Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat e-books for $10 a month
After teasing us with a possible launch, Amazon has confirmed Kindle Unlimited, its all-you-can-read e-book subscription service. For $9.99 per month, Kindle Unlimited offers 600,000 books and “thousands” of audiobooks across a range of devices. As expected, many of the major publishers aren’t fully represented, but there are number of popular titles listed, including Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and the Hunger Games, as well as a whole host of Kindle exclusives. Like Prime, Amazon initially offers a free 30-day trial to draw you in, but it’s also throwing in a three-month subscription to Audible and access to 2,000 audiobooks via its Whispersync service (which lets you seamlessly switch between reading and listening whenever the mood takes you). For a service that bills itself as “unlimited,” there’s a few constraints on Amazon’s Netflix-for-books service. In addition to the fact that it doesn’t have the support from all of the major publishers, of course, there’s also the small matter that it’s only available in America. At least, for now.
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Amazon puts Prime in the spotlight in first Fire Phone ad
These days, it’s pretty common to see even nine-year-old kids toting better smartphones than many adults out there — and that’s likely the sentiment Amazon hopes to convey with its first Fire phone ad. Now that we’re a stone’s throw away from the device’s release date, the e-commerce giant secured the services of two precocious children for the commercial. It focuses mainly on the phone’s tie-in with Amazon Prime instead of its features (its more intriguing ones being 3D and head-tracking), but the company might be reserving those for its second ad to come out in July. If you want to watch a couple of grade schoolers convince you to get the Fire phone, head past the break to watch the ad.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Amazon
Via: Mashable
Amazon testing Netflix-style subscription service for e-books
Ever heard of Kindle Unlimited? Us either, at least not until now. Originally spotted by kboards, a forum site that welcomes Kindle chatter, this previously unknown service appears to be an upcoming all-you-can-read subscription service from Amazon. For $9.99 monthly, as described by the image above, Kindle Unlimited is said to offer access to more than 600,000 books and “thousands” of audiobooks. Not surprisingly, that healthy digital library doesn’t appear to include any of the major US publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Shuster) — something e-book subscription service Scribd is vary familiar with, since it only carries titles from one of the “Big 5.” Amazon has yet to announce Kindle Unlimited, but after seeing these ads slip through the cracks, we can safely say it’s only a matter of time before it becomes official.
Source: Kindle Boards, Gigaom
Get £80 off Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX for today only
If you’ve been thinking about picking up an Amazon tablet, the internet retailer could well force your hand with its latest deal. For today only, the company will sell you the 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX at an £80 discount, meaning you’ll be able to grab the 32GB model for just £149 or the 64GB model for £179. Surprisingly, the low-cost 16GB model isn’t included, nor is the 8.9-inch version of the tablet. In our review, we liked the tablet’s bright and vibrant display, long battery life and Amazon’s enhancements to Fire OS — if that grabs you, act quickly, because the deal will end at midnight tonight.
Filed under: Tablets, Mobile, Amazon
Source: Kindle Fire HDX (32GB), (64GB)
Google Glass founder heads to Amazon
The optics savant that helped Google create Glass has just announced that he’s “super excited” to be joining Amazon. Babak Parvis was one of the original members of Google’s Project X skunkworks lab, and the first head of the Glass project team. Prior to that, the Seattle resident was a researcher at the University of Washington where he developed the first contact lenses with integrated circuits. Later, he worked with Microsoft on research for blood-glucose monitoring contacts with Microsoft, a project he eventually brought to Google. Parvis didn’t say exactly what he’d be doing with Amazon, but projects like Google’s Tango, the Oculus Rift and Amazon’s new Fire phone and Firefly app have made optics designers a hot commodity. Meanwhile, Glass is well past the research stage where Parvis shined, so Google now has design guru Ivy Ross in charge for a likely consumer launch.
[Image credit: loiclemeur/Flickr]
Filed under: Wearables, Science, Amazon
Via: Android Police
Source: Google+
[DEALS & STEALS] SanDisk SD cards are up to 92% off on Amazon
If you’re in need of some SD cards this is your lucky day. SanDisk SD cards are up to 92% off on Amazon. Please note that this is a limited time offer and we have no idea how long will it last, so act quickly if you want to get your hands on one.
Some of the articles on sale (for a full list click on the source link below):
- SanDisk Extreme Pro 32GB –
$199.99now $47.95 (76% off) - SanDisk Extreme Plus 64GB –
$159.99now $85.04 (53% off) - SanDisk Ultra 64GB –
$99.99now $63.04 (63% off) - SanDisk 32GB –
$99.99now $13.29 (87% off)
There are many more items to choose from. As we said, follow the link below if you want one.
Source: Amazon
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Amazon sidesteps French ban on free shipping by charging a penny
France’s “anti-Amazon” law prohibiting free shipping and discounts has now gone into effect, and Amazon quickly announced that it had conformed — technically. Though it no longer ships books for free, it only charges 0.01 euro, conforming to the letter if not the spirit of the law (French Prime members still receive free book shipping). It’s also no longer allowed to give a 5 percent discount on books, the maximum allowed by French law. Despite Amazon’s ceremonial cent for shipping, bricks-and-mortar competitors in the country now have a big leg-up. They’re exempt from the law and can still offer 5 percent discounts and free delivery — even those with a large online presence like FNAC, a French book and electronics giant. Meanwhile, Amazon could still appeal the decision to EU courts, who reportedly see the French decision as anti-competitive.
[Image credit: François Guillot/AFP/Getty Images]
Source: Amazon France (translated)
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