Deemable Tech: My Kindle Is Toast - NUVO Newsweekly

• That Kindle is toast. Ouch. That hurts so much Mark Twain has to cover his eyes.

Q: My kid stepped on my Kindle, and now half of the screen is completely destroyed. Have I lost all of the books I bought? Is there any chance that Amazon will replace it?

A: Sorry about your Kindle! Right now might not be the best time to mention it, but you should really consider getting a hard cover for your Kindle. Some of them cost a bit of money, but replacing your Kindle all the time will cost you more money in the long run. Besides, they have some really cool covers that can even make your Kindle look like an actual book.

The good news is that Amazon provides a limited one-year warranty on all new Kindles. Depending on how long ago you bought your Kindle, Amazon might replace it for free. Go to http://amazon.com/kindlesupport and click “Contact Us” on the right-hand side. From there you’ll be given an option to contact Amazon by email, phone or chat. If you’re lucky, they might give you a free replacement Kindle. They’ve also been known to occasionally replace them for half-price if you’re out of warranty. Here’s something for you to keep in mind, though. Technically, Amazon doesn’t have to replace your Kindle because the warranty specifically excludes damage from accident, misuse and neglect, but Amazon’s customer service is rivaled only by Apple’s in the tech industry. They’ll often replace it even though they don’t have to. It probably wouldn’t hurt to be nice to the customer service rep, though.

I have more good news for you. Your books are safe. All of them are waiting for you to redownload once you get a new Kindle. In the interim, you can also read them on the Kindle app on any iPhone, iPad or Android phone or tablet, and you can even read them on the web at http://read.amazon.com. Amazon may be considered by some to be a vast, evil empire, but they are a convenient vast, evil empire, and they have great customer service.

Deemable Tech: My Kindle Is Toast - NUVO Newsweekly

• That Kindle is toast. Ouch. That hurts so much Mark Twain has to cover his eyes.

Q: My kid stepped on my Kindle, and now half of the screen is completely destroyed. Have I lost all of the books I bought? Is there any chance that Amazon will replace it?

A: Sorry about your Kindle! Right now might not be the best time to mention it, but you should really consider getting a hard cover for your Kindle. Some of them cost a bit of money, but replacing your Kindle all the time will cost you more money in the long run. Besides, they have some really cool covers that can even make your Kindle look like an actual book.

The good news is that Amazon provides a limited one-year warranty on all new Kindles. Depending on how long ago you bought your Kindle, Amazon might replace it for free. Go to http://amazon.com/kindlesupport and click “Contact Us” on the right-hand side. From there you’ll be given an option to contact Amazon by email, phone or chat. If you’re lucky, they might give you a free replacement Kindle. They’ve also been known to occasionally replace them for half-price if you’re out of warranty. Here’s something for you to keep in mind, though. Technically, Amazon doesn’t have to replace your Kindle because the warranty specifically excludes damage from accident, misuse and neglect, but Amazon’s customer service is rivaled only by Apple’s in the tech industry. They’ll often replace it even though they don’t have to. It probably wouldn’t hurt to be nice to the customer service rep, though.

I have more good news for you. Your books are safe. All of them are waiting for you to redownload once you get a new Kindle. In the interim, you can also read them on the Kindle app on any iPhone, iPad or Android phone or tablet, and you can even read them on the web at http://read.amazon.com. Amazon may be considered by some to be a vast, evil empire, but they are a convenient vast, evil empire, and they have great customer service.

Turn Your Content into a Kindle Book - FeedFront Magazine

by Shawn Collins on June 26, 2013

I went through the steps to get a Kindle book published with your new or existing content at the Affiliate Summit Meetup in Austin, TX on June 24, 2013.

I explained how I outsourced the editing via oDesk, and formatting and cover at Fiverr for a total of $ 110 and published my best-selling book, Extra Money Answer, quickly and easily.

Plus, I shared my accidental discovery of how later publishing a paperback edition of Extra Money Answer led to a big surge in sales for the Kindle version.

There was also a lively Q & A time all sorts of questions about getting a book set up with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing.

Thanks a lot to everybody that came out for some lunchtime Kindle talk.

Presentation: Turn Your Content into a Kindle Book

Check out the schedule for upcoming Affiliate Summit meetups.

Turn Your Content into a Kindle Book from Shawn Collins

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review - Tech2

A mazon is all set to launch the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Fire HD in India tomorrow. Both devices have done pretty well in terms of sales and customer satisfaction and it looks like Amazon is hoping to create the same sort of buzz here as well. Today we’ll be looking at the Fire HD 8.9, Amazon’s first full-blown tablet based on a very heavily customised version of Android. Rather than just using a skin over the stock OS, like most do, Amazon has built a custom OS to deliver a different and, hopefully, better experience. This review will scrutinise the Fire HD 8.9 to see what is different in this tablet as compared to the rest of the Android-based tablets around.

Design and build
The Fire HD has a strong plastic chassis with an all matte-finish exterior. The front is a large multi-touch LCD display panel with just a front camera that is placed in the centre and on the top when the tablet is held in landscape position. The sides are flattened and the corners are rounded. The rear panel has a rubberised surface which is slightly slip-resistant and helps with a better grip.

Well crafted with a comfortable design

The rear panel also sports two stereo Dolby speakers on each side of the tablet. The frame is built firm and cannot be opened for any accessory or expansions. What we mean here is that there are absolutely no slots for SIM cards or memory cards for storage expansion. There are only two interfaces or ports available at the bottom of the Fire HD-one for the PC, which is a microUSB interface for charging and connecting the tablet to a PC for data transfers, and the other is a microHDMI video output. In between both the ports, there is a small microphone provided for voice chats and Internet calls. On the right side is a power / standby switch, a volume rocker and a 3.5 mm jack for headphones. The tablet measures 239 x 163 x 9 mm and weighs about 567 grams. The Fire HD is definitely on the heavier side and you will need both hands to support it when using it.

The speaker port at the back

Features
The Amazon Kindle Fide HD is no stranger in the tablet arena. It is similar to any other Android tablet running Google’s Android ICS v4.0 operating system, except that the operating system is heavily customised by Amazon. The Fire HD is powered using a TI OMAP 4470 chipset, which features a dual-core Cortex-A9 processor clocked at a speed of 1.5GHz and coupled with a good 1GB of RAM. The graphics processor used here is the well-known PowerVR SGX544-the same one that is used in the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. In order to experience full HD performance from the display panel, the processer used in the Kindle Fire HD has almost 40 percent faster memory bandwidth than the Tegra 3 processor. This helps in better web browsing JavaScript performance.

The rubberised finish offers very good grip

The display is a large 8.9-inch capacitive 10-point multi-touch IPS LCD panel sporting a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. Amazon claims this to be a retina quality display as it has a pixel density of 254 ppi as compared to the iPad third generation, which has a pixel density of 264 ppi. The display panel featured has the technology similar to the 7-inch Fide HD version, which helps reduce glare and improves colour saturation when viewed from any angle. This is done by reducing the gap between the main display panel and the touch sensor and laminating them both into a single layer of glass. This also makes the display easier to view even in overhead light. The IPS panel also features an Advanced True Wide polarising filter, which is applied directly to the LCD panel and helps reduce display viewing angle problems even at extreme angles.

The Amazon app store

The Kindle is available in two variants-16GB and 32GB. The one we received was a 16GB version and the available storage for the user stands at 12.7GB, while the 32GB version gives you free storage of around 27.1GB. Additionally, once you register the tablet with Amazon, you get around 5GB of cloud storage for free; you can purchase even up to 1TB of cloud storage. Sadly, there are no expansion slots to add / install a microSD card and get additional storage. The tablet also does not feature USB OTG options, wherein one can connect a USB pen drive for additional data expansion. The only option you might have is by using a wireless storage or a network share while at home or office. Using a personal NAS on the web could also help.

Crocs can kindle interest in ecology - AsiaOne

The Sunday Times reported earlier this month about sightings of saltwater crocodiles in Sungei Buloh. Singapore should consider funding a research partnership with amphibian and reptile expert Dr Brady Barr to further the cause of nature conservation in the country.

By Michael Au Kah Wai
The Sunday Times
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013

SINGAPORE – My son, Benjamin, was one of 15 Singaporean pupils aged between seven and 10 who were selected for the inaugural National Geographic Channel’s Young Explorer Programme.

This programme, alongside his school’s commitment to environmental awareness, recycling efforts and his co-curricular activity as a Cub Scout, has kindled his keen interest in nature conservation, exploration and adventure.

When The Sunday Times reported earlier this month that there were sightings of crocodiles in Sungei Buloh (“Catch crocs in Sungei Buloh”; June 2), Benjamin was so excited that he could hardly wait to share the news with reptile and amphibian expert Brady Barr, whom he met at the Endau Rompin National Park from June 7 to 9.

The three-day, two-night programme in the park helped both the adult and child participants to reconnect with nature and exploration. One of the accompanying parents even said that we were lucky to be there because of our children.

Indeed, all 14 pairs of child-parent teams had a great time trekking through forests, crossing rivers, soaking in the rain, and trapping and releasing insects, crawlies and more.

Perhaps a local research partnership with Dr Barr could be considered so that the crocodiles in Singapore could be further studied and conserved.

Who knows, it may nurture the growth and development of locally born, urban-bred naturalists, who will delve further into the ecological studies of Singapore’s flora and fauna

Get a copy of The Straits Times or go to straitstimes.com for more stories.

Crocs can kindle interest in ecology - AsiaOne

The Sunday Times reported earlier this month about sightings of saltwater crocodiles in Sungei Buloh. Singapore should consider funding a research partnership with amphibian and reptile expert Dr Brady Barr to further the cause of nature conservation in the country.

By Michael Au Kah Wai
The Sunday Times
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013

SINGAPORE – My son, Benjamin, was one of 15 Singaporean pupils aged between seven and 10 who were selected for the inaugural National Geographic Channel’s Young Explorer Programme.

This programme, alongside his school’s commitment to environmental awareness, recycling efforts and his co-curricular activity as a Cub Scout, has kindled his keen interest in nature conservation, exploration and adventure.

When The Sunday Times reported earlier this month that there were sightings of crocodiles in Sungei Buloh (“Catch crocs in Sungei Buloh”; June 2), Benjamin was so excited that he could hardly wait to share the news with reptile and amphibian expert Brady Barr, whom he met at the Endau Rompin National Park from June 7 to 9.

The three-day, two-night programme in the park helped both the adult and child participants to reconnect with nature and exploration. One of the accompanying parents even said that we were lucky to be there because of our children.

Indeed, all 14 pairs of child-parent teams had a great time trekking through forests, crossing rivers, soaking in the rain, and trapping and releasing insects, crawlies and more.

Perhaps a local research partnership with Dr Barr could be considered so that the crocodiles in Singapore could be further studied and conserved.

Who knows, it may nurture the growth and development of locally born, urban-bred naturalists, who will delve further into the ecological studies of Singapore’s flora and fauna

Get a copy of The Straits Times or go to straitstimes.com for more stories.

Deemable Tech: My Kindle Is Toast - Detroit Metro Times (blog)

Q: My kid stepped on my Kindle, and now half of the screen is completely destroyed. Have I lost all of the books I bought? Is there any chance that Amazon will replace it?

A: Sorry about your Kindle! Right now might not be the best time to mention it, but you should really consider getting a hard cover for your Kindle. Some of them cost a bit of money, but replacing your Kindle all the time will cost you more money in the long run. Besides, they have some really cool covers that can even make your Kindle look like an actual book.

The good news is that Amazon provides a limited one-year warranty on all new Kindles. Depending on how long ago you bought your Kindle, Amazon might replace it for free. Go to http://amazon.com/kindlesupport and click “Contact Us” on the right-hand side. From there you’ll be given an option to contact Amazon by email, phone or chat. If you’re lucky, they might give you a free replacement Kindle. They’ve also been known to occasionally replace them for half-price if you’re out of warranty. Here’s something for you to keep in mind, though. Technically, Amazon doesn’t have to replace your Kindle because the warranty specifically excludes damage from accident, misuse and neglect, but Amazon’s customer service is rivaled only by Apple’s in the tech industry. They’ll often replace it even though they don’t have to. It probably wouldn’t hurt to be nice to the customer service rep, though.

I have more good news for you. Your books are safe. All of them are waiting for you to redownload once you get a new Kindle. In the interim, you can also read them on the Kindle app on any iPhone, iPad or Android phone or tablet, and you can even read them on the web at http://read.amazon.com. Amazon may be considered by some to be a vast, evil empire, but they are a convenient vast, evil empire, and they have great customer service.

ABOUT RAY HOLLISTER

Ray Hollister co-hosts the call-in help show Deemable Tech. Each week, he and his co-host, Tom Braun, answer questions submitted by users and provide helpful tips about computers, tablets, mobile phone, the Internet and technology in general. Need tech help? Call 1-888-972-9868 or send them an email at questions@deemable.com. Listen to the show on their website, or subscribe to Deemable Tech’s podcast by clicking here, searching for “Deemable Tech” in iTunes, or by entering the RSS feed, http://dmbl.co/pod, in your favorite podcast app.

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