http://kindleowner.com News and Insights For Owners and Fans of Amazon.com's New Kindle Wireless eBook Reader Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:33:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're in the market for an Amazon Kindle as well as for a new credit card, this offer might be of interest to you.  Essentially, you apply for a credit card at the Amazon.com website and, if approved, you're able to get $100 off the regular retail price of ... http://kindleowner.com/2008/08/25/save-100-on-your-amazon-kindle/ Noted Atlantic magazine author (and devoted blogger), James Fallows, has more positive words about the Kindle in a recent posting.  Among the benefits of Kindle he addresses, he speaks highly of the ability to import DOC and PDF files into the Kindle (either for a slight fee or for free) ... http://kindleowner.com/2008/08/22/more-positive-words-from-fallows-on-the-kindle/ This one-page review by Glishara is an inviting, balanced take on the Kindle.  At first, physical books seemed like an absolute necessity, but now -- having bought and used the Kindle -- there are lots of advantages to the electronic world as well.  On balance, a vote in favor of ... http://kindleowner.com/2008/08/18/one-page-individual-review/ According to the U.S. News & World Reports, one analyst predicts that Amazon.com will pull in $1 billion in revenue from Kindle in 2010 - up from prior estimates of $450 - 750 million.  That's very impressive. http://kindleowner.com/2008/08/11/kindle-a-1-billion-property/ TechCrunch reports that Amazon.com has sold some 240,000 Kindle units since the Kindle was introduced to the market in November 2007.  It also speculates in a posting entitled "Kindle 2.0 Coming Around October 2008" that a new Kindle model will hit the stores in time for the holiday season.  It ... http://kindleowner.com/2008/08/02/240000-kindles-sold-according-to-techcrunch/ In a recent posting on his Atlantic Magazine blog, accomplished writer/journalist/techie James Fallows has given his thumbs-up on the Kindle, noting that the Kindle is usable outside of the US since books can easily be downloaded over the Internet and transferred to the Kindle.  This is not quite as simple ... http://kindleowner.com/2008/07/24/atlantics-fallows-likes-kindle/ One financial analyst speculates that the Amazon Kindle will do for ebooks what the iPod did for digital music -- expand the market enormously.  According to this analyst, Amazon.com could sell more than $2.5 billion in eBooks by 2012.  That's a lot of eBooks!  And, that's not even taking into ... http://kindleowner.com/2008/06/23/25-billion-in-kindle-ebooks-sales-by-2012/ Simon & Shuster, Inc. will roughly double the number of books it has in the Kindle catalog by adding some 5000 new titles in 2008. Prominent among the new titles to be added is the popular bestseller "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey. See full details here. http://kindleowner.com/2008/06/01/simon-shuster-to-add-5000-new-titles-to-amazon-kindle-catalog-in-2008/ Not only is the Kindle now in stock at Amazon.com, but it's seen it's first price drop Now you can get your own Kindle for just $359. The Kindle is getting more and more affordable, and this new price drop will surely convince many more people to hop on the Kindle bandwagon. http://kindleowner.com/2008/05/27/kindle-price-drops-40-from-399-to-359/ On its home page, Amazon.com announces that Kindles are in stock and ready for immediate shipment. Since its initial introduction last fall, there has been a wait for anyone wanting to purchase a Kindle.  For a while, the supply tightness was reflected in the elevated prices being paid for Kindles at ... http://kindleowner.com/2008/04/29/kindles-in-stock-and-ready-for-immediate-shipment/