In early 2005, Charlie Tritschler, an Apple veteran, walked into an old law library in Palo Alto, California, where a small group of Amazon employees was working on a secret project and looking to bring him onboard. The space included floor-to-ceiling book stacks and the team worked at boxy carrel desks. But, incongruous to the …
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In case anybody forgot, Barnes & Noble is still in the e-reading game, and has announced a new e-reader — the Nook GlowLight 3 ($120) — just ahead of the holiday buying season. It’s available for preorder now and ships on Nov. 8. Last year Barnes & Noble released the Nook GlowLight Plus, a fully waterproof model. The Nook GlowLight …
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#article-body > div.article-main-body > div > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} #article-body > div.col-7.article-main-body.row > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} The Good: The new Kindle Oasis maintains its slim design while adding a sturdier aluminum back and a larger 7-inch, high-resolution E Ink screen. It’s fully waterproof (can be submerged) and can play your Audible audiobooks to Bluetooth headphones or speakers. Integrated light is brighter at …
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Amazon regularly updates its Kindle e-reading app for iOS and Android devices, but now it’s rolled out a major redesign that gives the social-reading platform Goodreads, acquired by Amazon in 2013, a much bigger role. Initially anyway, only iOS users will get the new Goodreads features, but Amazon says they’ll be coming to the Android app in the future. Enlarge …
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Like Apple’s iPhone, Amazon’s Kindle turns 10 this year. And to mark that 10th anniversary, Amazon is releasing the best Kindle yet, the “all-new” Kindle Oasis. The first fully waterproof Kindle, it features a larger 7-inch E Ink display, a very slim design and an aluminum back. It also marks the return of Audible audiobook support to the Kindle platform. …
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Do you like to read? Awesome. Do you have limited funds? Welcome to the club. Obviously your local library is the best option if you want to read for free, but is it the only one? Definitely not. Below I’ve rounded up six sources of free and/or discounted e-books, which you can read just about anywhere thanks to phones, tablets …
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It’s time to upgrade to a new phone. So what do you do with your old one? If you’re like me, you probably have a drawer full of old smartphones collecting dust. You could always trade them in for cash, but unless you have a newer Android phone or an iPhone, you probably won’t get much for it. What should …
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On Monday, Amazon revealed a new 1,800-square-foot convenience store in Seattle called Amazon Go. Soon after, the Wall Street Journal reported that the online retailer has plans to open not just one 7-Eleven-style store, but more than 2,000 grocery locations. That’s four times the number of Trader Joe’s markets, a scale that could radically change the way we shop. Don’t …
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