In keeping with a little tradition here at EduKindle, I have formatted a copy of President Barack Obama‘s speech in Cairo early this morning for your reading pleasure on the Kindle. Just click here to download the file to your computer. Then connect the Kindle via USB cord and drag the file into the “documents”…
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The Logic of the Kindle
by Will DeLamater
Someone said “Why would I want to carry another device just to read a book?” I guess they missed the fact that they were already carrying a device just to read a book, and that would be the book itself…
More Tudors on Your Kindle
by Will DeLamater
I don’t know if anyone else has gotten hooked on the Showtime series that portrays the life and times of King Henry the VIII of England, but after catching up with seasons One and Two on DVD, our household settles down on Sunday nights for a journey back to the 16th-century and the Tudors. Of…
Books Smell Fine on the Kindle
by Will DeLamater
It has been amusing to hear over the last months how many people are wed to the way that books smell. The smell of books is cited as a primary objection to the Kindle, which, as far as I can tell, has no discernible smell. That sensory exploration of books by the nose seems almost…
Planner 2009 Ready for Kindle
by Will DeLamater
Right after I posted Calendar for Kindle as a free download a few weeks ago, I got a bunch of feedback about how folks would really like it to work. Calendar was intended as a quick reference, but many of you are like me and find it helpful to be able to keep notes and…
Blogs for Educators on the Kindle
by Will DeLamater
Happy New Year to all Kindlers! I have been checking out some of the best edu-bloggers over the holidays and want to make a few recommendations for the new year. These should be exciting times in education with a new administration in Washington and tough economic times around the country. Maybe the time is right…
Is It Illegal on Your Kindle?
by Will DeLamater
Following Len Edgerly’s podcast last week of his interview with “Starbuck,” the Kindle-toting Army Captain serving in Iraq, I thought I would grab a copy of a book he recommended during the interview, T. E. Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom. I mean, the book was written a looong time ago so I figured that Project…
A New Kindle Utility: Calendar for Kindle
by Will DeLamater
The popularity of Notepad for Kindle got me thinking about another utility that I’d like on my Kindle, a calendar utility. With Notepad getting decent reviews, I thought, why not?. Mary Krieg wrote a comment, saying “I now have the Personal Notepad on my Kindle. It is fantastic! You truly designed a program that is…
A Kindle Gift Under Your Tree
by Will DeLamater
If you get up on Christmas morning and take a little peek at the computer just to see what’s going on, who’s on Twitter, if there are greetings on Facebook, or a message in a “tweetwrapper” just for you, then you should be rewarded with something more than a piece of coal. And so it…
Book Selection for Kindle Loan Program at NCSU
by Will DeLamater
One interesting feature of the Kindle loaner program at North Carolina State University is the way that books are selected for download to the 18 Kindles that are available for checkout. Patrons (including students and faculty) recommend titles through an online submission form (see screen shot) that is then vetted by library staff. More from…