Category Archives: resources

Check out Kindle App News for the best Kindle app coverage

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Chris Walters

For several months now I’ve been trying to keep track of new apps as they’re released on the Kindle Store. It was manageable at first, but now that the number of titles is approaching 50, the task has grown beyond … Continue reading →

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Two more ways to get websites onto your Kindle

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Chris Walters

Nate at The Digital Reader has recently found two new websites that let you turn online content into ereader content. The first, NEWSTOEBOOK.COM, will take an RSS feed and convert it into either an epub (Nook/Kobo) or mobi (Kindle) file. … Continue reading →

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Turn your Kindle into a universal translator with Kindlefish

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Chris Walters

Visiting another country anytime soon? Bring your Kindle — a new website lets you use the Kindle’s free 3G connection to quickly translate phrases into over 50 different languages. Continue reading →

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50+ useful websites for Kindle owners

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Chris Walters

There are plenty of resources online for the Kindle owner, but if you rely solely on Google to find them you’ll miss out on some good stuff. Here’s a list of 51 Kindle blogs, tools, and communities where you can … Continue reading →

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Run-KindleGen workflow updated

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Chris Walters

Last October I posted about an Automator workflow for KindleGen. (Warning: Mac geek speak forthcoming.) I was pretty proud of it, but it had a bug, which is that it couldn’t handle spaces in the file’s path. For example, if … Continue reading →

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Feedbooks discontinues Kindle download guide

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Chris Walters

Feedbooks used to offer a free Kindle Download Guide, essentially a catalog you could load directly onto your Kindle and browse to download public domain titles. It was a great supplement to the Amazon Kindle store when you wanted to … Continue reading →

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The text version of the State of the Union

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Chris Walters

Watching the State of the Union Address is like sitting through a very dull, very partisan pep rally, where people are forced to clap and cheer at regular intervals so that the nation doesn’t implode with too much contemplation or … Continue reading →

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Looking for Kindle help? Don't get taken advantage of by opportunists

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Chris Walters

A convenience fee: something you pay when your time is too valuable to waste looking up Kindle info. A stupidity fee: when you pay a stranger cash for information that is not only free, but easier to access in its … Continue reading →

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