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  wakeop 8:28 pm on October 30, 2011 Permalink
  Tags: KF8, Kindle   

  Amazon has announced HTML5 Support in Kindle Format 8 

  Amazon has announced an update to the Kindle file format - Kindle Format 8 (KF8) - including many HTML5 tags and CSS attributes.

  As showcased on Kindle Fire, KF8 enables publishers to create great-looking books in categories that require rich formatting and design such as children’s picture books, comics & graphic novels, technical & engineering books and cookbooks. Kindle Format 8 replaces the Mobi format and adds over 150 new formatting capabilities, including:

  • Scalable Vector Graphic
  • CSS3 support
  • Fixed layouts
  • Embedded fonts
  • Drop caps
  • Floating elements
  • Text on background images
  • Numbered and bulleted lists
  • and more!

  The full list of new tags and such can be found here.

   
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  wakeop 10:11 am on August 25, 2011 Permalink
  Tags: Kindle   

  Rumor: ‘Kindle Scribe’ Could Be Amazon’s Next E-Reader 

  “Amazon’s next Kindle might not just be for bookworms. The company has registered the “kindlescribe.com” and “kindlescribes.com” domains, leading to speculation that the next Kindle will include a stylus for note taking.”

  [ Read the full article from Techland ]

   
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  wakeop 5:07 pm on February 3, 2011 Permalink
  Tags: Kindle, Pixel QI   

  Notion Ink Adam vs. Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle 

  Very interesting video from goodereader.com.

  In this video they compare first the Adam vs the Amazon Kindle, so we can get a sense of the size and scope of the Notion ink Adam. They also show us what reading is like both in Pixel QI mode and normal LCD mode. They also show off page turn speeds and give us some information on the underlaying factors between e-ink and LCD devices.

  See the full article here.

  Amazon Kindle vs Apple iPad is discussing. Toggle Comments

   
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  wakeop 2:01 pm on January 23, 2011 Permalink
  Tags: e-ink ( 12 ), Kindle, Sony Reader ( 3 )   

  Amazon Kindle e-ink Screen Transplant from a Sony Reader

  Having purchased the $400 Amazon Kindle, while I was visiting family last Christmas my little sister accidentally stepped on the device, shattering the screen. It laid around for eight months in storage before I decided to try the impossible – a cross species transplant! This instructable will show you how to remove a broken screen from Amazon Kindle and replace it with the screen from an old Sony Reader.

   
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  wakeop 12:23 pm on January 11, 2011 Permalink
  Tags: cases and covers, Kindle, nook ( 4 )   

  Handmade eReader Cases and Covers 

  

  Here’s a list of free patterns and tutorials for making covers/sleeves for an eReaders and tablets, as iPad, Nook and Amazon Kindle (the designs will work well for netbooks and other gadgets too).

  • 10 Amazing Handmade eReader Cases
  • Handmade Nook Covers
  • 16 iPad & Kindle Covers To Make: {Free Patterns}
  • DIY Winter eReader Jacket