Social matters more and more, and that is why Amazon bought Goodreads, a recommendation service with social sharing capabilities. I have long said that book shops are to close, there is no need for most of them. I get most of my reading suggestions from charts and friends, and not from people working in book shops. And I am not a collector of books on shelfs. I can’t stand seeing pocket books collecting dust! Amazon has had a brilliant commenting and reviewing system on their site, […] Continue reading →
I just got to borrow a Kindle Paperwhite from a colleague. Did the best ereader get better? Oh yes, it really did! Buzzwords I’ve heard all the buzzwords: Paperwhite display offers 62% more pixels, and renders exceptionally sharp, clear text and images. Kindle Paperwhite’s screen has 25% higher contrast. Crisp, dark text against a brilliant white background makes for the perfect read. You can adjust your screen’s brightness to create a perfect reading experience in all […] Continue reading →
I’m a great fan of Instapaper, but I guess I want to try this service out. Amazon yesterday released a Chrome browser plug-in that will reformat and send web content directly to Kindle apps and devices. I’m already using their similar apps for Mac and PC for delivering content to Kindles. Amazon will re-format web pages and remove “the distractions” from any given page, and you can also just send specific, highlighted text. As before, delivering via Wi-Fi is free but […] Continue reading →
The big news yesterday was that Amazon acquired Lexcycle, a market leading company when it comes to the open ebook format ePub. I love Lexcycles Stanza applications for Windows and Macs, that can convert documents to more or less any ebook format and read the very same formats. I am also a frequent user of Stanza for iPhone, one of the most downloaded applications for that platform. I am sure that Amazon will combine the knowledge it has from Mobipocket and Stanza to create market leading […] Continue reading →
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