Kindle devices appeal to many people. When everything works, they're great. But Amazon is becoming more and more finicky, both in terms of supported formats and the freedom to manage your own books.

The Amazon Kindle supports three main document types: Kindle (.AZW, .AZW1), Text (.TXT) and Unprotected Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC). Second-generation Kindles also have a built-in PDF reader and support ...

Kindles are a boon for book lovers. It is a great device that lets you enjoy your favorite genres anytime and anywhere. However, at times users find it difficult to read e-books saved in PDF format.

Ebooks are available in many different formats, including the widely supported ePub standard. You can read ePub ebooks on Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader, and Kobo eReader models; ...

The open-source EPUB e-book format is great for sharing books between different readers and making life easier on readers generally--but Amazon's Kindle, the big player, doesn't support it.

As one of the most popular e-readers in the world, the Amazon Kindle has become a must-have for bibliophiles who prefer the ...

.PRC files are almost identical to the .AZW files that Amazon uses for Kindle books. This makes the Kindle capable of displaying .PRC files without having to convert them to another format. However, ...

In 2007 and then again in 2010, ZATZ Publishing-- the publishing company I work for as my "day job" -- produced two top-rated books. The first, about the Bush administration White House email ...

The Amazon Kindle is easily among the very best eBook readers out there. It’s not just about the ease of reading, you will probably never run out of eBooks or other reading material to read on the ...

You know how every other ebook reader under the sun supports EPUB files, but Amazon's Kindle stubbornly refuses to do so? Well, that's changing. Amazon quietly updated its help documentation (via ...