The major publishers who colluded with Apple to raise ebook prices and force Amazon to do likewise with its own Kindle books, all in an effort to raise the average retail price of ebooks to a level significantly higher than Amazon’s standard $9.99 pricetag for new, major-release Kindle books, were all found guilty by the … Read more
As ebooks continue to rise in popularity, ominous rumblings are coming out of mainstream publishing houses, predicting the imminent death of the paperback. But do those publishers have a hidden agenda for wanting to advance this notion? Maybe, and as usual, it’s all about the money. From a Slate article published on that site yesterday: … Read more
Now through June 8, 2013, while supplies last, you can get $20 off the purchase price of a new Kindle Fire HD 7″ , Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ or Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 4G LTE model by entering the special discount code DADSFIRE at checkout. All of the HD models have a terrific feature set, and … Read more
The new Depeche Mode album, Delta Machine (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $14.99), is out, and anyone who orders it by April 1 will receive a special pre-sale code granting early access to buy tickets for the band’s North American tour. From Amazon: Order Depeche Mode’s New Album By April 1st And Receive Early Access … Read more
Have you heard? The Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ model with 16GB of memory has been marked down from its normal price of $299 to $269, and the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 4G LTE model with 32GB of memory is even more deeply discounted, from its usual price of $499 to $399. If you’re thinking you’d … Read more
From Amazon: Dear Customers, Good news for Prime members. We’ve just completed a deal with PBS to make Prime Instant Video the exclusive subscription home for streaming Downton Abbey‘s Season 3 starting in June, and all new seasons for years to come. Prior Seasons 1 and 2, already the most popular TV seasons on Prime … Read more
Digital music lovers, rejoice! Amazon has added its Cloud Player as a FREE channel for Roku streaming devices! This means that if you have a Roku streaming box, you can now stream your digital audio Cloud Library direct to your television set through your Roku. Now your television set can double as a digital music player, … Read more
Great news for those of you who are making the transition from CDs to digital music, or those who use both formats: Amazon has announced its new Auto-rip service for CDs. From Amazon’s press release: ———————————— SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 10, 2013– (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced the launch of Amazon AutoRip, a new service that gives customers … Read more