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Instagram users like their Kindles

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Chris Walters

By michellewegner Instagram is an iOS app that lets you shoot a quick photo, tint it or age it so that it has a more organic/hipster look, and then share it online like a tweet or Tumblr update. I never … Continue reading →

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Borders employees amuse Internet with snarky sign humor

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Chris Walters

Buzzfeed has a fun/sad page of 13 different signs recently found in Borders stores across the U.S. Some of them convey the sort of opinions you imagine bookstore employees are usually forced to keep private, which is always fun to … Continue reading →

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Why Kindle magazines leave out images: it’s too expensive

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Chris Walters

The U.K. magazine PC Pro this week published a blog post explaining why the Kindle edition doesn’t include photos. The problem is that Amazon charges publishers a variable fee based on how much 3G wireless bandwidth it takes to deliver … Continue reading →

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Waterproof case contest extended to April 11th

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Chris Walters

If you wanted to submit a travel photo of you with your Kindle to M-Edge’s contest–the winner gets a free $80 bouyant, waterproof Guardian case–you’ve still got a few more days. The deadline has been extended to April 11th. All … Continue reading →

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Win a weatherproof Guardian case for your Kindle (but you have to hurry!)

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Chris Walters

Update: The contest deadline has been extended to April 11th, 2010. M-Edge, the company that probably makes more cases for the Kindle than the next five top case sellers on Amazon combined, is about to release a durable hard plastic … Continue reading →

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Leaked image of Kindle DX

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Chris Walters

Yeah, according to Engadget, the large format Kindle will be called a Kindle DX, and here’s a blurry photo from a dry-run of the presentation tomorrow. Check out Engadget’s post for more pics and details. “Amazon Kindle DX to feature … Continue reading →

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Free Kindle Screensaver: Bela Lugosi as Jesus

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Chris Walters

Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.

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