Yesterday, Harper Collins finally released a Kindle edition of Shel Silverstein’s classic book, The Giving Tree. This simple parable with surprising depth and meaning has been a bestselling favorite for each new generation to discover it, but up until yesterday none of Silverstein’s books have been released in Kindle format. Hopefully this release signals we … Read more
I was browsing nonfiction in Amazon’s Kindle Book store today and happened to notice that in addition to my usual purchase options for the book Phishing Exposed, there was an option to “Rent this book”. I already know about borrowing and lending Kindle books, but this was the first time I’ve seen anything about renting … Read more
From now through Saturday, 1/11, Amazon’s offering a $30 discount on Kindle Fire tablets. From Amazon: $30 Off Kindle Fire Tablets Enter promotional code MAYDAY30 at checkout—our thanks to customers for voting Amazon #1 in customer satisfaction 9 years running. Limit one discount per customer, while supplies last. U.S. customers only. Discount valid on all … Read more
This is a cross-posting from the Digital Media Mom site, and is reprinted here in its entirety with that site’s permission. At long last, that feature so many of us loved in our monochrome Kindles — and bitterly missed when we switched to Kindle Fires — is here! That mid-November software update is finally being … Read more
This week Amazon’s rolling out its new, weekly, Kindle format literary journal, Day One. From Amazon: – – – – – Day One is a weekly literary journal dedicated to short fiction from debut writers, English translations of stories from around the world, and poetry. Each issue showcases one writer and poet and includes an … Read more
Nowadays it’s typical for schools to require kids to read, and report on, a new book every semester from first grade all the way up through high school. If your household has fully embraced Kindle books, it’s likely that the only time you buy picture books, chapter books or novels in hard copy is to … Read more
Today Amazon announced its new Kindle First program, which offers access to Kindle editions of select upcoming, new release books one month before print book release date. In addition, customers can purchase one Kindle First book each month at a discount price of just $1.99 and Amazon Prime members can choose one of the selected … Read more
Today Amazon announced its new Kindle MatchBook service, which offers discounted (to $2.99 or less) Kindle editions of hard copy books you’ve previously bought from Amazon. Note that only the titles publishers have decided to enroll in Kindle MatchBook are eligible for this new service; so far that’s over 70,000 titles, and Amazon is actively working … Read more