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Amazon.com says the Kindle is its all-time best seller, surpassing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The eReader succeeded despite competition from Apple’s iPad with its attractive price tag of $139. While the sales figures are good news for Amazon, they still lost 15% of the eReader market. Read the full article at InformationWeek.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101228_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Samsung will be showing off the Galaxy Player – an iPod touch competitor – at this year’s CES. The device will have the Android FroYo OS, front and rear-facing cameras, a 1GHz processor and HD video playback. With so many similar features to the iPod, the yet Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/2010/11/101122_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play” dl=”0″] Seventeen magazine has released a new study about the impact of Facebook on relationships of 16 to 21 year olds. The study revealed almost 80 percent of people ‘friend’ a love interest within one week, and 60 percent check the profile of their crush at least once a day. Continue Reading →

Amazon’s Kindle is one of the most popular gifts this holiday season, and now you can give the gift of Amazon e-books. Previously, only gift certificates were available but now actual e-books can be given and received. To give a friend an e-book you only need their email address and then you can choose a Continue Reading →

Kindle is our #Amazon’s bestselling item for two years running. It’s also the most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon. Now it’s even better. * All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen – 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology * Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare * Continue Reading →

Amazon has banned one of its best-selling e-Books from the Kindle Bookstore. Phillip R. Greaves’s book ‘The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct’ was listed as one of the top 100 selling books on the site. Not wanting to act as a censor, Amazon initially ignored the hoards of requests Continue Reading →

A new report from Forrester predicts that e-Book sales in the U.S. will reach nearly $1 billion this year and $3 billion by 2015. Of the 4,000 people surveyed only 7 percent read e-Books. The study also revealed that more people currently read e-Books on their laptops than on a dedicated e-Reader like Amazon’s Kindle. Continue Reading →

This week on Live Digital. Is Steve Jobs Santa? Where’s my white iPhone? Are you ready for Facebook friendship pages? And, how do you loan someone an e-book from your Kindle? I’ll talk with Microsoft’s Molly O’Donnell about the new Xbox Kinect. I’ll chat with vault.com’s Managing Editor, Brian Dalton about the best way to Continue Reading →

Amazon will finally let Kindle users swap e-books with other Kindle owners. Amazon announced that Kindle users could start lending e-books to friends for a 14-day period. However, during that time the lender does not have access to the book. Also, not every book will be available for sharing, publishers have the final say on Continue Reading →

Share e-Books With Your Kindle, Finally! Amazon will finally let Kindle users swap e-books with other Kindle owners. Amazon announced that Kindle users could start lending e-books to friends for a 14-day period. However, during that time the lender does not have access to the book. Also, not every book will be available for sharing, Continue Reading →