Skip to main content
We think you're near
Los Angeles
Examiner.com
Log in
Sign up
Arts & Entertainment
Recreation
Home & Life
Interests
News & Info
More
Become an examiner
San Jose Kindle
The Cost Savings in Purchasing Digital Textbooks
e-textbooks
October 23, 2011
As we approach the holiday season, parents who have children in college will likely be looking for ways to make the cost of a college education...
Read more
U.S. gadget makers not much help if yours is stolen
Gadgets & Tech
September 7, 2009
I often joke that if I stray more than 10 feet from my Palm Centro smartphone that I power down because I seemingly can't function without it. But...
Read more
Kindle DX a glimmer of hope for newspaper industry
Gadgets & Tech
May 6, 2009
With the introduction today of the Kindle DX electronic reader, seller Amazon.com may have turned on a light at the end of the newspaper industry...
Read more
Target dropping Amazon Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle e-readers from its stores
Target
May 2, 2012
A surprise move—For two years big box department store chain, Target, has carried Amazon’s line of e-readers in addition to its new...
Read more
Amazon enters the book lending business through its Amazon Prime service
Amazon Prime
November 3, 2011
No due dates— Kindle e-books can be borrowed through 11,000 public libraries in the U.S., but Amazon is now offering its own version of a...
Read more
Amazon’s Kindle Fire is blazing: 50,000 units sold per day through pre-orders
Amazon Kindle Fire
October 4, 2011
When you’re hot you’re hot--- The aptly named tablet from Amazon, Kindle Fire, is blazing a trail to break all existing launch day...
Read more
Kindle e-books are now available for borrowing at local libraries
Kindle
September 21, 2011
Late to the party— The San Francisco Public Library has a feature that few patrons know about but is valued by those who know the &ldquo...
Read more
How to shop for electronics in the digital age?
#Electronics
September 1, 2011
One of the most frequently asked questions I get about buying electronics is "Were should I start from?" Common sense would say, just...
Read more
Amazon's new, free Kindle Cloud Reader book app: 'Buy once. Read anywhere'
Kindle
August 10, 2011
Reading on the Cloud— For avid readers in San Francisco, an e-reader is a dream come true. But there are times when it can’t always be...
Read more
Kindle drops in price to $99 (refurbished) on Amazon. New Kindle coming?
Kindle
August 8, 2011
The magic number— For early adopters of e-readers in San Francisco, these devices were once priced at $300 or more. But for those who waited...
Read more
Advertisement