http://www.lightmykindle.com Come on baby, light my Kindle Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:30:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my favorite finance blogs, The Simple Dollar, recently covered impulse purchases - the candy bars and magazines at the checkout counter are usually the culprits. However, with the advent of new technologies, the new impulse purchases are iTunes tracks at your fingertips and Kindle books downloaded with one ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/managing-impulse-purchases-on-the-kindle/ A new Kindle competitor will hit the market in late February or early March from a company called Foxit. The eSlick Reader features some of the same qualities of the Kindle, with two possible improvements - choice of three colors and a smaller price tag. It has a 6" screen, weighs ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/new-e-book-reader-on-the-market-soon/ The popular newspaper USA Today is now available on the Kindle for a charge of $11.99 per month for a daily subscription. To subscribe to USA Today on your Kindle, click here. http://www.lightmykindle.com/usa-today-now-available-on-kindle/ As a Stephen King fan, I was interested to check out this novel about an author's widow dealing with her husband's demons. It seemed to be a subject that King would know a lot about. After all, if anyone's wife has to deal with some intense demons, I'd say it's ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/book-review-liseys-story-by-stephen-king/ Let me start by saying that I like Palm products - I had a Palm Tungsten E2 for a while and loved it. However, I eventually got a BlackBerry, and the Palm went unused. That being said, there's a post on PalmAddicts that I don't agree with that talks about how ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/palm-user-doesnt-see-use-for-kindle/ I've had several people ask me if you can purchase the Kindle at Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, or other stores like them. The Kindle is only available from Amazon. You can read all about the Kindle's features and purchase it on the Kindle product page on Amazon.com. To be ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/kindle-questions-can-i-buy-a-kindle-at-barnes-noble-or-best-buy/ In this busy travel season, lots of Kindle owners are probably wondering how to travel with their Kindle. I've already covered how to reading your Kindle on the plane, but I've also been asked how to take your Kindle through airport security. While I have read reports of some users ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/kindle-questions-can-i-bring-my-kindle-through-airport-security/ There is a wonderful review of the Kindle on E-gear.com. The author discusses the downfalls of the Kindle (not being able to share books, can't take it to author signings, etc.), but insists that he loves it despite all these issues. He cites the excellent Kindle store shopping experience, the ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/do-you-feel-kindleship-with-other-kindle-owners/ Stephen King has listed his ten favorite books of 2008, based on books he read this year, not books released this year. On this list are The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dean Koontz's The Good Guy and Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. You ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/stephen-kings-ten-best-books-of-2008/ Another question about the Kindle that I frequently get asked is if you can read it on the plane. The simple answer is yes. The more detailed answer is yes, but with a few exceptions. You have to keep the wireless switch turned to off during the entire flight. This ... http://www.lightmykindle.com/kindle-questions-can-i-read-the-kindle-on-a-plane/