Amazon's recent root-destroying Kindle Fire update 6.2.1 not only removed existing roots but disabled the easiest means of re-rooting—SuperOneClick. But what if you want to keep your root more than update? Gizmodo's Chris Beidelman has devised this ingenious and simple workaround: More »
Updating my mini-guide for Kindle users
My free online mini-tutorial for Kindle users--“Kindle 3 How To: Notes to share”--has been updated. The added Note 11, for a potential writer of a Kindle book, describes how to create an active table of contents. Writing it was a real pedagogical...
Amazon rolled out its newest software update for the Kindle Fire—version 6.2—this evening. Initial reports indicate that it both de-roots your jailbroken device and removes access to the Android Marketplace. But don't worry—the borking is reversible. More »
other handheld device? I've heard a lot of pros and cons about the new Kindle Fire. But most of the cons I've heard are from people comparing the Kindle Fire to their old kindle devices and ipads. I'm getting the kindle fire for someone for Christmas, and the only thing they own that is remotely...
KINDLE FOR BEGINNERS
My mini-book about using Kindle is available at:
Amazon.com: Kindle How-To: Notes to Share eBook: Ludwik Kowalski: Kindle Store
It describes only those basic tasks which I actually performed. The title is KINDLE HOW-TO: NOTES TO SHARE; the price is less than one dollar...
I am deciding between a Kindle Fire and an Apple Ipad - The price is like completely better for the Kindle Fire - but i was wondering if anyone can tell me which is better for games and some music.
I would be getting it mostly for the games and to listen to some music.
I can get the kindle fire...
I know theirs a few things that I am missing and I want to know before I start randomly downloding books. For instance, what format does it go in? And once I download it, is it as easy as dragging and dropping into my kindle once it is connected to my computer?
This is all hypothetical of...
Publishing a Kindle Book
1) Inspired by The New York Times article about Kindle publishing (October 24, 2011), I prepared the third edition of my "Tyranny to Freedom ..." *book, submitted the manuscript and the book was on the market in less than 24 hours. It costs only $0.99, the lowest...
We've more or less accepted e-readers as the best way to read a book digitally, but there's still a whole lot that gadgets can do that e-readers suck at—literally anything you own with a screen is better at this stuff than an e-reader. The Kindle Touch is the first to really bridge that gap in a...
I am thinking about getting an "e reader" I have done some research and have decided either nook or kindle I would like to know which device is better from some people who own either of these devices.
Hi I have an amazon kindle and also have the app on my iphone. I logged into the same amazon account on both, but my books do no show up on the iPhone Kindle app. How do I get them on the iPhone? Any advice would be appreciated!
My mum really wants a kindle fire and her birthday is at the end of the month, however it doesn't seem to be available here yet. Does anyone know when it will be/if it will be. If not if I got one shipped from the US or Australia would it work here? Please can someone help?
Hi I am thinking of getting a tablet for my son who is autistic. I have cable internet at home but I do not have wireless. My question is can I take pictures on the ipad 2 and transfer it to my computer without wireless for example using some kind of usb cable?
Also, can I connect the Ipad 2...
quite as much (hopefully)? I have an HP Pavillion laptop pc. It seems like it should at least be theoretically possible to make it less hurtful on my eyes. E-ink, e-paper, whatever? I'm also positive it comes on some netbooks these days.
Also is it true that Kindle screens are better long...