Amazon has announced it will release a Kindle compatible format for public libraries later this year — which means you’ll finally be able to check out library ebooks on your Kindle.
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Three online notepads that work with the Kindle
Here’s a quick review of three free notepad services that work fairly well with the Kindle 3′s web browser. Why would you want a notepad service? I get to that below, after the quick reviews. Jottit.com Features: 9 Kindle Web Display: 6 Kindle Article Display: 9 Click image to view more screens. My favorite service, [...]
How to turn off Amazon's automatic backup of your annotations
I wrote earlier about the needless concern over Amazon’s new “Popular Highlights” service, which anonymously collects highlights from customers’ Kindle ebooks and combines them into one giant pool for everyone to browse. I still say that in the world of online privacy, this is harmless; if you’re really concerned about a website keeping data on [...]
How to save excerpts from Kindle ebooks using your iPhone
You can use your iPhone, the web service Pixelpipe, and Google Docs to create editable excerpts when reading ebooks on your Kindle app. Here’s how.
Now you can access your notes and highlights online
Amazon just quietly introduced a handy new web portal, kindle.amazon.com, where you can log in and view your list of books. What really makes it useful, however, is each book automatically lists any notes or highlights you’ve added while reading it. Now instead of having to access those things from the device via a USB [...]