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Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Per-Page Rate Fell in August 2019 While the Funding Pool Grew

15 September, 201915 September, 2019Amazon, ebook salesLeave a comment

Amazon announced on Friday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool increased by two hundred thousand dollars in August 2019, to $25.8 million, from $25.6 million in...

Biblioteca: Amazon Is To Blame for Library eBook Woes

28 August, 201929 August, 2019Amazon, Library eBooks9 Comments

It is a truism in today's publishing industry that every problem can be blamed on Amazon. It doesn't matter if Amazon is not even remotely connected ...

AAP Files Doomed Lawsuit Over Audible’s Caption Feature, Alleges Copyright Infringement

23 August, 201923 August, 2019Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit8 Comments

When detractors complained after Audible launched Audible Captions last month, I asked myself how anyone could know that this feature infringed on copyrights when no one...

How to Change the Font Size in Dictionaries on the Kindle

21 August, 201921 August, 2019Kindle (platform), Tips and TricksLeave a comment

I was working with a client on their website today when they happened to mention that they were having trouble reading on their Kindle (this blog...

Amazon to Open Bookstore in Nashville

18 August, 201918 August, 2019Amazon, BookstoreOne Comment

Amazon may have abandoned plans for bookstores in Denver, Atlanta, and Boise last year, but they haven't given up on the concept. Geekwire reports that Amazon...

Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Rose in July 2019

15 August, 201915 August, 2019Amazon, ebook salesLeave a comment

Amazon announced on Thursday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool increased by seven hundred thousand dollars in July 2019, to $25.6 million, from $24.9 million in...

It’s Not Just You: Amazon Prime Had an Outage Wednesday Night

14 August, 201914 August, 2019AmazonOne Comment

Amazon is having the most peculiar outage tonight. Some time around 8pm eastern Wednesday night, Amazon mysteriously lost my, and many other people's, Prime memberships. There's...

Amazon is Shutting Down Kindle Publishing for Blogs

13 August, 201914 August, 2019Kindle (platform)3 Comments

Amazon sent out an email on Tuesday, informing users that it was shutting down the service that converted blogs' RSS feeds into daily ebooks delivered to...

Amazon Launches Green and Purple Kindle Paperwhite Color Options in China

28 July, 201928 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, KindleOne Comment

When Amazon reintroduced the white Kindle, they first released it in Asian market and brought it to the US the next year. They are taking a...

Amazon is Opening a Retail Store in Delta City

24 July, 201924 July, 2019AmazonLeave a comment

Amazon's brick and mortar retail empire is gaining another foothold in Detroit. There's been no announcement yet, but the retail giant is currently hiring for Key...

Kindle Paperwhite Now Available in Urinal Cake Blue

24 July, 201928 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, KindleLeave a comment

Amazon has released a new color option for the Kindle Paperwhite (2018), and it matches Amazon's mood following all the Oasis 3 reviews. Head on over...

Kindle Oasis Gets Frontlight Color Warmth Controls in 5.12.1.1 Update

23 July, 201923 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, KindleLeave a comment

Amazon's newest ereader is going to arrive tomorrow, and that leaves Amazon just enough time for one last firmware update. On Tuesday Amazon released a firmware...

Amazon Kindle Oasis 3 is Shipping Tomorrow – Will You Get One?

23 July, 201923 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle21 Comments

Amazon's newest Kindle ebook reader is shipping tomorrow (or, depending on the retailer you bought from, it is arriving tomorrow). This $249 ereader is waterproof and...

Audible Launches Fix for SF, Fantasy Audiobooks

17 July, 201917 July, 2019Amazon, Audiobook7 Comments

I have probably told you this once or twice, but one reason I don't listen to audiobooks is the authors I like to read often use...

New Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Clears the FCC

16 July, 201916 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Fire3 Comments

If you are thinking of buying a Kindle Fire HD 8 or HD 10 tablet in today's Amazon Prime sale then you might want to reconsider....

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