10-inch Kindle Fire tablet also coming soon – Geek Snack

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Amazon launched one of the most affordable tablets today, a 7-inch Fire tablet that costs only $ 50 a pop. At the same time, the retail giant also introduced a new set of the Fire Stick and Fire TV, but that's not all the company is doing hardware-wise right now. Aside from supposedly working on the Fire Phone 2, Amazon is also working on another tablet, a 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet, which has been leaked online today.

Enthusiasm about the super affordable Amazon Fire tablet of today is pretty great, as people see the new device as a worthy investment with a balanced feature-set. While the $ 50 tablet from Amazon is geared at those on a tighter budget, the 10-inch Amazon Fire should target a different consumer set: those who don't want a Surface, but don't want an iPad either – the middle ground.

The rumored 10-inch Amazon Fire tablet was leaked online today in a set of benchmark results and photos, and it's a pretty mysterious device. Although specs of the 10-inch Kindle Fire aren't impressive, as the tablet is a mid-ranger more than anything else, there are certain elements in the leaked spec sheet that might spell a different future for the new, larger tablet.

Another, larger Kindle Fire tablet is on its way

According to GFXBench benchmark results, the 10-inch Kindle Fire slate will feature a large 10-inch screen with a low resolution of 1280*800, a MediaTek processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage and what looks like near-stock Android 5.1 Lollipop. Naturally, Fire OS will be an integral part of the new Kindle Fire, but not as we knew it from the Fire Phone, fortunately.

Apparently, Amazon has been listening to feedback and decided that it would implement at least part of the requested features. The revamped Fire OS which will be part of the 10-inch Kindle Fire won't be as cumbersome as before and the UI will be closer to stock. We're not sure if Google services will be integrated, but that's what our sources are telling us. Amazon's tweaked version of Android can't run Google services right now, but on the advent of the new tablet, it might.

The 10-inch Kindle Fire release date is unconfirmed at the moment of writing, but the air is thick with anticipation and we might see Amazon launching the larger variant of the 7-inch Fire tablet in a matter of weeks. If the 7-inch version costs only $ 50, the 10-inch Kindle Fire should be just as affordable. Although availability and pricing of the device have not been confirmed, the Kindle Fire price should not go over the $ 130 mark with these specs, which is quite affordable still. We'll be back with more info once the tablet is confirmed.

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Amazon Kindle vs Scribd: eBook subscription models compared – Livemint

E-books have been popular simply because people like the convenience of being able to read them on their phones, tablets and readers while traveling, during their lunch break or even before falling asleep, and don't have to carry physical books. The library of e-books has been massive on services such as Amazon's Kindle, Scribd, Kobo, Nook and Google's Play Books.

Now, Amazon has launched the subscription service for Kindle users in India, where at a fixed monthly cost, users read from a collection over 600,000 books.

Incidentally, another e-book service called Scribd was already offering a subscription service in India. We take a look at how the two compare.

Amazon Kindle Unlimited

Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Kindle readers

Kindle Unlimited offers Kindle readers access to 600,000 books without having to buy even one of them. For this, Amazon charges a monthly subscription fee of Rs.199 (at present, there is a limited time offer that charges a discounted rental of Rs.99 per month). In terms of the cost, Kindle Unlimited costs less than Scribd, but we feel that the former's collection of books available for users in India is not as impressive as what they offer in the US and various European countries. While you will get to read Gone Girl and the entire Harry Potter series, most of the other titles aren't exciting. We couldn't find the Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish, which incidentally is available as a separate purchase on the Kindle store.

However, the biggest edge that Kindle Unlimited has over Scribd is that it works seamlessly across all Kindle apps and devices. Though its interface is clean and uncluttered, it is pretty basic—some of the images used in the book cover look blurry, but that isn't a deal breaker. Amazon has a lot of work to do with Kindle Unlimited in India, and they can begin by bringing in more publishers, new books and audio books.

Scribd

Android, iOS

The unique bit about Scribd is that it began with the subscription-only model. It charges about Rs.624 per month and gives you unlimited access to 400,000 e-books, 50,000 audio books, and also comics on both mobile and desktop. Also, there is a huge stack of literary research papers on Scribd, mostly uploaded by users. It's not as well organised as the ebooks and other categories but they can be really valuable to some users.

It has a busy but smartly tabulated interface—your current reading list shows on top, followed by new books and several other categories curated for readers according to their reading habits. For instance, if you are reading a book by Ernest Hemingway, the homepage will show a category on books by Hemingway with the entire collection of the writer's work on the store. Searching for books is as much fun as reading them. Every book has a small excerpt followed by reviews from other readers.

However, when it comes to new launches it's no better than Kindle Unlimited, but we like it as it has a good collection of rare books, which are not available on Kindle Unlimited, like Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman, published in 1964. It is a novel about life in public schools in US in the 60s. The story is told through letters written by a young teacher to her friend, memos filed by her and conversations between students and the teacher.

Scribd carries books from all leading publishers such as Penguin, Harper Collins, Macmillan. Their subscription is a bit costlier than Amazon, but the collection, variety and presentation gives it an edge over Kindle Unlimited.

DRAWN & QUARTERLY Added To COMIXOLOGY And KINDLE – Newsarama

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Drawn & Quarterly has announced the release of numerous titles from their catalogue to ComiXology and Amazon’s Kindle store starting Tuesday, September 15. The distribution deal comes in time for D&Q’s 25th anniversary as a publisher.

Drawn & Quarterly on ComiXology
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"It is fitting that on our 25th anniversary, D+Q moves forward with our list digitally with ComiXology and the Kindle Store," said Drawn & Quarterly Publisher Peggy Burns. "ComiXology won us over with their understanding of not just the comics industry, but the medium itself. Their team understands just how carefully we consider the life of our books. They made us feel perfectly at ease and we look forward to a long relationship."

"Nothing gives me greater pleasure than having Drawn & Quarterly's stellar catalog finally available digitally on both comiXology and Kindle," said David Steinberger, ComiXology's co-founder and CEO. "D&Q celebrate their 25th birthday this year, but ComiXology and Kindle fans are getting the gift by being able to read these amazing books on their devices."

The full list of Drawn & Quarterly titles coming to ComiXology today is as follows:

•          Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story by Peter Bagge

•          The Freddie Stories by Lynda Barry

•          One! Hundred! Demons! by Lynda Barry

•          Ed the Happy Clown by Chester Brown

•          I Never Liked You by Chester Brown

•          The Playboy by Chester Brown

•          Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle

•          A User’s Guide to Neglectful Parenting by Guy Delisle

•          Goliath by Tom Gauld

•          You’re All Just Jealous of my Jetpack by Tom Gauld

•          Marble Season by Gilbert Hernandez

•          Letting it Go by Miriam Katin

•          Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan

•          Jamilti and Other Stories by Rutu Modan

•          The Property by Rutu Modan

•          Big Questions by Anders Nilsen

•          Dogs and Water by Anders Nilsen

•          Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow by Anders Nilsen

•          Daybreak by Brian Ralph

Kindle Paperwhite and Fire HD7 deals: How to save on Amazon’s e-readers and … – Mirror.co.uk

Those shopping for a cheap tablet, or e-reader, may find luck through Amazon’s Kindle, and with a starting price of 贈60 – it could be one of the best-priced e-readers on the market.

The first generation Kindle hit the US in 2007 for an eye-watering, 贈279 – today, you can bag one for around 贈50, and it’s a lot more portable, ideal for on-the-go use, and slipping into your pocket.

There are four models on the market – including the Paperwhite and Fire HD 7 – the generations range from standard e-readers to all-round tablets with integrated cameras and on-demand TV channels.

The most popular retailers are Amazon, Currys and eBay for second-hand or refurbished ones. Scroll through for a full breakdown the four types of Kindles and the best deals.

5 best deals on the Amazon Kindle

1. All-New Kindle Paperwhite, 6″, built in light and Wi-Fi, 贈109.99

2. Fire HD 6, 6″ HD Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB (Black), now 贈79

3. Kindle Ereader 4GB, Wi Fi, 6″ Touchscreen 2014, 贈57.99

4. Kindle Fire HD 7” 2012, 16GB Wi-Fi, 贈94.99

5. Kindle Fire HDX 16GB, Wi-Fi, 7in 4G, 贈110.00

1. Original Kindle

This is Amazon’s best-selling standard e-reader. Its most recent model features touchscreen technology, Wi-Fi, glare-free, and a four-week battery life. Like previous versions of the e-reader, it uses e-ink technology and has a 6” screen.

You can buy the Kindle, 6″ e-reader for 贈57.99 on eBay.

2. Kindle Paperwhite

Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite is the advanced version of the standard Kindle – with an inbuilt light, for reading in the dark.

The Paperwhite’s battery life is also pretty impressive and can last up to two-months.

You can get the most-recent Paperwhite for 贈109.99 on Amazon (Wi-Fi only). The dual Paperwhite, with both Wi-Fi and 3G is 贈169.99.

3. Kindle Voyage

This 2014 device features an impressive pixel density of 300ppi compared to the Paperwhite’s 212. It comes in both 3G and Wi-Fi – however, the dual version costs around 贈60 more.

The Voyage tablet also includes PagePress – a function which allows you to turn the page without lifting a finger.

The downside? Battery life is limited to two-weeks max.

You can buy the All-New Kindle Voyage for 贈169.99 on Amazon, or 贈229 3G.

4. Fire HD 6 tablet

Amazon’s new generation of flagship e-readers feature in-built on demand TV, apps and all the standard features of a modern tablet.

The pocket-sized HD 6 boasts a smaller profile, ‘fast quad-core processor’ with front and rear cameras, and access to the app store.

Battery life is eight-hours mixed use, or 10-hours when reading, it also features Dolby Audio, a built in microphone and up to 16GB storage.

You can currently buy the new Fire HD 6 for 贈79 on Amazon.

5. Fire HD 7 Tablet

The recently-launched 2015 Kindle Fire HD 7 is an all-round tablet, and can be used to watch films, read books and browse the web.

Amazon says it has double the speed of the previous-generation Fire HD 6, with faster app launching times, smoother and richer games and videos, and ”better overall performance”.

The Fire HD 7 is a pocket-sized 7” tablet with front and rear cameras and Firefly – a database with over 90 million movies and TV episodes, audiobooks and songs.

It also comes in 10 colours, and is available in 8 or 16GB. battery life is slightly less compared to the H6 6, at eight-hours mixed use, or nine-hours when reading.

You can currently buy the Fire HD 7 Tablet for 贈94.99 on eBay.

6. Kindle Fire HDX

The 2015 HDX display brings together almost perfect colour accuracy (100% sRGB), reduced glare and improved brightness for a clearer viewing experience.

What is HDX? The display features over 2million pixels for vivid, lifelike images that go beyond standard HD.

Kindle Fire HDX tablets are powered by the 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor. Combined with 2 GB of RAM, Amazon say they offer faster app launches, faster website loading times, smoother multi-tasking and better overall performance than previous generations.

Battery life exceeds 11-hours when mixing reading with surfing the web or watching TV shows. Just reading, battery life extends to 17-hours.

Both the 7″ and 8.9″ Kindle Fire HDX tablets have a front-facing 720p HD camera and 4G speeds.

You can currently purchase the HD7 7 tablet for 贈219 on Amazon.

7. Fire HDX 8.9

The all-new Fire HDX 8.9 merges performance with a 2.5 GHz quad-core processor, faster Wi-Fi and stereo sound with Dolby Audio.

With a built in high-resolution 8MP rear-facing camera, plus a front-facing HD camera, you can capture high quality photos, shoot 1080p video and connect with HD video calls.

Also included is Amazon’s new ASAP tool (Advanced Streaming and Prediction) which learns what movies and shows you like and gets them ready for you to watch.

The more you view videos on your Fire tablet, the more accurate ASAP becomes, dynamically adapting to your viewing habits.

Battery life is 11-hours mixed use, or 18-hours when reading.

You can currently buy the Fire HDXX 8.9” for 贈219 on Amazon.

Where can I buy a refurbished Kindle?

If you want to save even more money, you can buy a refurbished Kindle online for around a third off the RRP.

The eBay Argos Outlet is a good place to start, as is the Tesco eBay Outlet. If you’re quick, and can handle an auction, eBay is a good place to start too. See our guide on how to win an eBay auction here.

Other sites to try include Preloved and of course the Amazon Warehouse. You can also keep an eye on our eBay deals page for the best Kindle voucher codes.

How can I spot Kindle sales before everyone else?

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Shop the sales, but you’ll have to be quick

For sales news, keep an eye on the Amazon Deals page, or our Amazon voucher codes guide here.

Currys PC World also occasionally hosts Kindle sales, but you’ll have to be quick, as they sell out fast. Voucher code websites like VoucherBox are also worth keeping an eye on.

For more tech sales, tips and tricks, keep an eye on our tech deals page, or to see our round up of the best iPads on the market, see our deals guide here.

Specs for Amazon’s $50 Kindle Fire tablet leak – Geek

Tablets By Lee Mathews Sep. 14, 2015 9:30 am

For just under $ 100, you can pick up one of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets — the HD 6. Soon, however, you'll be able to snag two Fire tablets for the same amount of cash.

Amazon has been looking for ways to re-invigorate tablet sales of late, and one of the ways they're rumored to be doing that is by delivering a $ 50 Kindle Fire. You might assume that Amazon had to make some sacrifices to get the price down that far, and you'd be right. A set of hardware specs for the new tablet have appeared in a benchmark database and they show exactly how Amazon knocked $ 49 off the price of entry to the Kindle Fire party.

Two components manufacturers typically focus on when they're trying to aggressively cut costs on a tablet or phone are the display and the processor. While the $ 99 Fire HD 6 (that's it pictured above) comes with a 6-inch 1280 x 800 touchscreen, the new, cheaper Fire will instead sport a 1024 x 600 panel. They've also opted for a quad-core MediaTek 1.3GHz processor, down from 1.5GHz in the Fire HD 6.

The new Fire tablet also only comes with one gig of RAM, but it does match the Fire HD 6 in one column on the spec sheet: internal storage. The new Fire tablet appears to have 8GB of NAND, too. It'll also feature  802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, and it's listed as running Android 5.1 — which should mean that it will debut with Fire OS 5 on board.

All in all, it looks like a decent enough tablet when you consider the price tag. It won't perform like its more expensive Fire siblings, but for $ 50 no one should be too critical on that front.

Chipotle Announces Super Short Book Report Sweepstakes with Amazon Kindle and … – Business Wire (press release)

DENVER – ( BUSINESS WIRE ) – Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today Announced the latest installment of STIs popular” Cultivating Thought “author series, and with it a new online sweepstakes Called the Super Short Book Report. The sweepstakes, Presented with Amazon Kindle, you invite participants to submit a 103-character book report, based on one of the new “Cultivating Thought” stories, for the chance to win Prizes including one of 500 Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-readers.

The Super Short Book Report challenges customers to not only read the short stories newly Published on Chipotle’s cups and bags, to summarize goal of Their Choosing one story. Starting today, participants can submit theire “book report” for a chance to be one of 50 daily winners, randomly selected to RECEIVE an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. The winners will be contacted on the day Immediately Following theire date of entry. The sweepstakes will run Until September 23, and participants will be limited to one entry per day. Entries can be submitted by visiting www.CultivatingThought.com/SuperShort.

“Our mission has always Bees to change how people think about and eat fast food, and in addition to highlighting our fresh ingredients, we seek to Encourage curiosity in our customers around the world about Them, “said Mark Crumpacker, chief creative officer and development. “Cultivating Thought has succeeded as an extension of That idea by not only inspiring new ways of thinking, goal by also Extending the customer experience in our restaurants.”

Now in STIs third installment, “Cultivating Thought” Was Launched first in May 2014 in partnership with New York Times series best-selling author and curator Jonathan Safran Foer. The series offers Chipotle’s Nearly one million daily customers an unexpected source of entertainment while exposing Them to the world of thought-provoking writing Renowned, bestselling authors. The Super Short Book Report is Amazon Kindle’s first-ever partnership of STIs kind with a national restaurant partner.

“Our mission at Amazon is to make reading more accessible to consumers, Whether That Means reading in the last few pages where During your Kindle or your evening commute Taking a quick break to read During your lunch hour, “said Neil Lindsay, vice president of Kindle marketing. “We love finding new ways for readers to lose themselve in a story, Which is why we’re excited to partner with Chipotle on this innovative campaign, designed to help Encourage reading.”

The newest slate of contributors includes 11 notable authors have whoa Been Recognized widely in popular culture not only for theire bestselling novels, theire goal also for how the page works have transcended into screenplay for film and / or television. Among the new list of authors is a Pulitzer Prize winner, a Newbery Medal winner, two National Book Award winners, and five authors have Who Had Their writing Recognised and widely adapted into award-Nominated films and television shows. In addition to the sweepstakes offering, the full list of “Cultivating Thought” authors, Written and their works, will be available on the Amazon Kindle by visiting amazon.com/cultivatingthought homepage.

The full list of new “Cultivating Thought” contributors includes:

• MT Anderson ( Feed, Thirsty )
• Anthony Doerr ( All the Light We Can not See )
• Stephen J. Dubner ( Freakonomics, SuperFreakonomics )
• Laura Esquivel ( Like Water for Chocolate )
• Jonathan Franzen ( The Corrections, Freedom, Purity )
• Laura Hillenbrand ( Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, Seabiscuit: An American Legend )
• Sue Monk Kidd ( The Secret Life of Bees )
• Lois Lowry ( Number the Stars, The Giver )
• Tom Perrotta ( Election, Little Children, The Leftovers )
• Mary Roach ( Packing for Mars, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human corpses )
• Colson Whitehead ( The intuitionists John Henry Days )

As a series, “Cultivating Thought” have ACTED as an extension of Chipotle’s progressive approach to food and culture by offering Meaningful, thought-provoking, and accessible content. With the series, Chipotle challenges the conventions of the fast food industry STIs by using packaging as an opportunity to engage customers with original stories. The first two installments of “Cultivating Thought” have included original works from acclaimed authors Such as Toni Morrison, Malcolm Gladwell, Amy Tan, Augusten Burroughs and Neil Gaiman.

The new “Cultivating Thought” packaging is available Chipotle in restaurants now, and customers can also view these stories by visiting chipotle.com/cultivatingthought.

ABOUT Chipotle

They Steve, founder, chairman and co-CEO, started Chipotle with the idea That food served fast did not have to be a typical fast food experience. Today, Chipotle Focused continue to offer a menu of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla) and salads made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods and served in a distinctive atmosphere. Through our vision of Food With Integrity, Chipotle is seeking better food from using ingredients That are not only fresh, goal That – wheres possible – are sustainably grown and raised responsibly with respect for the animals, the land and the farmers whoa produce the food. In order to Achieve this vision, we focus on building a special people culture centered That is where teams of top performers Creating Empowered to Achieve high standards. This culture people not only leads to a better dining experience for our customers, it also Allows you to Develop future leaders from within. Chipotle opened with a single restaurant in 1993 and Operates more than 1,850 restaurants, including 17 restaurants Chipotle Outside the US and 11 ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen restaurants, and is an investor in an entity That Owns and Operates three Pizzeria Locale restaurants. For more information, visit Chipotle.com.

Mother Seeks Information on Stolen Kindle – WXXV News 25

An Ocean Springs mother is looking for your help to identify a woman who stole a Kindle from a McDonald's.
Gulfport police confirm on Friday a woman walked into the restaurant and swiped the Kindle off of an unoccupied table. The mother tells News 25 the Kindle belonged to her 6-year-old child.
If you have any information on this crime, please contact the Gulfport Police Department at 228-868-5900.

Chipotle teams with Amazon Kindle in writing contest – 9NEWS.com

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