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The Kindle Fire from Amazon has been touted to be the top selling product on Amazon ever since it was launched 9 months ago, managing to capture up to 22% of the US tablet market along the way. Not only that, 10 out of the top 10 best-selling items on Amazon ever since the Kindle Fire rolled out in 2011 were, unsurprisingly, Kindle devices and content. Other accolades and bouquets associated with the Amazon Kindle Fire include earning more than 10,000 5-star customer reviews, now how about that? Since all good things must always come to an end, we are informed that the Kindle Fire is now officially sold out. Read on after the jump to hear what Jeff Bezos has to say about the Kindle Fire. (more…)

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The Kindle Fire is sold out, Amazon says. Oh that’s funny. Maybe that means we will get those new Amazon tablets next week after all. More »

Been holding out on that Kindle Fire purchase because you just can’t wean yourself off the eye-friendly e-ink? Well, this patent application from the folk at Amazon suggests this is something they’re not unaware of. The patent outlines a device incorporating two or more displays, one being static in nature (a-la e-ink) and the other more suitable for video (that’d be LCD or OLED etc). If you’re thinking this sounds like a fast route to flat-battery town, the patent argues to the contrary. The static display would save power by offloading the workload from the LCD, when its slow moving nature was more suitable to the content. Will we see something like this popping up next week? One can but dream.

Amazon applies for dual-display device patent, where e-ink and LCD play nice together originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon’s Appstore has been doing brisk business stateside, and is now ready to sell its wares to Europeans in Germany, France, Italy, the UK and Spain. If you sign up, you’ll be able to create reviews and make one-click payments, and will have access to a huge library of apps from top-tier brands, as well as localized content. The company said purchases can be used “across a customer’s Android devices,” which will let you buy an app once, and use it on any of your tablets or smartphones that support the OS. If you’d like to check it out, or get one of Amazon’s Free Apps of the Day, check the PR for all the details.

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Amazon Appstore arrives in Europe, won’t be late for school originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon Publishing is continuing to broaden its distribution channels, as the New York-based imprint has formed a partnership with Ingram Content Group that will make the company’s e-books available to competitors such as Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. As you may be aware, there’s some uneasy tension between the rivals, as Barnes & Noble has previously removed Amazon’s print editions from its retail shelves in response to the company’s former e-book exclusivity in the Kindle Store. It remains unknown whether any of the competitors will indeed choose to sell Amazon’s content in electronic form. It’s also worth pointing out that because deal applies only to Amazon Publishing’s New York-based imprint, the company’s west coast division is excluded from the distribution deal. Regardless of how things shake out, it’s encouraging to see Amazon extend the olive branch — now let’s hope the competition reciprocates.

Amazon Publishing inks deal with Ingram, opens e-book distribution to rivals originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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