [...]
Is the Kindle a Book Killer?
I have to admit that I am a lover and collector of first edition hardcover books. I have a collection of a few John Steinbeck first editions and have all the Harry Potter books (don’t we all?). And I love an old cookbook, full of blobs and chocolate fingerprints. I have [...]