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If you’ve just received a new Kindle Fire, it may not be immediately obvious how to watch movies on your device. Your Kindle Fire comes with a free month of Amazon Prime, which includes not only free 2-day shipping, but also free Amazon Instant Videos (TV shows and movies). To watch Amazon videos, tap the “Video” label on the home screen of your Kindle Fire. I’ve highlighted where to tap in the picture: . . . → Read More: How to watch movies on your Kindle Fire 
So the Amazon Kindle Fire ereaders are out now and there’s a lot of anticipation in the air as folks wonder what this new device is all about. Here’s a quick guide I put together, explaining what are ereaders, ebooks, and Kindles. And here’s an overview of the Kindle ereaders now available. As for the Kindle Fire itself, I put together a quick unboxing video so that you can see exactly what comes . . . → Read More: Amazon Kindle Fire Unboxing 
Here is the third annual Totally Awesome Gift Guide–a collection of gift ideas that go beyond the mundane. These gifts are curated based on: my personal review (i.e., after using the item, I found it to be totally awesome), or I just really, really want the item myself (i.e., it is totally awesome, period). So, here are some totally awesome gifts for totally awesome people (like you!). I’ve grouped them into three categories: . . . → Read More: Totally Awesome Gift Guide 2011   Books, Culture, Fitness, Gadgets, Reviews  audible, audio book, chin up bar, chinup, demonbell, ebook, ereader, five slices of death, gift, guide, heart-shaped box, ironkey, joe hill, kendall, kendall giles, kettlebell, kindle, klean kanteen, pull up bar, pullup, soundmatters, speaker, usb, weighted vest 
I was on a long flight from Los Angeles to Richmond, Virginia, and I thought I was going to go insane. It wasn’t because of the long flight itself, nor was it because of the hassles of air travel. No, I was going out of my mind because two passengers behind me were prattling on about some reality TV show and I couldn’t escape. It’s not like they were discussing an interesting show . . . → Read More: Read more and save your sanity with Audible 
Lately, the news channels have been flooded with talk about “Kindles” and “Nooks” and “ereaders” and “ebooks”. Most of the stories focus on specific products, and rarely are the simple questions addressed, like: “What is a Kindle?” or “What is an Amazon Kindle?”. I’ve even heard: “What is a Kendall Reader?”. So I thought I’d give a short introduction on the Amazon Kindle. Basically, the Amazon Kindle is a family of ereader devices made . . . → Read More: What is a Kindle? 
This is an action-packed set of links to start off your weekend, what with knife throwing, a Sherlock Holmes 2 movie trailer, an exciting Chess Boxing Championship, and a Led Zepplin song done as only Michael Winslow can do it. And, if in all this excitement you lose your ereader, I’ve also included a link with advice on what to do about it. Led Zepplin’s Whole Lotta Love: You’ve probably not seen or heard . . . → Read More: 5 quick links for 21 October 2011 
Five Slices of Death, by Kendall Giles My new collection of delicious horror stories has just been published! Here are more details about the book and what’s inside. BUY NOW! Five Slices of Death for the Amazon Kindle Five Slices of Death for the Barnes & Noble NOOK Related Posts:A lecture and reading by Jeffrey FordReview: Danse Macabre, by Stephen KingRetrospective Writing Contest Prize PackStory wins Raw Dog Screaming Press Retrospective Writing ContestNew Podcast . . . → Read More: Five Slices of Death, my new horror short story collection, is available now
Leaked data indicates Amazon is selling more than 2,000 Kindle Fires per hour! What is the Kindle Fire? More details on this and other new Kindle products below. Amazon announced new Kindle products, and here is an initial quick look and review of what was announced–great new Kindles and a new Kindle tablet! It also sounds like Amazon has invested a lot of money and research into improving its IT backend, enabling cloud computing . . . → Read More: New Amazon Kindles and a Kindle Tablet called the Kindle Fire 
I’ve been using my Kindle for quite a while now and it continues to impress me with the ease and convenience it allows me to find new books and start reading them. For example, in an earlier post I mentioned how to find free ebooks on your Kindle. Just yesterday there were three older books I needed to find for something I’m working on and so I marched off to my library to try . . . → Read More: Free books on the Kindle 
I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! And I hope 2011 is your best year yet. While you are recovering from ringing in the new year, here are some news and stories and just cool things that made the rounds this past week. Cheers! Civil War secret message finally decoded On Cyber Monday Amazon sold 158 items per second Amazon’s fix for unwanted gifts – return the gifts before you even . . . → Read More: Happy New Year and weekend reading links 31 December 2010 |
 
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