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Amazon acquires Kindle Fire text-to-speech provider, but this isn't about Siri

Voice and speech interfaces aren't all one thing, but they're all still amazing

Broken Kindles as art, in book form

56 Broken Kindles, the book

Amazon's $69 Kindle vs. $79 Kindle (hands-on pictures)

The differences here are only skin deep. Amazon's $69 Kindle runs exactly as the previous model but has a newer black aesthetic that more closely aligns itself to the Kindle Paperwhite. The selling point, of course, isn't so much additional features as it is the barrier of entry and convenience of slipping into a bag / pursed / oversized pocket. For those inclined to see the iterative design tweaks, we're here for you. Gallery is below. You're welcome.

Amazon drops price of Kindle to $69, shipping September 14th

Amazon is dropping the price on its least expensive Kindle to $69. The device is unchanged, featuring the same 6-ounce weight and 6-inch e-ink screen as last year's model.

Contest: Win one of five Amazon Kindles!

The Verge Book Club celebrates its launch by giving away five Amazon Kindles

Amazon expands to India with Kindle bookstore and e-readers

Amazon is releasing its Kindle ebook readers in India for an introductory price of 6,999 rupees, or about $126. It is also opening the India Kindle Store, which has over a million books priced in rupees.

Amazon credits Prime and Kindle Fire with driving Q2 sales of $12.8 billion; forecasts Q3 loss

Amazon earnings numbers for the second quarter of 2012: $12.8 billion in net sales, $107 million in operating income

Amazon releases software update for $79 Kindle with improved reading font, other additions

Amazon has released a software update for its $79 Kindle that includes an improved reading font among other features.

Amazon and independent publisher resolve dispute, 5,000 titles return to Kindle Store

Amazon and Independent Publishers Group have settled their contract dispute, coming to an agreement that is seeing nearly 5,000 titles from IPG returned to the Kindle Store.

Amazon's Kindle deal with Waterstones deflates Nook's global balloon

The Kindle gives Waterstones a chance to move into the digital future, while the deal blocks Amazon's serious competitors.

Front-lit Kindle slated for July launch, according to Reuters source

Reuters reported today that a front-lit, nighttime-friendly Kindle is slated to be released in July. The news agency cites an anonymous source, who says that the e-reader would come in both 3G and Wi-Fi varieties, with an identical or slightly-increased price-point. Additionally, it's rumored that Amazon will introduce a new, 8.9 tablet this holiday season.

It's official: Target will phase out all Kindle-branded products this spring

Target confirms with us plans to discontinue sale of all Kindles and Kindle-related accessories.

Amazon's Q1 revenue up 35 percent to $13.18 billion: 9 out of 10 bestsellers were digital

Amazon's Q1 earnings show a 35 percent increase in sales, a 34 percent decrease in profit, great love for the Kindle, and a greater impact by its digital products.

Amazon launches 'ebooks Kindle en Español' with over 30,000 Spanish-language titles

Amazon has launched a US Spanish-language eBook selection within the Kindle Store that boasts more than 30,000 Spanish-language digital and hardcover books.

Amazon Kindle Store is down in the US (update: now back to normal)

We hope you weren't planning to buy any new ebooks this afternoon -- the US Kindle store shows all titles as "currently unavailable."

'Research, no motion' now available for Kindle

'Research, no motion' comes to the Kindle Store

Amazon preparing to launch a pilot retail store in Seattle?

Despite its domination of the digital marketplace, Amazon is reportedly preparing for a move into brick and mortar retail stores, according to Good eReader.

SolarKindle uses sunlight to power your e-reader, priced at $79.99

The SolarKindle — a combination case and solar-powered battery charger for the Amazon Kindle — will be available January 15th for $79.99.

Kindle Fire remains Amazon's best-selling item, million Kindle per week sales continue

Amazon just announced that it sold more than a million Kindle devices per week throughout December — that includes the Kindle, Kindle Touch, and Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire remains Amazon's best-selling product.

How to add personal documents to Kindles and Kindle apps

Users of Amazon's Kindle app on iOS can now have documents delivered via email, a feature that has been available for some time for Kindle device users. This how-to goes over the basics of emailing a file to your Kindle or Kindle app.

60 years of the Queen's Christmas speeches turned into free ebook for Kindle

he Queen's Christmas speech is a long-held tradition in the UK and the Commonwealth, a chance for the realm's leader to assess the year that passed and send along some happy vibes for the one to come. It's broadcast on British television, radio, and over the internet on Christmas Day, and now Amazon's joining in its distribution by making its transcript available to download as a free ebook on Kindles.

Amazon announces KDP Select, a $500,000 per month fund for self-published authors to lend books

Amazon has announced a new initiative called KDP Select, which will give self-published authors a share of a $500,000 per month fund that Amazon is providing through at least the end of next year for making their books available as part of the Kindle lending library.

Amazon launches Spanish and Italian Kindle stores and native-language Kindle hardware

Amazon just announced it will be opening Spanish and Italian-language Kindle Stores as well as offering native-language Kindle hardware, all of which is available now.

Amazon's Kindle Lending Library under fire from Authors Guild

The Authors Guild is taking issue with Amazon's new Kindle Lending Library. It claims Amazon went ahead with its Library without the consent of both major and minor publishers and that publishers have the right to determine if they want their products available for free.

Amazon Kindle Fire, Touch, and $79 classic: all the news, photos, and video

Amazon gave quite a presentation for its new Kindles — the reimagined classic model, the Touch ereader, and the Android-powered Fire tablet.

Kindle (2011) pictures and video hands-on

Thin, light, and great viewing angles. The keyboard is a pop-up screen that requires you to thumb through with the d-pad — not the quickest of options, but that's the give and take when you're saving physical space on the device.

Amazon launches $79 Kindle, available today