The Kindle textbook deployment faces an uphill battle as the National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind filed a discrimination Law Suit against Arizona State University Amazon Kindle DX Pilot Program claiming that it discriminates against the blind. What is the problem? Transforming digital text to audio and braile is relatively [...]
Archive | July, 2009
Amazon Planning To Put Advertisement In Kindle Content
The word is out! Amazon has officially applied for a patent to Incorporate Advertising in On-Demand Generated Kindle Content. But what does this mean? Are they planning to put ADs in books, magazines, blogs, or newspapers? Pick your choice! Which do you think is most appropriate or make more sense? I would say, blogs, newspaper, [...]
Getting Started With Your iPhone: Wi-Fi – Part 3
Your iPhone may connect to the internet via either local Wi-Fi networks or your cellular data network. If Wi-Fi is turn off or unavailable, then the cellular data network will take over when available…and will allow you to use Mail, Safari, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, Weather, the iTunes Store and the App Store. To Turn Wi-F [...]
What Kindle Textbooks Could Mean For Both The Amazon Kindle And The Student.
Cheaper Textbooks You can expect Kindle textbooks to be cheaper than their printed counterparts, since it will eliminate the need for printing, binding, and shipping. Kindle-related Sales could skyrocket If a $80 textbook could be bought for $40, then buying 12 textbooks would cover the Kindle cost. That’s about two semesters worth of textbooks. The [...]
How to Register Your Kindle2 or Kindle DX at Amazon
Press the Home key on Your Kindle screen to make sure you are on the Home screen. Press Menu. Select “Settings” from the menu. Move the cursor to the Account Name section and select “Register.” If its already registered to someone, click deregister, then click register. Enter the email address and password for you Amazon [...]
Top Ten Bestsellers In The Kindle Store…Most of Them Free!
These are the Top Ten bestsellers in the Kindle store… No. 1 – Paranoia – Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a crime. Corporate security gives him [...]
