The Ars Technica blog has information about Amazon's update to the software running on the Kindle e-readers. Highlights include
-- create "collections" of books to simplify access. For example, new books, books for work, travel books, and so on. A book can be placed in multiple collections.
-- links to social networking sites. The new software will allow you to highlight a passage in the book you're reading, and post a link to the passage along with your comment to Facebook and/or Twitter
-- adds password protection when the Kindle is in sleep mode
-- adds pan and zoom when viewing PDF files
-- adds two more font size options
-- adds the ability to turn on "popular highlights." You'll be able to see the highlights made by a significant number of people who are reading the same text. This is limited only to people at large now. It would be great if they allowed you to build a list of "highlighting friends," such as a group in a school class reading the same text, or a local readers' discussion group.
The new software will be available for download in about two weeks.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/05/hands-on-kindle-25-firmware-a-cornucopia-of-features.ars
-- create "collections" of books to simplify access. For example, new books, books for work, travel books, and so on. A book can be placed in multiple collections.
-- links to social networking sites. The new software will allow you to highlight a passage in the book you're reading, and post a link to the passage along with your comment to Facebook and/or Twitter
-- adds password protection when the Kindle is in sleep mode
-- adds pan and zoom when viewing PDF files
-- adds two more font size options
-- adds the ability to turn on "popular highlights." You'll be able to see the highlights made by a significant number of people who are reading the same text. This is limited only to people at large now. It would be great if they allowed you to build a list of "highlighting friends," such as a group in a school class reading the same text, or a local readers' discussion group.
The new software will be available for download in about two weeks.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/05/hands-on-kindle-25-firmware-a-cornucopia-of-features.ars