It’s finally here: the weekly Mail & Guardian can be downloaded for Kindle Fire tablets. The better news is that the first two editions are free.
European bookshops are taking a stand against competition from the Internet, boosted by a renaissance in independent stores and an enhanced know-how.
South Africa’s e-reader market received a shake-up this month when Pick n Pay announced that it was bringing the Kobo Touch e-reader to SA for R995.
Amazon is subsidising its devices, but we should be thankful for thinkers like Jeff Bezos – they move the world forward, writes Alistair Fairweather.
At $199, the wireless media player/book reader/web browser/geegaw will be the cheapest of its kind when it is released.
Amazon.com took the wraps off its long-awaited "Kindle Fire" on Wednesday, tacking on a mass market-friendly $199 price tag.
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/ 27 September 2011
Amazon’s challenger to Apple’s iPad will be called the Kindle Fire, technology website <i>TechCrunch</i> reported on Monday.