It is a commonplace now in tweets and posts about the experience of owning a Kindle that users find themselves reading more on the Kindle than they did before. That is certainly my story. I browse the Wall Street Journal every morning now, and currently have two novels going. The time I spend reading has…
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Can Other Kindle Terms from Amazon Be True?
by Will
After fretting a bit about the limitations that the Kindle License and Terms of Use may place on educational applications, I found some other spots in the document that don’t ring true. Take the section on “Your Conduct”: Your Conduct. You agree you will use the wireless connectivity provided by Amazon only in connection with…
Made To Stick Intro Free for Kindle
by Will
This is a great book for educators, full of stories about how to get your message across in ways that people will remember. The book is full of terrific examples from the classroom, and offers a great discussion starter for teacher book groups or professional development through books, something that Education Week recently reported as…
Kindle Survives Trip to the Pool, Can It Survive School?
by Will
Great piece on NPR with Rob Pegoraro from the Washinton Post, who takes the Kindle to the pool and compares the Kindle’s durability to a cell phone. Those definitely go to the pool, and sometimes, in. He doubts the Kindle would survive immersion, and so do I. But with the drop test in mind, I…
Intergenerational Kindle Fest
by Will
Another Kindle first, courtesy of Len Edgerly and his dad. They do an impromptu review of the Kindle from their perch in the waiting room in Biddeford ME. Recorded on Utterz–clean, cool interface. Check it out here.
The Power of the Kindle Book Sample
by Will
I love this tweet because it expresses my experience exactly: “Started Pillars of the Earth, as a sample on Kindle. At 11:30p end of sample so without taking head off pillow downloaded rest of book WOW!” From Twitter. What’s magical about a Kindle “sample” is that it gives you quite a bit to read, so…
Author Len Edgerly Reads Live From the Kindle in Boulder
by Will
Is it the first author reading by Kindle? Hear “Cold Turkey in Paradise: Twelve Days Off the Internet in Maho Bay” read by author Len Edgerly below and read the essay itself at Wazee: Len, how about a Kindle version so we can read it ourselves?
How Do You Hold Your Kindle?
by Will
Hadn’t really thought of this as a debate, but some folks say left hand and some folks say right hand, with pictures to prove it. I think you can go either way: left-handed with your thumb on the word “Amazon” or right-handed with your thumb on the word “Kindle.” That cover on the back provides…
Study Grammar on Your Kindle
by Will
Jan at The Kindle Reader has a great review on a book that educators might want to put on the Kindle right away, or maybe even share with students: Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. You can get it right now from Amazon. (Apparently the Kindle version posted at Amazon early by…
Kindle, Schools, and the Love of Reading
by Will
Kelly asks on her blog: How about a Kindle’s impact on schools? Put a new Kindle in the hand of a child already pre-downloaded with some rich literature and watch their eyes light up on the first day of school. Will children discover a new love for reading? All I know is that I have…