Suggestions for Kindle V2.0 and Kindle V3.0

Posted at 7:23 am | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

Here are my wishlists for the Features I’d like to see in Kindle V2 and in Kindle V3. The price cut (i found out about it today) inspired me to finally polish these a bit. What would be your personal most wanted features?  
Kindle V2 Wishlist
Price: Cut the Kindle’s Price. This is the single …
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Amazon reduces Kindle price to $359. Adds free 2nd day shipping.

Posted at 6:47 am | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

On its Web site, Amazon (AMZN 80.62, +2.27, +2.9%) said the Kindle — now costing $359, or about 10% less than its original price — was in stock and could be ordered with free, two-day shipping.
This is from MarketWatch. In my opinion its a much needed cut, although not big enough.
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My experiences with Web Directories

Posted at 12:44 pm | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

I’ve spent considerable time in the last few weeks looking at web directories and doing submissions (not for this site - for another site i own that i actually have ownership of). And i really think there is a huge huge opportunity for a big directory to come up. You currently have three [...]

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Who’s going to create the YouTube of books?

Posted at 9:32 pm | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

[ Please bear with me on this post - although I’ve been thinking about it for weeks I’m still not sure I’ve explained it as well as I would like] Blogs and the internet have taken up so much mindshare that we’re missing one really important detail - people are …
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Amazon Kindle Delays to end soon - Bezos on Kindle Waiting Times

Posted at 12:11 pm | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

The media buzz over Jeff Bezos’ apology letter for Amazon Kindle Delays amazes me. For anyone wondering about Kindle delays i.e. Bezos: “We hope to be able to announce to you within the next few weeks that we’re back in stock and that when you order a Kindle, we’ll ship it to you that very same day. That’s [...]

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Websites for Book Lovers

Posted at 10:25 am | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

(V1.0) Here is an arbitrary list of arguably the very best websites for book lovers, bookworms and afficiandos of the written word. 
My Favourites (detailed descriptions are in the individual sections)
Rare Book Room - I can’t explain how cool it is to be able to look at and read all these rare books online I was looking at a [...]

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The end of the book world as we know it?

Posted at 9:13 pm | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

DETROIT - Borders could become the latest victim of the credit squeeze, announcing Thursday that it may put itself up for sale. Rival Barnes & Noble, meanwhile, saw fourth-quarter profits drop 9 percent as the industry struggles with intense competition from discounters.
Read all about Borders’ woes on Yahoo News. 
Wow - i can’t imagine a world without Borders. [...]

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750 Free Amazon Kindle MobiPocket Books from Diesel eBooks

Posted at 12:29 am | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

[Update: the reason i like this list is - its a single list of books, all in .prc format (so your kindle gets ‘em without any conversions) and its big enough to be exciting and not too big - that’s why i said i find it better than Project Gutenberg - i love PG  just that [...]

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Free PDF for Van der Meer’s The Situation

Posted at 8:34 am | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

another free PDF being offered out there. [Courtesty Jeffrey - elevated from a comment]I spotted this over at Wired magazine’s Geekdad blog: “If you aren’t familiar with the work of award-winning writer Jeff VanderMeer, now is your chance to see what the fuss is about. GeekDad is happy to be able to offer Wired readers [...]

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Free Kindle books (Think and Grow Rich) on Personal Development (PDF format) from the GBG family team

Posted at 11:38 am | Filed Under: Amazon Kindle

They are all actually all about Getting Rich.  BTW as the commentator below points out these are brought to you by …
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