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Amazon Launches New IPX8 Water-Proof Kindle Paperwhite
Now Waterproof with 2x Storage Amazon has released the latest version of their Kindle Paperwhite e-reader. Now it boasts IPX8 water-protection, effectively making it water-proof and can survive immersion in over two meters of water. It is also the thinnest and lightest Kindle yet, utilizing a flush-front design. The 6″…
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Amazon Offering Massive Discounts on e-Readers and e-Books
Amazon is celebrating the 10th year since their Kindle e-Reader’s debut by offering discounts on several Kindle devices. The discount takes off $30 USD from the regular Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Voyage. Not surprisingly, the anniversary discount does not apply on the unreleased Kindle Oasis. This discount drops the…
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Kindle Users Must Update To Keep Using Online Services
When people think of e-books most will associate the word with the Kindle, Amazons e-reader. The reason being is that the kindle has become the symbol of e-readers, with the electronic ink making the original device easier to read than a traditional screen and the latest version including everything from…
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Amazon to Pay Authors Per eBook Page Read
Amazon will soon implement a plan which will essentially sell eBooks page-by-page, paying its authors for every page read. From 1st July, authors who self-publish through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Program – an eBook only outlet that gives authors 70% royalties on their works – will earn money for…
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Using a Tablet or e-Reader in Bed Can Disrupt Sleep
It seems the death of paper is causing the death of sleep. As reading habits have shifted from books and magazines to e-readers and tablets, our sleeping patterns have become impacted. Backlighting from the two devices has been demonstrated to disrupt the body’s clock, its circadian rhythm, that controls our…
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Sony Gives up on Selling E-Readers
Sony have given up selling e-readers as they just can’t find a big enough market. Due to a Amazons Kindle dominating the market, with them claiming a 90% share in the e-reader market and smartphones and tablets being very popular to read books on, Sony just havnt been able to…
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New High-Res Kindle Paperwhite In The Works
Amazon is rumored to have another Kindle Paperwhite in the works which is due for next year, considering that the previous Paperwhite released is just two months old. The new tablet is said to have a high-resolution of 300 ppi and is designed to be a strong competitor for the…
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Study Shows Tablets & eReaders Help People Read More
A study by USA Today in partnership with Bookish reveals that tablet and e-reader owners tend to read more books than people who do not own a tablet or e-reader. A representative study of 1000 18 to 40 year old American citizens and 819 e-reader and tablet owners suggests that 46%…
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