Kindle ebook reader you got for Christmas? Here are some tips for a good start – Spider’s Web

ebook reader from Amazon is a very popular Christmas presents for people of all ages. If they znalaźliście Kindle obdarowaliście under the Christmas tree or close this device, we have for you a few tips on what you should do in the first place.

Novice holders Amazon e-book readers after initial configuration and create a login face many dilemmas. How to take the book, and copy them to the reader what additional applications to install? We have prepared some tips for those who are just starting their adventure with equipped family Epaper Kindle devices, such as. Kindle or Kindle Paperwhite Classic.

How to download books on Kindle?

The first question that readers ask themselves users of the Kindle family after unpacking the box and turned on, is “what can I do about this read”. Contrary to appearances … quite a bit. In the best situation, there are people who read books written in a language other than Polish – mainly in English. These can even be purchased and downloaded from the device itself – simply can not.

Readers Kindle is Amazon’s products, which is the world’s largest bookstore website. From the reader can browse Amazon for yourself and choose your favorite book. You can also do it – which is much more convenient – from the website store on your computer. To purchase at amazon.com site should of course be given your credit card.

Books in Polish can be purchased at one of the many e-bookstore on our market.

In countries where Amazon is officially available, distributors and writers can share their work directly in the library creators of the reader. Poland, unfortunately, to such countries should not be, and books written in Polish, we must upload to the device itself. Fortunately, it is neither difficult nor time consuming. First, of course, you have to equip themselves with the appropriate files from the books.

Contrary to appearances, they are not or DOC-and from Word or ordinary PDFs. Kindle readers require the user to gain MOBI files. There are many websites that provide free ebooks in this format as well, but these are usually antiques, reading, school, etc. Where you should look for the latest bestseller? Such books MOBI format can also be purchased in almost every Polish e-bookstore website.

Places where you can buy ebooks is a whole lot.

Digital Bookstores different assortment, pricing, programs loyalty and ease of use. Instead, add them all to your bookmarks better to use one of the search engines, such as. Hunt eBook, where you can instantly compare prices at several different locations in the network. I do not have your favorite when it comes to specific bookstore and purchases mostly go by … price. After checking the availability MOBI files, of course.

I do not recommend searching for e-books in the Google search engine. In most cases, asking Google about ebooks you come across the “hamster”, pirated versions of the books. Not only downloading is morally questionable (if not-illegal), but also pirated books are often of poor quality, or eg. No division into chapters and contain errors, are poorly folded like. In books purchased such problems (rather) there are no .

How do I upload to Kindle bought the book?

books purchased on Amazon You can read immediately after purchase. They appear on the reader faster than the amount due will be charged to credit card users! A little more effort is with books bought off Amazon, but they also upload is not too onerous.

Kindle have a microUSB port which allows you to rip purchased in Polish bookstores books MOBI format directly from your computer. This is the simplest, but not always the best way. At the beginning, however, sufficient, and when connected to a computer, you can quickly copy downloaded the earlier you book the reader’s memory.

It is worth to upload the book ” through the cloud. “

Amazon provides the ability to deliver books on Kindle electronically. If only we combine the reader to your home Wi-Fi network or device is purchased the 3G version, you can send the file to the book as an attachment to an email. After a few moments, the title will appear on the reader, while a copy will be archived on the server Amazon.

The email address of the reader can be found in your account settings at amazon.com. Note! You need to add your own email address to the so-called. whitelist. Without taking this step sent the book will be rejected by the server. This is a good protection against dowcipnisiami – even if you know the address of the reader, it’s still nothing on him throw …

Uploading Kindle ebook on the internet has several advantages.

Save the books on the device by send it by e-mail will get it in the future, after you delete a file from the device. This will allow it to synchronize reading progress between several readers and applications for smartphones, if the user of those are benefits – just as it happens by default with books bought at Amazon.

I agree, too, that the sending of books by Email is quite outdated and not very convenient way to transfer books. Much better to install on your computer application called Send to Kindle. After it is installed, simply right-click on the file MOBI and select the desired item from the context menu, and it will be transported to the reader without wires.

Very well, however, that Amazon did not give up receiving files via email.

Some of the Polish bookstores offer automatic delivery of Kindle books purchased through this feature. Just once enter your email address in your account settings bookstore and bookshop address in your account settings. Another bought in a given place positions will land on your Kindle automatically. It works almost as well as purchases in the Amazon.

Of course, no one and no one is forcing to the cloud. Installing additional software is not necessary. Ripping books downloaded via cable is a good way to fill the reader’s memory, but … really you should make a habit of sending e-books on Amazon’s servers. It is an extra backup of books, and this synchronization progress is one of the most exciting features of the Kindle.

Kindle holder should take a look is the official mobile application

Owners of smartphones and tablets after hearing the reader should install Amazon’s official application. It shows how well developed ecosystem services is built around the bookstore and the same family of Kindle devices. With a simple program for mobile devices, users can gain access to your library – both e-books from Amazon, as well as outside of it and bought uploaded wirelessly – without having to reach your reader.

This allows you to continue reading on another device and Amazon’s cloud contains information about the last reading page. With a feature called Whispersync regardless which device you take your hand, always open to the virtual page where finished reading. Sam read so that many of the chapters in the queue to see a doctor or by bus, and after returning home I did not have to remember about how many pages to scroll forward to reading the book, because it happens automatically.

Another interesting feature is the extension for web browsers called Send to Kindle. It works similarly to the program that sends books. Instead of sending a reader MOBI files when you click the extension shall transmit to the user’s device specially processed website, which is currently to be displayed in the browser. It’s a great way to read long articles found on the network – eg. Those on reader Kindle published in the pages of Spider’s Web.

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We hope that you now know about your new toy a little bit more and you will like their “mongrel” just as many members of our editorial board. However, if you have any questions or concerns about the Kindle, is happy to talk with you in the comments.

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Keyboard Kindle Touch vs 7 – FrazPC.pl

Phyt0n aka ‘ inveterate commentator’

25/12/2014 0:48

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hmmm …

and why you need a keyboard to read?

surely you will not be on the net kindlu used the hassle because it generally as for me – the voice on zwykla versions (classic) or tactile (touch) – lower weight, and in the end it’s only e-book reader and not the multifunctional device …

And look also try products pocketbook basic 2 or basic touch – they give the trick and May support for more formats than mongrel
Greetings!

http://phyton.tk – a long time ago without upgrades. http://allegro.pl/listing/user/listing.php?us_id=88377 – sometimes selling something:)

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Kindle is 7 years old, it changes the book in drama – dobreprogramy

 Readers Kindle line are 7 years. Although outside the United States do not develop full potential, in many parts of the world have become synonymous with the readers. Without a doubt are devices that forever changed the way of reading. In the Internet age, easy access to information and opinions, and rich text messaging capabilities, we read more than ever … and thus reach for less books. Kindle readers, among others, attempt to repair what broke technique – reading the random and problems with focus on text longer than a few sentences.
 

 Kindle was created by Lab126, which is headed by a former engineer of Palm Computing, Gregg Zehr. In 2004, Jeff Bezos commissioned the building of the world’s best device for reading books before your Apple or Google. Apparently he repeated his employees that have to work as if they wanted to all bookstores fell , which you can read in the last year published a book, “The Everything Store”. Amazon company placed an order for the reader to be cheap, it will have unique features, and while reading “disappears in your hand.”
 

 The model pursued by readers, paper – lightweight, easy to read in all conditions and durable medium of words. Every year, readers are proximal and distal to him at the same time – are equipped with tools to facilitate reading, like bookmarks, dictionaries, notebooks and the ability to connect to social networking sites. When reading such items as “Game of Thrones”, there is no need to reach for the parties Wikia not to lose the thread – Kindle can display a brief biographies of the form. Also calculates how long it will take until the end of the chapter misread.
 

 Convenience of a reader is the result of long observation – the seat of Lab126 is a special room where they are observed reading habits. It turned out that readers change the hand you are holding a book, at about 2 minutes … although in polls declared that they do not. 80% of the page changes this transition forward – because the passing to the next page in the Kindle Voyage is greater.
 

 In 2007, the book had to compete with a lot of other ways to entertain and it was high time for a change – at least in the US market, dominated by engaging mobile games and multimedia much easier to read than a book. The first Kindle cost $ 400 and was not particularly handsome, but introduced a revolution: it was integrated into the bookstore before the world heard about the App Store. The first time you could start reading within seconds of buying any book from the store.
 

 Company Amazon does not provide official data on sales Kindli. We know only that sold over 80 million units this year, readers and bring $ 5 billion revenue Amazonowi. In the United Kindle contributed to the massive popularization of electronic books (28% of Americans have read the ebook last year).

 Officially, the Polish Kindle are sent from 5 years are covered by the manufacturer’s warranty and no problems with the exchange. Although we do not have access to all the services of Amazon, the Kindle in Poland are popular – according to this year’s Czytnikoliczenia represent 73% of readers in Poland. Their appearance in our country contributed to the development of the domestic market of electronic books. Virtualo October report, however, suggests that it could be better – on the market there are suddenly 19,000 items, and sales are suffering, inter alia, because of the high VAT. Luckily 2-3 years ago Polish bookstores began to sell books in various formats, including MOBI for Kindle, instead of DRM begun to use watermarks and przyłożyły to prepare a decent electronic books.
 

 As of the Amazon is the future of electronic books, we can learn from the interviews conducted with the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the Kindle’s debut on the market (19 November 2007). One of the most visible changes is not, as we read, but what we read – who are the authors, and the book was published and how it is distributed. In Poland, yet these changes do not feel, but in the US market, Amazon sells 40% of all new books and more than 60% of all electronic books.

 On the other hand, because publishers do not always agree incur additional charges for sale through this platform, it may happen that important and noteworthy item will not be available due to a purely business decision. Thus, as pointed out by one of the editors of The New Yorker , Amazon may gain such control over the exchange of thoughts, which have not yet had any US company.

 If you want to talk about a constant-sum game, I can not say that in the future books will cope better or worse … The direction in which the reading goes, appoint, expand or reduce only our ingenuity in how we support them.

 - Russ Grandinetti, VP Kindle Content
 

 On the other hand, we see the rise in popularity of literature published independently by authors that Amazon very keen to promote. Kindle Singles is a place where you will find a lot of different quality literature whose extradition for various reasons, have undertaken no traditional publisher. A similar effect for the film industry have YouTube, Vimeo and Netflix. Amazon also applied to bring in foreign literature on its home market and its translation into English. It is interesting tourist informants sales decline – in the end most of the information you will find on the web, being already in place.

 With the acquisition of Audible Amazon became the team that prepares audiobooks. Currently, the company is a directory of more than 55,000, and you can at any time and listen to the reader to put down the rest of the book. Recording studio in which they arise, working 16 hours an day, 7 days a week. For most of the day we need eyes to something other than reading, so Amazon in the sound sees the future consumption of literature … and that means a return to the original version, or oral communication.
 

Kindle is 7 years old, is changing the world of books and readers – dobreprogramy

 Readers Kindle line are 7 years. Although outside the United States do not develop full potential, in many parts of the world have become synonymous with the readers. Without a doubt are devices that forever changed the way of reading. In the Internet age, easy access to information and opinions, and rich text messaging capabilities, we read more than ever … and thus reach for less books. Kindle readers, among others, attempt to repair what broke technique – reading the random and problems with focus on text longer than a few sentences.
 

 Kindle was created by Lab126, which is headed by a former engineer of Palm Computing, Gregg Zehr. In 2004, Jeff Bezos commissioned the building of the world’s best device for reading books before your Apple or Google. Apparently he repeated his employees that have to work as if they wanted to all bookstores fell , which you can read in the last year published a book, “The Everything Store”. Amazon company placed an order for the reader to be cheap, it will have unique features, and while reading “disappears in your hand.”
 

 The model pursued by readers, paper – lightweight, easy to read in all conditions and durable medium of words. Every year, readers are proximal and distal to him at the same time – are equipped with tools to facilitate reading, like bookmarks, dictionaries, notebooks and the ability to connect to social networking sites. When reading such items as “Game of Thrones”, there is no need to reach for the parties Wikia not to lose the thread – Kindle can display a brief biographies of the form. Also calculates how long it will take until the end of the chapter misread.
 

 Convenience of a reader is the result of long observation – the seat of Lab126 is a special room where they are observed reading habits. It turned out that readers change the hand you are holding a book, at about 2 minutes … although in polls declared that they do not. 80% of the page changes this transition forward – because the passing to the next page in the Kindle Voyage is greater.
 

 In 2007, the book had to compete with a lot of other ways to entertain and it was high time for a change – at least in the US market, dominated by engaging mobile games and multimedia much easier to read than a book. The first Kindle cost $ 400 and was not particularly handsome, but introduced a revolution: it was integrated into the bookstore before the world heard about the App Store. The first time you could start reading within seconds of buying any book from the store.
 

 Company Amazon does not provide official data on sales Kindli. We know only that sold over 80 million units this year, readers and bring $ 5 billion revenue Amazonowi. In the United Kindle contributed to the massive popularization of electronic books (28% of Americans have read the ebook last year).

 Officially, the Polish Kindle are sent from 5 years are covered by the manufacturer’s warranty and no problems with the exchange. Although we do not have access to all the services of Amazon, the Kindle in Poland are popular – according to this year’s Czytnikoliczenia represent 73% of readers in Poland. Their appearance in our country contributed to the development of the domestic market of electronic books. Virtualo October report, however, suggests that it could be better – on the market there are suddenly 19,000 items, and sales are suffering, inter alia, because of the high VAT. Luckily 2-3 years ago Polish bookstores began to sell books in various formats, including MOBI for Kindle, instead of DRM begun to use watermarks and przyłożyły to prepare a decent electronic books.
 

 As of the Amazon is the future of electronic books, we can learn from the interviews conducted with the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the Kindle’s debut on the market (19 November 2007). One of the most visible changes is not, as we read, but what we read – who are the authors, and the book was published and how it is distributed. In Poland, yet these changes do not feel, but in the US market, Amazon sells 40% of all new books and more than 60% of all electronic books.

 On the other hand, because publishers do not always agree incur additional charges for sale through this platform, it may happen that important and noteworthy item will not be available due to a purely business decision. Thus, as pointed out by one of the editors of The New Yorker , Amazon may gain such control over the exchange of thoughts, which have not yet had any US company.

 If you want to talk about a constant-sum game, I can not say that in the future books will cope better or worse … The direction in which the reading goes, appoint, expand or reduce only our ingenuity in how we support them.

 - Russ Grandinetti, VP Kindle Content
 

 On the other hand, we see the rise in popularity of literature published independently by authors that Amazon very keen to promote. Kindle Singles is a place where you will find a lot of different quality literature whose extradition for various reasons, have undertaken no traditional publisher. A similar effect for the film industry have YouTube, Vimeo and Netflix. Amazon also applied to bring in foreign literature on its home market and its translation into English. It is interesting tourist informants sales decline – in the end most of the information you will find on the web, being already in place.

 With the acquisition of Audible Amazon became the team that prepares audiobooks. Currently, the company is a directory of more than 55,000, and you can at any time and listen to the reader to put down the rest of the book. Recording studio in which they arise, working 16 hours an day, 7 days a week. For most of the day we need eyes to something other than reading, so Amazon in the sound sees the future consumption of literature … and that means a return to the original version, or oral communication.
 

Google Wallet adds Touch ID support, the Amazon Kindle that brings Goodreads for iOS – Apple Insider

By AppleInsider Staff
Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 9:55 am PT ( 12:55 pm ET)

Two of tech’s biggest names unveiled significant_coeff_flag it updates some flagship iOS apps this week, with Google Wallet allowing users to authenticate using fingerprint Their Goodreads and Amazon adding integration and unlimited is its Kindle reading app.

Google Wallet

The Google Wallet users can now replace the PIN code used to unlock the app with Apple’s Touch ID system, though they will not be able to use Touch ID to authenticate transactions. Alongside Touch ID support, the app has been updated for the new screen resolutions of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Google has also added the ability to use Wallet to split the cost of transactions with friends, as well as offline access is loyalty cards. In Addition, the search giant promises a bug Preventing That some users from opening the app has been dispatched with.

The Google Wallet version 8.174.19 is available now as a free, 21-megabyte download from the App Store .

Kindle

In preparation for the holidays, Amazon added as a number of discovery features that its Kindle app for iOS. New Means That integration Goodreads users can get personalized book Recommendations based on other books and genres That they like, while they can also share reading progress and snippets on the reading-focused social network from within the Kindle app.

Those reading Kindle books on Apple’s iPad now have access to a new Book Browser view, Which shows information – Including descriptions and customer reviews – When tapping on a book’s cover. The app will also Provide information about the next volume When users finish a book That is part of a series.

Additionally, the app now supports Kindle Unlimited via the Book Browser, while Audible audiobooks can now be played as they download, rather than waiting for the entire transfer is complete.

Kindle version 4.6 is available now as a free download 46.1-megabyte from the App Store.

Kindle for iOS now makes it Easier for newbies to start reading – Engadget

It’s getting awfully cold outside, Which Means They really thing: Your time is much better spent curled up in bed reading. Amazon’s trying to make That proposition a little more enticing for iOS devotees with a new app update that (among other things!) Makes the whole shebang a little more social. Kindle newcomers can shine a spotlight on the titles and genres they’ve liked it generate a letter of Goodreads-free book samples suggested that tuck into, and you once you’re settled in, you can used the literary social service to share your progress and talk smack on the authors. If you’ve got an iPad, a new Book Browser feature proffers reader reviews and descriptions to help you make the all-important Those buying digital Decisions. Oh, and once your vision grows weak and blurry, you can jump into aa new audiobook much faster now – you no longer have to wait for the file to finish downloading before letting Rupert Degas’ reading of M urakami’s Dance Dance Dance wash over you. Ah, bliss.

Deal: save $ 125 on your Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablets with Amazon’s Gold Box Deal – Android Authority (blog)

We’re getting down to the last few days before the holidays, and some of you have not Likely finished your shopping yet . That’s okay, because Amazon still has a ton of great ways to save before the end of the year. Through Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the day, you can save $ 125 on the 3rd Generation Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-inch tablets. The $ 125 discount is only extends 16GB models.

Here are the three tablets Amazon is offering:

Take note, These are not the most recent models of Fire tablets out there, though they are not too far behind the newest generation When it comes to specifications. If you need a refresher, the 3rd Gen. Fire HDX tablets bring a 2560 × 1600 resolution and a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor with 800 RAM 2GB of.

In the Know These tablets will not suit everyone’s needs, but the solid build quality packaged with special offers and services from Amazon are definitely worth taking a look at. And remember, Amazon’s Gold Box Deals only last for 24 hours. If you want the deal, you must purchase the tablet before midnight on Monday, December 15th.

Let us know if you picked anything up!

The new Kindle app for iOS tempted to leave the Amazon even more … – Spider’s Web

The new version of the Kindle app yesterday went on smartphones and tablets iOS users. It introduces some really meaningful news. Amazon thus proves that he can integrate their services previously purchased services and doing it in a good style.

When Amazon was full of cares Goodreads fear that my favorite social network, from which I derive information about the read and unread books yet, change for the worse. It turned out that the company, Jeff Bezos or thought to spoil it, but instead integrates it with the Kindle ecosystem services in a very thoughtful way.

The first Goodreads went straight to the readers, and now turn to mobile applications.

It is true that I am not fully satisfied with the integration Goodreads my Kindle Paperwhite, but after further information provided by Amazon, I see that it will be only better. Purchased by Jeff Bezos social network for bookworms not happen despite the fears of a sales mouthpiece for Amazon’s e-book offer – just as it does not become IMDb.com great for movies.

Instead of push force us to offer the sale of e-books and paper editions Goodreads Amazon will develop in the right direction. Service integration in the Kindle for iPhone and iPad, which appeared in the latest version aplikakcji, is the best proof. From now reading the book you will be able to share information about it on Goodreads without switching the official application to operate the service.

Not only does it save time, but it also has a chance to encourage users to use the Goodreads.

Action Amazon enjoy me twice. Not only from now on use of the site is more convenient, but also a chance to increase the number of its users. This is very good news, because the force Goodreads is not only a huge database of books – including e-books, audiobooks and Polish editions – but also an active community of commenting on the book and leading discussions.

In addition, there are also Goodreads acting pro bono for the benefit of the community, “librarians”. This group, which Goodreads authors acknowledge the status of “librarian”, to which he belong. There is no profits from this, only the ability to edit data on the books, to which access can not access ordinary members of the site. Community “librarians” works on a similar principle, which is centered around Wikipedia.

Kindle.app it is not pointless add-

The LCD screen on your smartphone or tablet will not replace epapieru, but still with the Kindle mobile application using quite often. From a reader I use at home, and leaving him throw it in the bag with the laptop, but do not always take with me yet more junk. With this application, I read while waiting for the bus or in the kilometer-long line at the supermarket a few chapters of the book.

As soon as I get back to the reader, the device itself by synchronizing the Internet jumps to the page on which I’ve recently read. This way synchronization very simple, comfortable and extremely pleasant to use solution and, most importantly, it works not only for books bought in Amazon, but also MOBI format e-books from Polish bookstores.

Mobile Kindle is only seemingly insignificant bonus for users of devices sold by Amazon.

Software for Android and iOS allows you to access your reading when the Kindle is just beyond our reach. Because the application is available on tablets and smartphones – which screens are often almost as large as in the Amazon reader – mobile reading really has a lot of sense.

The more I am pleased that Amazon introduced here Goodreads service. From now on, reading a book bought on Amazon, you can simply select the application in the service, what percentage was able to read the book, indicate the title read, and share with your friends quotes from reading and thoughts on it.

Unfortunately it does not work with books uploaded to Amazon’s MOBI format, but it is understandable.

Integration with Goodreads only books purchased from Amazon. Pairing a file with a specific release of Amazon’s database would be problematic and could cause more errors than giving benefits. It is true that you could give the opportunity to the reader to manually sync items from Kindle with Goodreads, but who knows, maybe we will see this in the future?

Of course, it would not be in the taste Amazonowi who earns after the sale of content and not devices. It must be remembered that the company, Jeff Bezos, and so does a lot, so as not to discourage customers from other readers Kindle bookstore. At the end of the book MOBI format, you can easily open to readers, as well as for them not disabled synchronization mechanisms, application notes, etc.

This is not the end of the Kindle application changes

The introduction of Goodreads is just one of the changes that users are waiting for the new version to iOS Kindle.app. In addition, the iPad version of the application went through the books and audiobooks browser from Amazon created with users in mind Kindle Unlimited.

This allows you to browse 700 thousand. position descriptions and opinions of customers and a bump in screen download them to your device. The materials in this section, the application shall be made available at no charge, unless the user has chosen to subscribe.

In addition to the improvements went through the application section devoted audiobookom with Audible.

This is another example of the connection of an external Kindle ecosystem service, which is owned by Amazon. For a long time, if you purchased the ebook on Amazon and Audible audiobook in could synchronize reading progress between the two media.

In a recent update introduces even support audiobooks from Audible directly to the Kindle. From now on, thanks to a feature called Progressive Play you can even start to listen to the book before all of the audio book is downloaded to the device.

It also has improved the last card on the lines of the book from Amazon readers.

After reading the title, you can mark it as read on Goodreads, and if the book comes from the series – once to buy the next volume. This solution is not intrusive. Ba, the reader may not even be aware that the book is a continuation and such information in this place is even desirable.

Little change occurred in the digital bookcase or user. From now on you can read some basic information about the book when you hold your finger on the cover longer, and selecting the appropriate item from the menu. Will then be shown a summary and reviews of users for a particular item.

The icing on the cake is the introduction of the recommendations of books.

Amazon does not rely on them already exclusively on their data, but to recommend users to the next position using the knowledge collected on the basis of user activity Goodreads. This is very good news for us, readers – but much worse for the Polish digital bookstore.

Today, I am a devoted user of Polish language UpolujEbooka and buy books from your local retailers, but if Amazon will begin once the distribution of Polish books, is probably a commission Sales Jeff Bezos see. Kindle is in fact not only the reader, but the entire ecosystem services.

And that, unfortunately, no hamsters, and even Polish torrentownie e-bookstores can not replace.

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Kindle For iOS Updated With Goodreads, Kindle Unlimited Integrations And More – TechCrunch

Amazon this morning has rolled out an updated version of its Kindle app for iOS Users which now offers readers a number of new features, integration with Amazon Including acquisition Goodreads, personalized book suggestions, and, for Those Who subscribe a Kindle Unlimited access to over 700,000 titles in the app, among other additions. The update follows the upgrade of the Kindle software itself in November, Which also Introduced Goodreads integration and other changes Affecting Those Who own the Amazon Kindle e-reader hardware devices.

One of the more interesting features among today’s updates is the integration with Goodreads, Amazon’s social network for sharing reading progress, highlights, quotes, reviews and ratings, with a network of fellow readers on the service, as well as with friends on larger social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Now readers are able to rate and review books on Goodreads in the app from the “Before You Go” screen at the end of the book, says Amazon.

The other notable item is the Addition of the Book Browser for iPad users, Which Introduces a way for Amazon customers who subscribe to the Kindle Unlimited service to browse titles and then begin reading immediately Allows. That’s kind of a big deal for Kindle users – historically, Amazon has avoided sharing a portion of its revenues with Apple by disallowing any option to buy books in the app. Instead, users have had to shop on Amazon Directly, then sync Their respective titles are mobile apps after buying a book. But because the Kindle Unlimited is an all-you-can-eat subscription service – $ 9.99 / month for its library of thousands of 700.000+ and audiobooks – there’s no need Those that limit users from searching for books then instantly begin to read them.

however, Amazon Kindle notepad That Unlimited subscribers can not sign up for the service in the iOS app – they have to visit the website amazon.com/kindleunlimited instead.

Another feature arriving today in The app is a new welcome experience the where users can select Their favorite genres and rate books they’ve read and want to read it in order receive personalized Recommendations of books to try. Powered by Goodreads, These suggestions have proven to be a bit hit-or-miss in the past, but it’s at least a step in the right direction for how this sort of personalized recommendation can be used date. If you find a book you might like by way of this feature, you’re able to download a free sample in the app, too.

Also new: book details can now be viewed by long-pressing on a book cover in the library, Amazon says Which was a customer request, audiobooks can play before they finish downloading, and a “Next in Series” feature will let you learn about the next title and add it to your wish list When you finish reading the preceding book in a series.

The updated app is out now on iTunes.

Amazon’s Kindle app for iOS updated w / Goodreads integration, Audible … – 9 to 5 Mac (blog)

Amazon pushed out an updated version of its Kindle app for iOS today bringing a letter of new features to the reading app.

Kindle for iOS now includes integration with Goodreads, the social cataloging service it bought last year, allowing users to share readers book progress and completion status, quotes, and more Kindle Goodreads. iPad Kindle app users now have access is Amazon’s Book Browser to view the book descriptions and customer ratings; Unlimited Kindle customers (3o-day free trial) can download books Directly from the Book Browser. The new version also adds a feature called Audible Progressive Play, Which allows audiobook listeners using the Amazon-owned Audible service to play content as it downloads.

The update also adds new ways for users that access information and details about Kindle books. Check the extensive change log of the latest version below for more information:

What’s New in Version 4.6

Just in time for the holidays, the Kindle for iOS has something for everyone! Book Browser allows you to explore and read from a selection of over 700,000 titles and thousands of audiobooks available with a Kindle Unlimited membership. Our new welcome experience helps customers get personalized book samples and start reading with the Kindle in three easy steps. Audiophiles can start listening to Audiobooks immediately Allows Their upon download thanks a progressive playback. On-the-go students can now access eTextbooks on Their iPhones. These features and more make the Kindle Version 4.6 the perfect reading app to start the New Year.

Version 4.6 Features

Welcome experience for new customers: New customers can get started reading right away! To Selecting favorite genres, rating books, and Identifying books they would like to read, new customers will get personalized sample book suggestions (powered by the Goodreads recommendation engine) to download and read for free.

• Book Browser (for iPad only): Using the Book Browser, customers can now view and get additional information about books. Tapping on a book cover displays a detail page A provides information about That the book, Including the book description and customer reviews. Kindle Unlimited members can download and read immediately Allows.

• Integration Goodreads: Goodreads customers can now share book progress, selected quotes and more from your Kindle. Once connected, via “Settings / Social Networking,” customers can share a book progress using the new [g] button in the reader controls, share quotes to Selecting text, or share That they’ve finished a book from the “Before You Go” screen.

• Next In Series Information: Customers finishing a book in a series like A Game of Thrones can learn about the next book, A Clash of Kings, and instantly add it Their is a wish list from the “Before You Go” screen.

• Book Detail Pages in the Library: By customer request, book details can now be viewed by long pressing a book cover in the library and Selecting “Book Details.” Customers can now see a synopsis of the book, Amazon reviews, and more.

• Audible Progressive Play: Start playing audiobooks as they’re downloading (no need to wait for the entire download). Audiobooks can be played once you’ve downloaded the past your current reading location.

Amazon’s Kindle app for iPhone and iPad is available for free on the App Store.

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Amazon Kindle Voyage (2014), starting from £ 169 – Express.co.uk

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The Voyage is targeted squarely at those readers who are truly passionate about Kindles

Amazon has enjoyed enormous success with dry its range the Kindle e-readers affordable have become virtually synonymous with the entire e-ink category.

Until now the US retail giant has always strived to keep prices low Kindle – safe in the knowledge That readers will be purchasing Their next pageturner from the Amazon eBook store.

But with the hugely successful Kindle Touch on sale for less than £ 50 and third generation Kindle Paperwhites selling for a little over £ 100 – Amazon can afford it shift its focus away from pricing.

The result is the Kindle Voyage – a top-of-the-line e-reader with a brand-new design and cutting edge e-ink screen.

have raced Express Online through Stephen King’s latest thriller to put the Kindle Voyage through its paces over the past week.

Look & amp; Feel

For its latest e-ink device, Amazon Decided we import the unapologetically angular design from its own Fire tablets.

The striking and sharp design language is a refreshing change from the plain black slabs That make up the rest of the Kindle range. Priced almost three times more than the Kindle Touch, it is clear the Voyage is no longer a cheap, functional device – and Amazon has updated its design chops accordingly.

In doing so Amazon has managed it create the first truly stylish e-reader.

The bold new design is only marred by the glossy and disproportionately-sized Amazon logo sprawled across the rear of the Voyage – that can make the reader feel like a billboard commuting.

however, this is a small complaint for an otherwise stylish and distinctive device.

The Kindle Voyage is built from a grippy plastic tactile That makes it comfortable to hold for long reading sessions.

The jet-black material has a premium feel surprisingly – and keeps the e-reader from slipping.

The front of the Voyage is dominated by an impressive six-inch e-ink screen with its flush bezels and framed with two haptic sensors.

Since the Amazon Kindle 4 shelved, its e-readers have relied entirely on touch screen input. But with the Kindle Voyage, the company is offering readers a choice. Swipe and tap on the screen to navigate through the menus, options and pages of a book – or gently squeeze the glass on either side of the display. A small line and dot Indicate the where the screen is pressure sensitive bridge. Pushing down on one of These areas moves forwards and backwards through the pages and rewards readers with a subtle haptic buzz.

Far from a gimmick, this method quickly Became a preferred way of using using the device.

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The ambient light sensor constantly battles that brighten the Voyage’s stunning screen

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The retina-like screen on the Kindle Voyage makes older models look fuzzy and dull

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