One of the most consistent questions over the years about Kindle management concerns how to disable the ability to make purchases directly from the device. For educators, this is almost a show-stopper with Kindle. This uber-consumer reading device, designed with book purchases in mind, makes it just too darned easy to buy a book, and…
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Why Educators Should Mourn the Departure of the SD Chip Slot from the Kindle 2
by Will DeLamater
Can’t find the expansion slot for additional memory on your Kindle 2? That’s because there isn’t one. And, as I have indicated in earlier posts, that’s not a good deal for educators. This change seems to be part of the “closing” of the Kindle, where a sleek form factor trumps functionality. If the Kindle is…
Kindle “Out of Memory” Notice from Amazon
by Will DeLamater
Imagine my surprise when I got an email from Amazon telling me that my Kindle was out of memory and that they were waiting to download some content onto my Kindle but that there was no place to put it. “Once you free up space,” the email told me, “the waiting items will be automatically…
Grabbing a Screen Shot on the Kindle
by Will DeLamater
I have been reading Disrupting Class on the Kindle and note that Christenson et al use a number of charts and graphs in the book. (Is this why the book costs twice the usual price for a Kindle-enabled book?) The resolution of the skinny-lined figures I’ve run across so far begged me to capture them…