Instapaper is a nifty, FREE tool that allows you to send virtually any article you find online to your Kindle Fire to read whenever you like. You can also read the saved articles right on the Instapaper site. There’s no app to buy or download, Instapaper account setup is all done online, and takes only a few … Read more
Amazon issued this press release today: Amazon Appstore for Android Celebrates First Birthday with a Week of Deals on Customers’ Favorite Apps and Games Since its launch one year ago, Amazon Appstore customers have bought millions of apps and games for Kindle Fire and other Android-based devices SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 15, 2012– Amazon Appstore for Android is celebrating … Read more
Music buffs, rejoice! At any given time Amazon makes a collection of free MP3 tracks from both established and up and coming artists available. Here’s a link to a current list of offerings. As you can see from the screenshot, once you’re viewing the list you can sort it by various criteria, such as song … Read more
Looking for some fun, FREE apps to pass the time in waiting rooms, on the train, or just whenever you’ve got a few minutes to spare? Try these! GUUULP! The description of this game, which has an average rating of 5/5 stars on Amazon, is pretty brief: Take command of a young cephalopod of the deep … Read more
Amazon Prime Instant Video just keeps getting better and better! Today, Amazon announced a new deal with Discovery Networks to offer its excellent programming to Amazon Prime customers for free streaming. From Amazon: Dear Customers, Today we’re announcing our biggest addition yet, bringing nearly 3,000 more titles to Prime Instant Video. We’ve struck a deal … Read more
If you have an Audible membership, unless you’ve had your eye on a specific title, it can be difficult to know how to spend your monthly credits. Audible’s Award Winner categories can help to point you in the direction of some quality audio, and now we’ve added these lists to our Audible Audiobooks menu! Just mouse over … Read more
Apple and five major publishers, suspected of colluding to artificially raise and fix prices for ebooks, are under investigation by regulators in the U.S. and European Union. The whole thing began when Apple introduced its “agency pricing model” for ebooks last year. Up until that time, Amazon, as the dominant player in the ebook field, had … Read more
Your kids (or young friends) are in for a treat! Leafstar’s popular Kids Paint & Color app, rated an average of 4/5 stars across 30 Amazon reviews, is today’s Free App of the Day! From Amazon: Painting Made Easy Kids Paint & Color offers a wonderful way to unleash your child’s creative genius. Start painting by … Read more