Amazon’s hugely popular Kindle device just got a little better with the introduction of an app store. Like the iPad, the Kindle app store will feature many programs that will further the functionality of Amazon’s e-reader. The apps are made using Amazon’s KDK (Kindle Development Kit). So far, there’s only two apps, and both of [...]

Amazon’s Kindle has been a pretty big success so far. It’s become such a success that it has overtaken one of Amazon’s key areas: actual book sales. Yep, you heard right: books sold on Kindle are outnumbering physical hardcover book sales! Over the past 3 months, Amazon has sold 148 Kindle books for every 100 [...]

I just read that the CEO of Amazon said that there is the possibility of a color Kindle, but that it was still a long way off. I guess the challenges of adding color add some deficiencies as well, such as shorter battery life and increased glare in sunlight. This kinda bums me out a [...]

Oprah recently plugged the Kindle and you know how she can really get a product going…  luckily for us geeks who already knew about the Kindle for quite some time along with knowing of its exhorbenent price tag, can now get a cool $50 off by entering OPRAHWINFREY during the checkout process at Amazon.com.  Thanks [...]