I’ve had my Kindle for eight months now, and I’ve had very few complaints. I’ve previously mentioned how I would like the Kindle to auto-delete samples of books I buy (ie: when I click through from the end of a sample book to purchase the book, the Kindle should be smart enough to delete...

Portfoilo.com discusses Esquire’s e-ink cover, the first of its kind. The cover used the same technology available in the Amazon Kindle. Portfolio.com says, How sexy was the E-Ink technology on Esquire’s October cover? In the eyes of the magazine-buying public, it was about as sexy as Angelina...

Us News & World Report named Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos one of America’s greatest leaders recently. One of their writers spoke with Bezos regarding leadership and being an internet pioneer. One tip he gives for start-ups is keeping your focus in the right place. He says, We wanted to have a...

Today is the six-month anniversary of the day I started LightMyKindle.com. I received a Kindle as a gift in March 2008. I was immediately fascinated by the device and wanted to share what I learned about it with other Kindle owners. In the past six months I’ve learned some pretty neat tricks, and...

One year ago today, Amazon released the most talked about gadget of the year – the Amazon Kindle e-book reader. The sensational device allowed readers to download their favorite classics and new best-sellers directly from the device using a free wireless connection. It holds 200 books and has an...

This one might be a no-brainer for most Kindle users, but for new users it might be a helpful tip. The easiest way to preserve battery power is to turn off your wireless connection. The switch is on the back of your Kindle, next to the power switch. Whenever you’re not actively using the wireless...

Last week Amazon announced “Frustration-Free Packaging.” This week, Best Buy appears to be following in their footsteps. Just in time for the holiday season, companies like Best Buy, Sony and Microsoft are taking Amazon’s lead and providing more eco-friendly, less intense packaging....

Several blogs (including this one) have been hinting at the possibility that President-elect Obama will choose a prominent person in the technology field to be his chief technology officer in his cabinet. Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos is on the short list, as is Steve Ballmer and Mitch Kapor (Microsoft...

American author Michael Crichton passed away last week from cancer. He was a fantastic author, having written the novels Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, and Rising Sun, among others, as well as being the creator of the television show ER. Many of his novels are available on the Kindle, some for as...

CNN has a preview of some new techie gadgets coming up, one of which is a fancy e-ink innovation. It’s supposed to be an improvement on the newspaper-reading experience. Reading newspapers, while an excellent way to get information, can be cumbersome on a commuter train (you try reading a fold-open-style...