Windows: Amazon’s new Send to Kindle utility is a shell extension that allows you to quickly send one or multiple documents to your Kindle device or library to read on your ereader, or just for safe keeping. The utility also adds a virtual printer to Windows so you can click Print and then “Send to Kindle” in any application to automatically generate a PDF and send web pages or files you’re working with to your Kindle library. More »
The Amazon Kindle ereader app is arguably the best way to read ebooks on your Android phone or tablet, but the one drawback is that you can’t change fonts. The default font is pretty darn decent for the screen — DroidSerif if you were wondering — yet still has the vital flaw of being a serif font. More »
iOS: Amazon just updated its iPhone and iPad apps in a big way: You can now send documents to your iOS device via a new Send-to-Kindle email address, including PDFs. There’s a new layout too for viewing books, newsstand, and docs. More »
Big W has copped flak in the past for selling the Kindle for more than Amazon itself, but this isn’t a bad deal for the local market: a refurbished Kindle with keyboard for $99 — $60 less than a brand-new version (and you still get a 12-month warranty). [Big W via TopBargains via Gizmodo]
Previously available only to Chrome and Safari users, Kindle Cloud Reader now works on Firefox, so you can read your Kindle books from within Mozilla’s browser online or offline. The web app syncs your Kindle library, as well as your bookmarks, notes, etc. More »
When the new Kindle Fire and other models was launched last week, we noted that it could prove difficult for Woolworths, which was selling older model Kindles through Big W and Dick Smith. Big W has now started taking pre-orders for the new more compact Wi-Fi model Kindle, which at $139 is cheaper than its predecessor. More »
The newly-announced Kindle Fire and Kindle price reductions mean Amazon is offering more choice in its e-book reader range than ever. The Fire tablet and the other new models can only be pre-ordered by US customers at this stage, but even so, that could be bad news for Woolworths, which has recently begun selling the device through its Big W and Dick Smith brands. More »
