Amazon Kindle 2nd Generation News, Rumors & Updates

We might have made a big deal out of the FTC’s guidelines for review blogs back when the commission imposed them, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t necessary. The New York Times reports that one vendor gamed Amazon’s review system...

Just three months after its initial release Amazon’s Kindle Fire is already available as a refurbished model.Amazon is selling refurbished Kindle Fire units at a 10 percent discount, bringing the cost down to $180. That really isn’t much of a...

[In this feature, we highlight a handful of the best book reviews appearing over the weekend in major newspapers. Follow it here.] . Theft of Swords, by Michael J. Sullivan. Reviewed by Liz Bourke (Strange Horizons). Here’s an Irish student systematically...

An easy free download from Amazon now allows PC users to right-click on documents and quickly send them to their online Kindle and Kindle library.

Amazon’s Kindle Store is now iPad optimized. The company on Tuesday introduced a new touch-friendly version of its e-book storefront for iPad that allows readers to purchase and read Kindle books whether in Safari with Kindle Cloud Reader, or on...

Can’t say that Amazon doesn’t take advantage of every opportunity.  Today they unveiled a Kindle site that has been specifically optimized for the iPad.  Above is a screen shot from my iPad 2. By the way, in regards to...

On CNet, Scott Stein writes about why a $79 Kindle has replaced his iPad as his e-book-reading device of choice. The reasons aren’t really new, and indeed have popped up any time anyone has ever compared e-ink devices to tablets...