Category Archives: Kindle

Kindle Paperwhite pushes ads at you but is still the best e-ink Kindle to own

Posted on Sunday, 3 February, 2013 by jmacg

When I got my new Kindle Paperwhite a couple of days ago, I couldn’t understand why Amazon had made it so that every time, after I switched the unit on, I had to ‘activate’ it by swiping up the screen … Continue reading →

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Is it any wonder people are switching to ebooks?

Posted on Friday, 9 March, 2012 by jmacg

Norwegian crimewriter Jo Nesbo is in Wellington for the New Zealand Arts Festival’s Readers and Writers Week and he’s making a splash on radio and television. Tomorrow there’s an in-store ‘Meet Jo Nesbo’ at Whitcoulls, where attendees can pick up … Continue reading →

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eBooks on a huge roll

Posted on Sunday, 30 January, 2011 by jmacg

Amazon says it is now selling more ebooks than paperbacks – 115 ebooks for every 100 paperbacks, in the last three months of 2010. Not long ago, Amazon was crowing about selling more ebooks than hardbacks. For ebooks to have … Continue reading →

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