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TKC 165 Amazon.com Press Conference

News – All the news this week comes from Amazon’s press conference Wednesday, September 28, 2011, in New York City.  From a seat in the front row, I had a chance to closely observe Jeff Bezos’s remarkably intense overview of the Kindle story to date. Afterward, we circulated among demo stands where the new Kindle [...]

Posted 30 September 2011 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

TKC 146 Jay Marine

News – 1) A report in DigiTimes, picked up by Engadget and CrunchGear, quotes sources at upstream suppliers as saying Amazon has placed orders for a much-rumored new tablet PC, to ship in the second half of this year. 2) CNET reports that a Barnes & Noble SEC filing states the company will announce a [...]

Posted 06 May 2011 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , ,

TKC 106 Stephen Windwalker

In this abbreviated episode, I share impressions of the new Kindle with the only other person I know who saw one during previews conducted in Boston by Amazon. Stephen Windwalker, creator of the Kindle Nation blog, took time out from his on-deadline authoring to explain why he believes Amazon has once again managed to hit “the sweet spot” with a host of new features and design improvements to the six-inch Kindle, available now for pre-order, with deliveries beginning August 27.

Posted 30 July 2010 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

TKC 95 Jay Marine

News – Something seems fishy to me in the Apple rankings for top free iPad applications, which has Apple’s iBooks at Number one, and Kindle for iPad at 11, despite four times as many ratings left for the Kindle app. Also, University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business completes its DX experiment, with mixed results.

Tech Tip – A consideration of the difference between e-books and e-book apps.

Interview – Jay Marine, Amazon’s Director of Product Management for the Kindle, spoke with me from Seattle on Tuesday, May 11. His job in such conversations is to avoid any predictions of future products or enhancements, and let’s just say he’s good at his job. But if you listen between the lines, you’ll hear encouraging passion regarding Amazon’s commitment to keep those Kindle innovations coming.

Content – A new e-book trove of William Styron titles is now available on Kindle.

Posted 14 May 2010 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

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