Is the Tablet Really Killing the e-Reader?

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Below is an interesting article. I want to know your opinion. I’m sure you have more than one device that you are toting around. I carry the iPad with me and use Kindle App for my reading pleasure. I leave my Kindle 3G and Kindle Fire at home.

So the question is, is the iPad, Samsung Tablet and all other variants killing the e-reader? After all, the new iPad is awesome at reading books with its retina display screen. It’s still not easy on the eyes, and the weight tires me faster than reading on the Kindle. But it beats carrying more than one device. I only carry the Kindle 3G when I’m out of the country.

http://www.fastcompany.com/1835676/follow-up-the-tablet-really-is-killing-the-e-reader

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Amazon Enables Multiple Times a Day for Blogs

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Kompas.com Kindle SubscriptionKompas.com Headlines News has been available on the Kindle Store to subscribe. But just recently, Amazon.com has enable the feature to refresh the blog site on your Kindle automatically from Daily to Multiple Times a Day. Which means, if you subscribe to Kompas.com Headlines News or to any other Kompas.com News Section, your Kindle will automatically update itself multiple times instead of Daily.

Thanks for those who subscribe to Kompas.com Headlines on Amazon.com Kindle Store.

To Subscribe or for more information: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EQ3TCQ

To see what Kompas.com has to offer for the Kindle: click here

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News Subscription and International Roaming

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Amazon charge you per weekly while you are roaming. If you are a U.S Customer, Amazon will charge you for your subscription. Best thing to do before you go on your Vacation is to buy the weekly subscription of roaming for $4.99 or turn off your 3G. If you travel and forgot to turn off the 3G or you wanted to surf the internet on your Kindle and decide to turn on the 3G, and don’t want to spend the $1.99 per delivery, then leave your 3G off on your Kindle.

My other suggestion is to stop the subscription momentarily, so you can use your Kindle 3G to surf the internet. Surfing the internet freely with your Kindle only applies to Kindle Keyboard, not Kindle Touch. Kindle Touch allows you to surf Amazon.com website and Wikipedia freely, nothing else.

Here are for your references:

International Fees for U.S Customers: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200505490&#intservice

Coverage for Kindle 3G users: http://client0.cellmaps.com/tabs.html#cellmaps_intl_tab

The coverage maps might not do justice and can be confusing as it only display the coverage of 3G or EDGE Data Network, not the actual coverage of non-roaming charges. I can tel you for sure, in Jakarta, I get charge for personal documents delivery. However, there are also books that I didn’t have to pay for delivery if the books comes with free international delivery through 3G.

News Subscription on the other hand is not free. When I got to Jakarta, I was billed numerous times until I went to check on my Amazon account, and thank goodness it was only for 3 days. I purposely left my 3G off knowing that I would be roaming. Since I wasn’t staying long, but for some reason, some people wanted to borrow my Kindle 3G and turned on the 3G. I got it back with a $5.97 bill. But my news subscription got sent to my Kindle on time.

For your reference, here’s the 3G features on the Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-3G-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002FQJT3Q#kindle-features-wireless

 

 

 

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Kindle Touch 3G Does not work to Browse

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Amazon disabled the feature to browse the internet on 3G. Please confirm this if its true, I myself was about to get the Kindle Touch 3G

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Source: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2012/04/21/how-to-browse-over-3g-on-the-kindle-touch/

One of the biggest shortcomings of the Kindle Touch is that you cannot browse over 3G. While it does have a web browser, Amazon has blocked you from using it to visit websites over the 3G connection; you have to use Wifi. This was a big change from past Kindles, all of whom could do it (even the original).

Earlier this week I came across instructions that claim to exploit a loophole.I found them via a deleted post on MobileRead. They reportedly come from the Duokan Forums, which are in Chinese and thus a little beyond my abilities to fact check.

I’m not sure yet if this loophole works or not, but I’m posting it so someone can test it and tell me. I don’t have a 3G equipped Kindle Touch, so I cannot.

Here’s how you can browse any web site over KT’s 3G connection.

  1. Go to Settings, Reading Options, Social Networks, make sure your don’t have your Twitter account linked. Unlink it if you do.
  2.  Select Link Account under Twitter.
  3. The Twitter login page will show up. Don’t login here, instead, click the Twitter icon at upper left corner, it will bring you to the Twitter homepage.
  4. Login with your Twitter account now. It won’t go back to Kindle’s Manage Your Social Networks page.
  5.  Send a tweet with the URL you wait to go. For instance, tweet “www.google.com”
  6.  Click on Home to force a refresh. You should see your last tweet now.
  7.  Click on the URL

You are free now… One catch, some web site gave me ‘Can not connect’ error, not sure why.

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Kindle ships to 175 Countries 7 Days early

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SEATTLE, Apr 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –(NASDAQ:AMZN)–Amazon.com today announced it started shipping Kindle Touch 3G to customers in over 175 countries and territories around the world, seven days earlier than the previously announced April 27 availability date. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line e-reader offering the same new design and features as Kindle Touch, plus the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G wireless. To learn more about Kindle Touch 3G, visit www.amazon.com/kindletouch3Gintl.

“Orders from customers worldwide for our new line of electronic ink Kindles have exceeded our expectations,” said Dave Limp, vice president, Amazon Kindle. “Kindle Touch 3G is the most full-featured e-reader available with a beautiful, latest-generation electronic ink display, fast page turns and long, two month battery life. We know that customers are eager to get their hands on our newest Kindle which is why we’re delighted to be able to ship several days earlier than we planned.”

Kindle Touch 3G orders are fulfilled in the order they were received. Customers can purchase Kindle Touch 3G at www.amazon.com/kindletouch3Gintl and from select retailers worldwide. In addition, Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G started shipping today from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es and Amazon.it.

Kindle Touch 3G is for readers who want the top of the line e-reader. With an easy-to-use touch screen, Kindle Touch 3G makes it easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop for content, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display which reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight, with no glare. Kindle Touch 3G is small and light, eliminates battery anxiety with an extra-long two month battery life and holds up to 3,000 books, plus offers the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle’s free 3G connection means you never have to hunt for or pay for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Amazon pays for the 3G connection so there are no monthly fees or annual contracts.

For high-resolution images of Kindle Touch 3G, visit www.amazon.com/pr/kindle.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch, with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core processor.

Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, and www.amazon.es. As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management’s expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

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http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/amazon-ships-kindle-to-175-countries-seven-days-early/

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