Amazon Kindle’s FreeTime Unlimited, a subscription service geared for parents, has added 1,000 books, games, educational apps, movies, and TV shows to its offerings for children since its launch six months ago.
Amazon Expands Content on Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, Subscription Service Aimed at Parents
By on June 20, 2013
Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: An educator weighs the pros and cons
By on February 9, 2012
Which is the better color touch-screen device? Jeff Hastings stages a tablet shoot-out in his video review.
Going Mobile: Key issues to consider for schools weighing BYOD
By on January 22, 2012
No doubt, 2011 was the year of the tablet; now we’ll see those devices go to school. BYOD (bring your own device), holds great potential but needs serious consideration before it can be implemented.
Kindle Fire’s User Experience Disappoints, Notably with Reading
By on December 5, 2011
Amazon’s Kindle Fire offers “a disappointedly poor user experience,” according to usability expert Jakob Nielsen, principal of the Nielsen Norman Group (NNG).
SLJ’s Top Ten 2011: Technology
By on December 2, 2011
These picks aren’t so much about products, things you should run out and buy, but rather the overarching concepts that’ll potentially shape and be shaped by our collective imagination.
Penguin’s Ebook Decision Has Chilling Effect on School Libraries
By on November 30, 2011
Penguin’s suspension of Kindle access to its titles for libraries reaffirmed one librarian’s decision to go the public domain route, rather than spend money on titles only to have the rights potentially taken away.
Authors Guild Weighs in on Amazon Lending Library
By on November 14, 2011
The Authors Guild called Amazon’s recently launched ebook lending library a “mess” and claimed that Amazon appeared to breaching contracts with some publishers by including their titles in the lending program.
Link: What happens to books when the Kindle is free? — Tech News and Analysis
By on October 6, 2011
Based on the consistent and gradual declines in Kindle prices, some have speculated that Amazon could soon offer them for free, sponsored by advertising or other similar deals. Which raises an interesting question: What would free e-book readers do to the book industry?
