Amazon.co.uk have been sending mails to customers who use their free Kindle reading apps offering a £10 off Kindle Touch code. If you are a regular Kindle app user and don't yet have an actual Kindle reader, keep an eye out for this offer....
Yes, it's another batch of rumours, this time originating from Reuters and a mystery source directly connected with Amazon. According to Reuters' source, the new model will feature the usual e-ink display but with a built in front light, something wh...
An article on Digitimes cites claims from a touch panel manufacturer that Amazon are preparing a new colour e-ink Kindle for release in the latter half of 2012. If this is true, it would be almost on the anniversary of the last Kindle hardware refres...
Today Amazon have released their Send to Kindle App for the Apple Mac. When you first start the app you will need to enter your Amazon account details. Opening the application display a window where you can drag and drop personal documents. Once yo...
The Telegraph has published a story about how police forensic experts managed to use a special process to retrieve the work of Trish Vickers who lost her vision in 2005 due to diabetes. Ms Vickers had hand written 26 pages of a new novel without real...
With the newly released Software update 5.1.0 from Amazon, imported US Kindle Touch models now have full compatibility with the UK Kindle Store which means that you can finally shop direct from the Kindle Touch menus without the inconvenience of havi...
Amazon have released a major firmware update (version 5.1.0) for the Kindle Touch, available at amazon.co.uk and amazon.com: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer...=200841340 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/d...g=rnwff-20 The serial number...
Hot of the press is news that Amazon are actively preparing content and distribution rights for an international Kindle Fire release. Anthony Bay of Amazon told conference goers, "if you're not talking to us, you should be" and then went on to hint a...
I'm pleased to tell you that my very own Kindle Fire Calculator has been released and is now available from both Amazon's Appstore and also as a standalone .apk file for UK owners. A % of the money raised from the app will go towards the running of K...
A hot new rumour is circulating claiming that Amazon are set to release not one new Kindle Fire, but three. The rumour which appears to have originated in Taiwan claims that Amazon have three models in development, two of which are 7" models at two d...
Amazon have pushed a new update to the Kindle Fire onto their Kindle Software Update page for version 6.3. Interstingly the update seems to focus heavily on the reading aspect of the Kindle Fire showing that Amazon are taking it very seriously as an...
After what seems like an unfeasibly long wait, Amazon have finally announced availability of the Kindle Touch in the UK and the rest of Europe. After a successful launch in the US, the flagship e-ink reader from Amazon is finally going to see an offi...
Amazon has updated the Kindle App for iOS now to take advantage of the high resolution retina display on the iPad3 which launched today. As well as much sharper fonts, the App has a new look library and some cloud features for accessing your book lib...
Mobile device case and cover designer Tuff-Luv celebrates its 7th Birthday this month and there are presents to be had! Head over to the Tuff Luv website to enter the special Birthday competition. The 7 lucky winners will each receive a stylish Tuff-...
There is currently a rumour circulating that Amazon has put in an initial order for Triton e-ink screens from E-ink holdings for March with plans for increasing production to 3 million units a month thereafter. This coincides with rumours of a larger...
This review is based on a US Kindle Fire imported to the UK. For details and resources on obtaining and getting the most from a Kindle Fire in the UK, please see the links at the end of the review. Before I get to the actual review, I thought I'd run...
Despite the release of Kindle Format 8 which is currently only supported by the Kindle Fire, it seems that Amazon are really lagging behind in the interactive eBook stakes. Kindle Format 8 is still very restricted and whilst it adds some new layout o...
We love our forum members, so as a special thank you, we are giving you our latest anthology, Hearts and Arrows completely FREE. The book features nine great romantic stories from seven authors, all of whom are regular members of KUF, plus one from m...
Somewhat earlier than expected, our Valentine's romance anthology has been released. Rather than distribute it via the forum, this time we have enrolled it in the Kindle Select scheme and so it will be exclusively available from Amazon. The book feat...
How to sideload apps onto your Kindle Fire without rooting. If you are using a Kindle Fire in the UK, you may be frustrated that there is currently no way to download applications from Amazon's App Store. There are however alternative methods for loa...
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