Category Archives: Kindle

Product Review: #Kindle Paperwhite

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Cara Bristol

I purchased my first Kindle back in 2010 (can’t believe it’s been almost five years). At that time, I bought the newest one available, the 2nd generation with 3G. It was the keyboard variety. Twice I almost extinguished my Kindle … Continue reading →

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How to send/download/add a book to your Kindle…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Cara Bristol

So you’ve purchased a Kindle ebook from a publisher or won one in a contest and you’re wondering how to put it on your Kindle. The simplest way is to email it to your Kindle: Download the book to your … Continue reading →

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Ebook romances outsell paperback versions…

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Cara Bristol

Here’s a happy shocker: 44 percent of romance novels purchased are ebooks. That’s up from 22 percent the previous year. Yep. Ebook romance sales doubled from the first quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012. That 44 percent … Continue reading →

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What to read after Fifty Shades of Grey…

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Cara Bristol

So you’ve finished the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy and you’re thinking, now what? If you’re new to the erotic romance/erotica market, the choices can be overwhelming and you may not know how to whittle down the list of options. … Continue reading →

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Tips on buying Kindle ebooks from non Amazon sources…

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Cara Bristol

Buying ebooks for Kindle from Amazon is easy. You go to the Amazon store on your Kindle, click ‘buy now,’ your ebook flies through cyberspace to your Kindle, and zippo, you bought a book. But you can also buy books … Continue reading →

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More Kindle love…accessing the Internet with Kindle

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Cara Bristol

On a recent out-of-town trip, I needed to connect with someone whose phone number I did not have. I was able to use my Kindle to connect to the internet and get the phone number. Now, if you have a … Continue reading →

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Ebook reader or paper book: which is better?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Cara Bristol

I read an Internet article that attempted to debunk the arguments favoring buying an ebook reader: saving money, convenience (books are too heavy), saving the environment, and instant gratification. Moneyland on Time.com conceded that an ereader does offer instant gratification … Continue reading →

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Kindle and romance by the numbers…

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Cara Bristol

Since I got a Kindle in July 2010, I’ve acquired eighty-two ebooks. I purchased the vast majority of them, although I won several in various contests on various blogs (you really should enter, the odds of wining are quite good). … Continue reading →

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How to convert a PDF ebook to AZW for Kindle…

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Cara Bristol

You can find great deals for Kindle books on Amazon. But sometimes the deals are better direct from the publisher. But when you buy from a publisher, what you get is usually a PDF file. You can read a PDF on … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Kindle games people play…

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Cara Bristol

If you haven’t discovered games for Kindle, that’s probably a good thing. I’m pretty disciplined about writing, but my reading has decreased markedly since I got my newest Kindle game. I play it instead of reading, while I watch TV, … Continue reading →

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