Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that two new Kindles will begin shipping on August 27th. Sales of the current Kindle 2 have been halted and orders for the new Kindles will be accepted beginning today. The release seems perfectly positioned to take advantage of the back-to-school season. Here’s what we know so far: There more »

It looks like the recent price cut on the Amazon Kindle was a good thing. Well, that is assuming the price cut and the temporarily out of stock message go hand in hand. Of course, there has been nothing official as to why it’s out of stock, but a $189 price tag could be a more »

According to a recent study conducted by Dr. Jakob Nielsen of the Nielsen Norman Group (no relation to the Nielsen fametrics company), it will take longer to read a book on the Kindle or an iPad when compared to an actual book. Jakob compared the reading times of twenty-four users on the Kindle 2, an more »

Earlier this morning we saw Barnes & Noble introduce a Wi-Fi only nook as well as lower the pricing on the 3G-equipped nook down to $199.99. Well, since then we also have news of Amazon lowering the price of the Kindle 2. And it seems as if Amazon has one upped Barnes & Noble and more »

I am a sucker for a good case, and a Moleskine notebook. Given that I was excited to see this recently released Moleskine case for the Amazon Kindle. It combines the things that are great about a Moleskine (nice black cover, suede interior lining and black strap) and puts it in the form of a more »

New Nook owners experience Christmas Day sadness when they have trouble downloading ebooks, and on the opposite end of that spectrum comes the Amazon Kindle. Based on a recently released press release from Amazon, it seems that the Kindle has become “the most gifted item ever on Amazon.com.” And as you can most likely guess, more »

If you are still on the lookout for a last minute Christmas gift and are determined to have it arrive on time and do so without leaving your house then you may want to consider the Kindle. It seems that for at least the next (as of this posting) 7 hours and 25 minutes, Amazon more »

Those who have vision problems, or are partially dyslexic can still take comfort in knowing the text of books can be read aloud to them in their Amazon Kindle device. For instance, some people only need the text to be slightly enlarged in order to enjoy reading without the need of it being read aloud. more »

Amazon has announced a firmware update is on the way for its popular Kindle 2 e-reader. The update will give the 6-inch e-reader native PDF support and also claims to increase battery life by a whopping 85%, meaning the device will last up to 7 days between charges (even with the wireless service turned on) more »

The wait for the Amazon Kindle to come to Canada is now over. Effective immediately, the Kindle can be ordered, and delivered to Canada for a price of $259 US. Of course, this does come with a few catches, the books, newspapers and magazines are all priced in US dollars. Additionally, the blogs and “experimental more »