Amazon Kindle Self Publishing

I have been reading some reviews and blog posts that say they do not like the larger size of the Amazon Kindle DX, that the Kindle DX is too large. What do you think?

One review said that there was too much text on a page. And they prefered flipping through pages vs. scanning a large page where their eyes might get lost.

I think the biggest advantage is to see full size PDF files without having to resize or pan. Maybe the regular Kindle is better for books with lots of pages, and the Kindle DX for newspapers and technical documents with lots of illustrations.

Amazon Kindle DX

With approval, you can not submit and publish your blog to the Amazon Kindle platform. This is exciting news for bloggers. And it makes me want to work on improving my blog and keep it updated daily.

Here is the link you will need to sign-up:

https://kindlepublishing.amazon.com/gp/vendor/sign-in

From Amazon:

Dear Customers, Today, we are excited to introduce Kindle 2 the next generation of our wireless reading device.Since launching the original Kindle a little over a year ago, the customer response has far surpassed our highest hopes and we re grateful and appreciative for that. More people are reading more books, newspapers, and blogs on Kindle sooner than we ever imagined.We kept everything readers love about the original Kindle the convenience of reading what you want, when you want it, the immediacy of getting books wirelessly delivered in less than 60 seconds, and Kindle s ability to disappear in your hands so you can get lost in the author s words. We chose the same 3G wireless technology used in advanced cell phones, so you never need to locate a Wi-Fi hotspot. But unlike cell phones, there are no monthly wireless bills, no service or data plans, and no yearly contracts. There is no software to install and no syncing required. Improved battery life means you can read up to four days on a single charge. Its new, streamlined design makes Kindle 2 as thin as a typical magazine and lighter than a paperback. We added more storage, allowing you to carry over 1,500 titles. An advanced display provides even crisper images and clear text for an improved book-like reading experience. Our favorite new Text-to-Speech feature means Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you.At Amazon, we ve always been obsessed with selection, and we know that even the best reading device would be useless without the books you want to read. Today, the Kindle Store has more than 230,000 books, including 103 of the 112 New York Times Best Sellers, plus top newspapers, magazines, and blogs. We added over 40,000 new titles in just the last three months. Our vision is to have every book ever printed, in any language, all in under 60 seconds on Kindle. We hope you enjoy Kindle 2. Jeff Bezos, Founder, Amazon.com P.S. If you d like to have Kindle 2 ship to you the day it becomes available, we recommend preordering today to reserve your place in line.

Amazon Kindle 2

It looks like Amazon.com is prepping us for this Friday’s Oprah Show where she will talk about her favorite gadget, the Amzon Kindle. In the little preview she says that she can’t live without it.

I don’t have any other info yet, except for this screen shot of the Amazon.com homepage. But I am guessing there will be some promotion between Amazon and the Oprah book club releasing books on the Amazon Kindle with special pricing.

This is going to seriously drive sales this holiday season. Good luck getting a Kindle for Christmas. Order early.

You might want an Amazon Kindle for Christmas if….

(1) Your spouse threatens to leave you if you buy another book case.

(2) You don’t have room for another bookcase.

(3) You don’t have the money for another book case.

(3.5) You hate to see more trees cut down to make another book case for you, not to mention all the trees to make the books and newspapers you consume.

(4) You have a back condition from travelling with too many books.

(5) Your back hurts on Sunday morning from bringing home all the Sunday edition papers.

(6) You have to transfer your book purchases from the green Barnes & Noble bag to a Whole Foods bag so she/he won’t know you bought another book.

(7) Your eyes hurt from trying to read a novel on your cell phone (or computer).

(8) You are tired of buying gas to go get the latest book.

(9) You’ve run out of stuff to read.

(10) You just want to get yourself a nice Christmas present to stay at home, spend less on gas, save on space, save your back, and enjoy the little nice rituals of life–you just simply enjoy reading.

Plastic Logic announces an 8.5″ by 11″ e-newspaper reader. With a screen size 3 times that of the Amazon Kindle, the Plastic Logic e-Newspaper is being targeted at business users with the ability to open Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and Power Point presentations to be displayed on a display the size of a normal piece of copy paper.

The e-Newspaper by Plastic Logic will measure i8.5 x 11 inches, and is capable of browsing documents in PDF format as well as Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. As well as packing a battery that lasts “days not hours,” the device has wireless connectivity, though Plastic Logic is quiet about exactly what type.

Gimodo Blog’s Brian Lam has a nice review on vacationing with the Amazon Kindle. He has really warmed to the Kindle. One of the biggest advantages of the Kindle is bringing more reading with less weight. He also found that he could read and stay engaged with up to 300 pages at a time vs. 50 at a time in a ‘regular’ book.

With the Kindle you do not have to worry about minor drips of water from your bathing suit, but “Kindle reading in the pool on a float is freaking scary.”

more at: http://gizmodo.com/5042774/review-addendum-using-amazon-kindle-on-vacation

[Photo from NYDiscovery]

We are currently working to release our current set of successful Amazon Kindle eBooks for the Mobipocket Reader.

You can download the reader here at: http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/

I have links to most of my Amazon Kindle eBooks on my site:

I am very excited to see this mainstream magazine cover coming out with e ink. It is a great day for all ebook readers. I already enjoy good Amazon Kindle eBook sales, but I expect sales to increase and thus I can put more resources into publishing more quality ebooks.