FINDING EXACTLY THE CONTENT YOU WANT FOR YOUR FIRE, WHETHER PAID OR FREE, HAS JUST GOTTEN A WHOLE LOT EASIER! No matter how much you love your Fire, you’ve probably noticed that the sites you use to shop for content aren’t always organized in quite the way you’d like. It’s easy enough to find bestseller … Read more
MobilityWare brings some of your favorite, classic solo card games to the Fire, and they do it for free! You can currently get their Solitaire, FreeCell and Spider games in Amazon’s Appstore at no cost. These full-featured apps are all very well-reviewed by customers who’ve downloaded them. Susan M. has this to say about Spider … Read more
When Ludovic Bource was walking to the stage to collect his Academy Award for Best Original Score, for The Artist, you may not have been paying attention to the voiceover announcement. If so, then you missed the amazing factoid that Bource has no formal training in composing or arrangement, he’s self-taught. And yet, his silent film era … Read more
Today is the birthday of beloved children’s author Theodor Geisel, better known under his pen name of Dr. Seuss. The animated feature film based on his book, The Lorax, comes out in theaters today, but before you see it maybe you’d like to revisit the book. Suess’s books haven’t been released in Kindle editions, but … Read more
The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, which allows Kindle owners who are also Prime members to borrow Kindle books for free, has greatly expanded its offerings since the program began last fall. Check our handy, categorized lists of links to Lending Library -eligible books under the “Ebooks” link in our menu ribbon, above, and see for yourself … Read more
So you see a great movie, TV show or concert video listed in the Amazon Instant Video store, and the rental price is less than you’d pay to rent through other outlets, or what you’d pay for a Video On Demand pay per view on your satellite TV service. The purchase price shown is pretty … Read more
Nick Park’s Aardman Animation is releasing its next film, Pirates! Band of Misfits, on April 27. Advance buzz on the film is overwhelmingly positive, and that’s not surprising given Park’s four Academy Awards and track record with hilarious, family-friendly films to date. Park is perhaps best known for his Wallace & Gromit shorts (all available … Read more