Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Use Free Email, Facebook, Twitter And Other Services on the Kindle

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts: Use Free Email, Facebook, Twitter And Other Services on the Kindle

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.

Use Free Email, Facebook, Twitter And Other Services on the Kindle

Use Kindlepedia for Free Wikipedia Research on Your Kindle

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts: Use Kindlepedia for Free Wikipedia Research on Your Kindle

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.


Use Kindlepedia for Free Wikipedia Research on Your Kindle

The Myth of the Kindle's "Standard" $9.99 Price and the ABCs of Kindle Store Pricing

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts: The Myth of the Kindle's "Standard" $9.99 Price and the ABCs of Kindle Store Pricing

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.

  • As Kindle spokesperson Cynthia Portugal told the Associated Press for an August 2009 article on the popularity of free books in the Kindle Store: "We work hard to provide customers with the best value possible and pass savings on to them whenever possible."
  • Pressure by Kindle owners in forms such as the $9.99 Kindle Store price boycott that gathered some momentum in 2009, in which Kindle customers tried to steer business away from Kindle books priced above $9.99. See http://bit.ly/999KindlePriceBoycott.
  • Read the article on the $9.99 Kindle Price Boycott and find more links at http://bit.ly/999KindlePriceBoycott, and consider participating.
  • Sign up for Kindle Store price alerts at Zoo Alert so that you can time your Kindle book purchases to get the best prices.

The Politics of "Free" Books in the Age of the Kindle

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts: The Politics of "Free" Books in the Age of the Kindle

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.

  • it is no longer protected by copyright due to its publication date, and therefore in the "public domain,"
  • it has been explicitly released to the public domain through a Creative Commons license or some similar device, or
  • its price has been set at free or zero either temporarily or permanently by its author, publisher, or retailer in order to make it more widely available, as a promotional strategy for itself or other works, as a "loss leader," or in order to generate ancillary revenue with an alternative model in which the content drives traffic, affiliate fees, or advertising revenue.
  • The Long Tail author Chris Anderson has been a leading herald of a downward price spiral toward free content, most recently in his book Free: The Future of a Radical Price
  • Author Malcolm Gladwell has offered an uneven critique of the free content approach in his New Yorker review of Anderson's book at http://bit.ly/Gladwell-on-Free.
  • The much-ballyhooed and often confused July 2009 "the Kindle ate my homework" controversy over Amazon's removal of two copyright-violating George Orwell novels from customers' Kindles put a spotlight on the our worst fears about DRM.
  • To his credit, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos offered an exemplary apology for the company's actions.
  • As I have written elsewhere, I believe it is likely that Amazon will eventually follow in the footsteps of Apple, iTunes, and the iPod with respect to DRM by loosening DRM restrictions on Kindle editions in the future, perhaps at a pricing premium.
  • But such predictions from me fall far short of a guarantee, and as technology blogger Mike Elgan pointed out in an interview with Len Edgerly on The Kindle Chronicles 53, DRM is very much in Amazon's business interest now in exactly the same way it was, at first, in Apple's interest, because "the biggest buyers of books actually invest their time and money into a format which is Amazon's format:"
  • Meanwhile, for an excellent introduction to DRM issues as they relate to ebooks, I strongly recommend DRM: A TeleRead Primer, posted on December 6, 2008 by Chris Meadows.

Why Your Kindle's Free Wireless Web Browser is a Revolutionary Feature, and Why Amazon Should Keep it Free

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts: Why Your Kindle's Free Wireless Web Browser is a Revolutionary Feature, and Why Amazon Should Keep it Free

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.

  • Did I just tell you that you could buy a mobile computer for $219 to $489 with all of the above features, and never pay a dime to connect to the web?
  • It has not been lost on Kindle's early adopter users that, in its Amazon Kindle: License Agreement and Terms of Use, Amazon expressly provides for such a service fee:
  • Amazon, the subject of Robert Spector's book Amazon.com: Get Big Fast, also understands the importance of dominating market share better than any business in the world.
  • Make democracy work in the land of the Kindle by emailing your feedback to kindle-feedback@amazon.com.

Tips and Tricks for Making the Most of Your Kindle's Free Features

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts
From Tips and Tricks for Making the Most of Your Kindle's Free Features

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.

  • Just navigate to http://www.showmycoverage.com/IMPACT.jsp and enter zip codes or other information to see mapping of Sprint wireless coverage areas anywhere in the United States.
  • To find Internet coverage while you are traveling inside or outside the U.S., www.jiwire.com is a helpful resource.
  • As you can see by comparing the Kindle 2 Whispernet coverage area with the coverage area for the Kindle 1, the area has been greatly expanded for the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX, due mainly to more powerful connectivity built into the unit itself.
  • This newly introduced Kindle Gift Card is available in any amount from $5 to $5,000 and addresses a pet peeve of Kindle owners and their friends and loved ones, which is that -- unlike everything else on the virtual shelves of the Amazon store -- there was no smooth and easy way to make gifts of Kindle content.
  • To ask for a Kindle gift card as a gift, just email this Kindle Gift Card link to the person you’re asking, and make sure, if they are having Amazon send the gift card to you electronically, that you send the link from the email account that is associated with your main Amazon account.
  • To order a Kindle gift card, gift certificate, or email a gift credit in any quantity or any amount from $5 to $5,000, just click here, look for the "click to select design" link, and use the "Select" button to choose the "Amazon Kindle" gift card.
  • Visit http://www.amazon.com/gp/youraccount.
  • Some of this material is also available online on a single web page at A Kindle Home Page.

LINK DIRECTORY: Amazon Store Bestseller Links - Blogs - Blog Lists

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts
From LINK DIRECTORY: Amazon Store Bestseller Links - Blogs - Blog Lists

The following links, along with the original sentences in which they are provided, are from the above-referenced chapter of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, which is available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.com. This reference material is not intended in any way to replace the text of this book, but instead is meant to make it more convenient for readers who have purchased either the Kindle or paperback edition to follow along and access the linked pages from a conventional computer. All material here is protected by copyright held by Stephen Windwalker and Kindle Nation Daily.

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