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Figuring out sideloading on the updated Kindle for iOS app

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Chris Walters

Updated 12 Jan 2010 with corrections. It turns out that the best new feature of the updated Kindle app… After hearing back from others as well as from an Amazon developer, I re-tested all of my files on both an … Continue reading →

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Updated Kindle for iOS will now open third-party Kindle files, run in background

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Chris Walters

Amazon released a significant update to the Kindle for iOS app today, so if you’ve got an iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch running 3.0 or higher you should upgrade. The biggest cosmetic difference is now you can have HUGE thumbnails of … Continue reading →

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Fan-made app lets you play Zork and other titles offline

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Chris Walters

The details: It requires the same unofficial hack used to install screensavers and fonts. It’s still under development so it may be buggy. As with all Kindle hacks, use at your own risk. Download it at Andrew de Quincey’s livejournal … Continue reading →

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How to automate KindleGen on OS X

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Chris Walters

Update – 16 March 2011: With the help of a reader named Ivo who left some advice in the comments, I’ve updated the suggested code so that it works better. If you tried this before and had errors, please try … Continue reading →

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Kindle App now includes summaries, characters, series info from Shelfari

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Chris Walters

Did your reading group pick a rotten book this month, but you still need to be able to talk about it at the next get together? Amazon’s latest update to its Kindle app for iOS devices (the iPhone, iPad, and … Continue reading →

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Scrabble now available for the Kindle

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Chris Walters

The first official paid game for the Kindle has been released, and it’s the classic word lover’s game SCRABBLE. There’s not much to say about it other than it serves up Scrabble’s standard gameplay, albeit in a no-frills presentation: there’s … Continue reading →

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Kindle for iPhone updated to 2.2.1, improves highlighting

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Chris Walters

If you read Kindle books on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, be sure to upgrade to the latest version, which was just released a few hours ago. The new version corrects some wackiness that was happening with the highlighting … Continue reading →

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Create free blog subscriptions on the Kindle 3 using Wi-Fi and Calibre

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Chris Walters

One of the benefits of having Wi-Fi on the latest Kindle model is you can use the feature to send yourself documents without incurring a fee: “If you transfer personal documents to your Kindle via Wi-Fi there is no delivery … Continue reading →

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