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The Kindle Reader Is The Number One Product On Amazon For Many Reasons

Friday, March 18th, 2011

The Kindle reader rapidly rose to be the top selling item on Amazon. All it takes is a few minutes to review the benefits offered and it is apparent why that has happened. There are a tremendous number of books available for immediate download to the Kindle. You will also be able to read your personal PDF files and receive a large number of periodicals. You can use it almost anywhere in the US, and many other counties as well. There will be no other cables, a computer or software required. The reader will be ready to go right out of the box.

One of the most interesting features is the high quality of text that is provided by the “E ink” technology that uses ink that is electronically displayed. It gives the sense of looking at a page from a book on the six-inch diagonal screen. You will find it does not seem you are reading from a computer screen. There are six different font sizes to choose from.

Basically, all of your books can now be large-print text if you prefer. Images are presented in sixteen shades of gray which ensures images are bright and clear. They can also be rotated and displayed in full-screen mode. You can browse basic text-based websites and services for sport scores, images and maps.

Since there is no back-lighting involved, you will find there is no glare like with typical electronic devices. Users are very impressed with the ability to use a Kindle inside, or out on a sunny beach, with no loss of clarity. There is 2 GB of internal storage. The battery will last for two weeks when you turn off the wireless capability, otherwise the battery life is cut in half, you will be able to carry it with you anywhere.

The Kindle is designed to be synchronized with computers and hand-held devices. You’ll be able to read on any of the devices and pick up where you left off. The included power adapter and USB cable will enable you to recharge the battery. The USB cable will also allow for easy file transfer of larger files that are downloaded to your computer.

With over a half-million books, nearly 2 million public domain writings, over 50,000 audio books, ebooks and periodicals available, you will build a very impressive personal library. There are free samples for almost all books. If you like it, one click and it can be purchased and downloaded. There is even a text-to-speech function with most books.

The Kindle is designed for long-term use. It only weighs 10 ounces, yet holds up to 1,500 books. If you ever come to a point you need more room, all of your purchases are stored for you and can be re-downloaded. It is very thin, about the thickness of a lead pencil, so it can be held comfortably in one hand. Both sides of the screen have the buttons used to turn the pages.

A Kindle reader will allow you to carry your personal library with you and keep track of where you left off in each book. You will be able to read what you want where you want on a computer or hand-held devices and keep them all in sync. Bookmarks, notations and clips saved will always be kept for your reference. Add some MP3’s for background music and reading will take on a whole new perspective.

Discover the Kindle 3 for yourself. It’s the future of reading – you can even download free books for your Kindle – right from the Amazon website!

What Is Amazon’s Kindle Strategy – Books, Readers or Both?

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

The Kindle reader has been a fantastic product for Amazon since it was first released in November of 2007. Amazon’s strong association with both electronics and books made the Kindle the ideal product for them and, after an upgrade to the Kindle 2.0 in February of 2009, followed by the launch of the large format DX model in the summer of the same year, it went on to become the number one selling product on the Amazon site.

Over the festive period of 2009, the Kindle became Amazon’s most gifted product ever. On Christmas day of 2009, Amazon sold more Kindle books than physical volumes for the first time ever. Admittedly this was probably due to people who had received a Kindle as a Christmas gift testing it out by downloading a Kindle book or two – but it was a landmark event for Amazon and the Kindle nonetheless.

Despite the huge success of the Kindle reader, there were times when Amazon appeared to be a somewhat reluctant manufacturer. They went to a great deal of trouble to make sure that Kindle books could be read on a wide variety of different devices by people who didn’t own Kindles. Currently there are free Kindle “Apps” for the PC, the Mac, the iPod Touch, the iPhone, the new iPad, the Blackberry and any device running Android. At times, Amazon looked to be in competition with itself.

However, with the release of the Apple iPad, the method in Amazon’s apparent madness became clear. The launch of the iPad produced a downward trend in the prices of e-book readers as Apple fans rushed to get their hands on the new iPad. On the other hand, e-book prices started to edge upwards.

The main reason behind this was the deal which Apple had negotiated with the big publishing houses prior to the iPad’s launch. This allowed publishers to fix the price for the e-book versions of their publications at whatever level they wished – just so long as the e-book wasn’t offered at a lower price for any other reader – the Kindle for example. Amazon’s strategy of selling all e-books for $ 9.99 or less was pretty well destroyed overnight – and it started to look as if the iPad was not only a “Kindle Killer” but was going to mess up Amazon’s plans for e-book sales into the bargain.

A more considered analysis of the situation reveals that Amazon’s release of Kindle Apps for so many different devices was nothing short of inspired. Each App is actually an outlet for Kindle books – and with a higher average e-book price, Amazon will be able to sell Kindles for less but still make money over the lifetime of the reader by selling their Kindle books at higher prices. Even if the iPad were to wipe out Kindle sales completely – an unlikely event – Kindle books will continue to sell. And if another reader or tablet computer comes along there will, no doubt, be an “app for that” as well.

Check out the Amazon Kindle for yourself and view the wide range of Kindle accessories available to help you personalise your reader.

How To Write A Great Press Release

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Press releases have been around as long as the media has been in operation. Magazine and newspaper editors from publications all over the world receive many thousands of pieces of information daily and they then choose the information most relevant/ newsworthy to their publications needs for that day. The internet has changed and is changing the face of journalism as the online press release is here and making a massive impact on the online and offline publishing world.

Write your press release about something interesting. If you are intent on doing nothing more than writing a sales pitch for your product, you are missing the point. Nobody likes to be sold to so make sure that you research the current trends in your industry and make a point that people will be genuinely interested to read about. If you were the editor, don’t you think that you would be a little tired of hearing the same old rubbish all the time?

Press releases can end up being syndicated. This means that other services pick up the news from a master authority site or feed. This is really useful for you as you can reduce the amount of work done by sending your press release out to the best sites and then other sites will pick up that information from them. A word of warning though, the authority sites are very picky about the content that they accept. Make sure your release is genuine and will interest readers.

Content in a brief document is really important. Start by writing a compelling headline that people will read. How to is always a good way to start a headline as is something like, the secret of. A headline should entice the reader to know more about the article being written and should also include your main keyword phrase. This is a sneaky way of getting additional search engine juice to your fast improving website.

A press release should be around the 300 word mark. Making it longer than this will mean that it will probably get edited and shorter will mean that it gets thrown out as being too lightweight. A seies of small paragraphs makes for easy reading and the editor will feel that he doesn’t need to waste his time with the content and will often publish it in full as long as it of interest to his readership.

Mr. Hughes is a freelance search engine optimization expert, working with local businesses in the UK. If you are looking for Cardiff computer services or indeed in SEO in Cardiff then please contact him