By Angie Onkst

Amazon has added more new features for its Kindle. The company announced last week that  Kindle compatible newspaper and magazine will be made available in Kindle Apps in iOS powered devices including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.  The announcement further said that same feature will be added in other Kindle Applications that run on Android, Blackberry, PC and Mac.

Amazon has also added the popular landing feature of Barnes & Noble Nook. Amazon Kindle users will now be able to lend their eBook for two weeks. During the lending period, the actual owner of the eBook will not be able to read the book. After 14 days, book will automatically be returned to the original owner.

Amazon has said that all Kindle eBook are not lendable. It is up to the publisher to enable to lending feature.

By Susan Angel

Perhaps one of the reasons that Amazon Kindle remains popular is that it frequently gets new features. Seattle based Amazon announced yesterday that it has updated Kindle Software for Mac OS X. The new version comes with updated user interface for Mac OS experience.  The software has easy add, edit and delete notes feature. User can also easily highlight the part of their books. Amazon has also added the search feature in the latest software.

The updated version of Kindle for Mac OS X has many other improvements including the support of multi-column reading mode.  The software can be downloaded free from Amazon website.

The Amazon Kindle for Mac requires at least a Mac with a 500MHz Intel processor and 512MB of RAM.

Amazon has enabled the one-day shipping option for Amazon Kindle 3. The device was recently launched with great success by Amazon which is one of the biggest online retailer in the world.  Because of the high demand of Amazon Kindle 3, Amazon was taking a couple of weeks to fulfill the orders.  However, it seems that either Kindle 3 demand has decreased or Amazon has stocked a lot of new Kindle 3 devices to meet the high demand of its e-Reader device.

In the meantime, Best Buy, which is one of the biggest technology retailers in the United States, has confirmed that it will soon start selling all kindle versions including Kindle 3 (Wi-Fi), Kindle 3 (Wi-Fi + 3G) and Kindle DX. Best Buy is not the first retailer (except Amazon itself) which is planning to sell the Kindle e-Reader, Staples will also have Kindle 3 and other Kindle version soon.

We all heard to Staple and Target will be offering Amazon Kindle during the shopping season of 2010. There is new player in the Kindle game now. Bust Buy has also come up with the announcement that it will have one of the most popular e-reading devices in its nationwide retail stores this year. “There’s no question that e-readers have found their rightful place in today’s digital lifestyle,” Chris Homeister, senior vice president of Best Buy, was quoted by AFP.

Amazon recently released low-price Kindle 3 with great success. Even before the launch of Kindle 3, the e-reading device has remained Amazon’s #1 bestselling item for two years.  Amazon claims that Kindle is the most wished, most-gifted on the Amazon store.

Some believe that Amazon Kindle might not remain the bestselling item on Amazon store as consumers will now have other options to buy the device. Amazon Kindle is currently only available through Amazon’s worldwide online stores.

Amazon had reached an agreement with Best Buy to carry its new kindle on its outlets across United States.

According to Pocket Lint, the deal was made just before the Christmas period when many people empty their wallets to buy gifts for loved ones.

“There’s no question that e-readers have found their rightful place in today’s digital lifestyle,” said Best Buy’s senior vice president and general manager of home entertainment, Chris Homeister.

“Our goal is to help people choose the device that’s right for them by providing the broadest selection of popular e-readers of any retailer, in one convenient place that enables people to easily see, touch, try and buy.” He further said.

Earlier, Amazon made a deal with Staples to sell its new Kindle across its 1500 outlets across north America.

Looks like Amazon Kindle is more preferred over Apple shiny iPad. Though Apple could have thousands of application and when it comes to competition with Amazon kindle in the eBook area, iPad is less desirable than Kindle.
Recently new studies came out that shows that majority of people prefer Kindle over iPad. However, the majority also said that iPad is “more compelling” due to its multitasking features.
The studies was done by One News Page which asked questions to about 1000 people in UK and US readers about their preference for e-book reader.

“The e-book has come of age. The Kindle has built a strong position as a specialist e-reader. Its new version is considerably cheaper and lighter than the iPad, which may explain why two thirds of our users preferred it to the iPad as an e-reader,” said Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer, CEO of One News Page.
He further said “it’s clear the iPad as an e-book platform is already giving Amazon a stiff challenge and there’s everything to play for as Apple only launched the iPad in March this year.”

Amazon recently announced that its new device is the bestselling item on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. To expand the availability of its brand, Amazon has signed an agreement with staples to sell Kindle in its 1500 stores in North America.

By Martha Ling
Apple could have thousands of application and when it comes with competition with the Amazon kindle in the eBook area, it does not have any upper hand over Kindle.

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The next generation of Kindle has reportedly sold more units in four weeks than its earlier version in the same period since its launch four weeks ago, the company announced.

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Amazon.com has further delayed the ship date of new Kindle 3 which it released this week.  Initially it was expected that Seattle based retailer will ship the new version of Amazon Kindle by August 27. However Amazon.com has delayed it for a week to September 4.

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Amazon has sold-out Kindle 3 which is the cheapest e-Reader device released by the Seattle based Retailer. The company introduced two versions of new Kindle. The cheapest one, which only comes with Wi-Fi capability costs $139 whereas the price of Wi-Fi + 3G Amazon Kindle 3 is $189.

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