Amazon on Thursday released updates to the Kindle app for iOS, along with the Kindle Cloud Reader Web app. The updates add in support for children's books. full story ![]()
Amazon is making it easier for blind and visually impaired users to take advantage of the Kindle Store.
pcmag.com (1 month and 17 days ago)

If you've ever had buyer's remorse on a Kindle book purchase from Amazon.com, you may not realize that the site allows returns on Kindle books. Even if you got a good deal on the...
examiner.com (2 months and 19 days ago)

An update for the Amazon Kindle app on Apple's iOS devices appears to delete ebooks and the company has warned people not to update.
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 21 days ago)
After remaining quiet on the hardware front for years, Amazon.com's China business has finally brought the company's Kindle tablet and Kindle e-reader to the country. On Friday, both the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite went on sale through the company's site in the country. The Kindle Fire HD starts at 1499 yuan (US$242) for the 16GB version model, while the Kindle...
pcworld.com (11 days ago)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares climbed more than 4 percent on Tuesday after an analyst note fueled optimism about the company's Kindle e-book business.
reuters.com (4 months and 5 days ago)
Kindle app devotees will want to shy away from the Update All button in the App Store for the time being. Amazon recently released an update to the app, but unlucky upgraders discovered that the app update logged them out and wiped out their stored books. The good news is, if you got bitten by the bug, you didn’t lose much but time and patience: All your Kindle ebook...
macworld.com (3 months and 21 days ago)
Developers who make apps for Amazon do so because it's convenient, not because they believe Kindle Fire hardware is great or they're widely anticipating it overtaking Android or iOS someday.
gigaom.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
A few months ago we wrote about Amazon's new virtual currency for Kindle users called "coins" to purchase apps, games, and in-app items on the Kindle Fire. Today, Amazon announced that customers can now use Amazon Coins, and to celebrate the launch, Amazon just deposited 500 free Coins-a $5 value - into all U.S. Kindle Fire users' accounts.
forbes.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

'Kindle Worlds' will offer aspiring writers an opportunity to pen their own takes on franchises in books, TV, movies, even games and comics. Amazon.com plans to license content, then accept submissions online that may then be sold through its Kindle ebook store.
mercurynews.com (25 days ago)

I have been experimenting with various online promotional opportunities. Here are notes from some of these experiences:Amazon:In working with a client to optimize her book’s Amazon page, I checked various Kindle ebook categories. And I...
examiner.com (1 month and 24 days ago)
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