Listen … Amazon Kindle Fire encryption was pointless anyway, so chill – Computerworld

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Listen … Amazon Kindle Fire encryption was pointless anyway, so chill – Computerworld

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The Benefits of an Amazon Kindle Giveaway for – Digital Book World

 
 

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Giveaways are now available for Amazon Kindle ebooks.

No, I’m not talking about KDP Select free promos. I’m talking about Amazon Giveaways-contests hosted by Amazon on Amazon.com which until now have only Been available for print books and other physical products. But now you no longer need to have a print edition to run an Amazon Giveaway.

Authors who use KDP-even Those Who do not enroll in KDP Select-can run an Amazon Giveaway. Find this option on the Kindle ebook’s product page.

There are several possible benefits to running an Amazon Giveaway for your ebook Kindle:

• Increase Traffic to your product page: on average, Amazon Giveaways bring blackberries than a 40-percent INCREASE in traffic During the week of the contest.
• Attract followers to your Amazon author page: You can require contestants to follow your author page on Amazon. This is one of the few ways to grow your Amazon following, Which helps you launch your next ebook Kindle (as KDP authors will receive an invitation to send a message to Amazon followers).
• Gain exposure on Twitter , even if you have a small Twitter following. When you tweet about your contest with the hashtag #AmazonGiveaway, Hundreds of people searching for Amazon Giveaways will see your tweet.
• Generate traffic When even people lose your contest: You get to post a message for entrants who lose. Use this space wisely and professionally, and it could make an impact. Check out several popular giveaways to see how other authors use this space.
• You get good prospects of a return on minimal investment. The author pays the current list price, Which for most Kindle ebooks is quite affordable. (Although it’s non-refundable, if there is not a winner, you can roll it over or give a copy away directly.) • For
KDP Select books, this new feature may Amazon Giveaway Enhance the value of a Countdown Deal . The contest can help you generate traffic while the book is on sale (Also it costs less to run the contest During this period).
• It can help you launch your next ebook Kindle , improving your prospects for landing on the Hot New Releases list. In Additions to using the giveaway to grow your Amazon Following and then Notifying them of your next release, you can run a giveaway for your new release When it comes out, and yet another giveaway When Your new release is eligible for a Countdown Deal. Also if you run through to an AMS at the same time, All These little features could really pull together nicely. Every little bit helps.

Now, I’m not saying this new feature will give every book as instant success. It’s an additional marketing tool to add to your arsenal. As with all marketing, some authors will find ways to take advantage of it and grow Their sales. That could be you. This tool is new, so now is your time to think of ways to use it wisely.

Take some time to enter several book giveaways, as it will help you generate ideas for entering information for your own giveaway. Also, start small with a low-cost giveaway, as you will gain experience with how it works.

Good luck with your books.

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Amazon Kindle Fire Fail: Do not buy useless These tablets (and Wintergatan) – Computerworld

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Amazon, Kindle users high and dry: goodbye encryption – ictBusiness

While it is not abating worldwide debate on the case “Apple-San Bernardino” and digital privacy, the news coming from Amazon shows that (maybe) not all think the same way. The e-commerce giant has released the update of Fire Os , bringing the version number 5, for proprietary devices like Kindle Fire, fire phone, Fire and Fire HD TV Stick. A good thing, you might think. Maybe not: members of the Kindle forums have noted that in the new release is entirely absent encryption device (full disk encryption) that, in case of loss or cyber attack, so leave a myriad of information at the mercy of anyone.

the choice of Amazon immediately sparked numerous controversies is the specialized forum is on social networks. A company spokesperson explained this way the decision to the website The Verge: “When we released Fire Os 5 we removed some enterprise features that users did not use” . A move already established in the fall of 2015, well before the update over-the-air released in recent days.

Fire OS is an operating system derived from Android devices and the issue of encryption has also involved smartphone and tablet manufactured by OEMs with the ecosystem of the green robot. Google promised to introduce this default functionality with the advent of Lollipop , but a number of performance problems on low-end terminals convinced the Mountain View giant to postpone everything. The Android users can still enable full disk encryption simply from the settings menu.

which owners of an updated Kindle Fire with Fire Os 5, from today, can no longer do. It is therefore not clear why Amazon has decided to remove all of the functionality and explanations of the company’s spokesperson do not convince . The company has confirmed that communications between your tablet (and other devices involved) and their own cloud platforms will continue to respond to the highest standards of privacy and security, including encryption. But if a user were to connect to servers on the reliability uncertain?

These devices are obviously not as widespread as those based on iOs or Android (version “original”), but the problem remains and no can be attributed to the performance only . The tablet of Amazon are not designed to touch the top of the performance, but without encryption can become dangerous objects for the privacy of citizens, is exposed to hackers is to possible espionage activities of States. In addition, the Android code put already available full-disk encryption feature, because then get rid of it in toto?

Amazon Kindle Fire recalls adapters for risk shock – TecnoAndroid

 

Amazon – forced to recall the charging adapters of Kindle Fire for a possible shock hazard

Amazon is recalling at this time many power due to the risk of electric shock that They may result from its use. The call-back are interested in various family models Fire , including one dedicated to the child .

The problem found it was explained directly from Amazon in a statement in which he said: “We have established that, in rare cases, when the magazine is removed from the socket, the adapter assembly may become detached and create a risk of electric shock. “ the Fire tablet concerned are sold in the month of September 2015 in the English version , and more specifically the standard version and the Kids edition , both in the 7-inch version.

the Jeff Bezos company stated that will change for free failed components or deliver account users a good purchase, in so that the customer has the freedom to choose a third-party model. Pending the replacement, Amazon has recommended to load the tablet with a USB cable via PC.

This kind of recall is not the first by major world producers. In fact, even Apple , during the month of January last year, he was forced to withdraw from the same component charging market, while the next month, Microsoft had to call up the Surface Pro power cables. In a public note, the e-commerce giant has supported: “customer safety is our priority” , however, remains the fool that is unlikely to be forgotten by the customers involved.

it should be specified that for now, the calls affect only tablets purchased on the store Amazon UK and then in Italy should not be present any problems. However, if you were holding a Fire in English or Irish careful to use the charging adapter and contact Amazon immediately for replacement.

 

ALERT: Amazon Kindle charger Recalls over electrical shocks fears – is YOUR child at risk? – Express.co.uk

The online retail giant Has Been forced to send out an email to millions of customers offering to replace the wall plugs for the devices after it Emerged they could cause an electric shock.

Amazon Told That the parents worrying fault affects two models of its best-selling Kindle Fire tablet, including a specific model designed for children.

In an email sent to customers tonight Amazon said: “We have determined That, in rare cases, When the power adapter included with the UK Fire 7″ and UK Fire Kids Edition 7 “tablet is pulled from the socket, the adapter assembly may detach and create a risk of electrical shock.”

Worried parents are being offered new chargers for free and have been warned to stop using Their original adapter Concerns over safety.

However, they sono stati Told they can continue using the original USB cable attached to a computer or another generic charger to power up Their tablets.

Amazon has asked customers to send back the faulty chargers and says the problem only affects devices sold in the UK and Ireland from September 2015.

One Concerned parent Told Express.co.uk: “It’s terrifying to think That something designed for young children could electrocute them.

” I bought a Kindle Fire for my five-year-old daughter at Christmas and she absolutely loves it.

“But Kids These Days look after all the technology instructions themselves. She understands it better than I do.

” My daughter turns it off and on and charges it herself, so I was appalled to receive an email from Amazon warning of the risk of a potentially serious electric shock. “

The 37-year-old father of two, from Aylesbury, Bucks, added: “How many people out there sono stati hurt by Amazon These adapters? I think the public have a right to know.

“This could be really serious as Amazon must have sold millions of These tablets in the run up to Christmas, When They had all sorts of special deals on on the Fire Kids Edition.

“Parents are run off Their feet and it’s scary to think how many people might miss this email recall – and who might have young children out there using These chargers every day at real risk of a 240-volt electric shock.”

The Amazon-branded gadgets, Which are sold for £ 49.99 and £ 99.99, Launched in September 2015 and boast seven inch IPS displays, quad-core processor, front and rear- aa facing cameras and microSD slot for up to 128GB of expandable storage. They are frequently advertised on Both TV and online, with the Children’s model proving one of last Christmas’ most sought after gadgets.

Express.co. Amazon uk asked how many complaints it has received about the chargers, when was Amazon made aware of the fault and how many customers sono stati affected.

in an emailed response at the firm included links to its website featuring the product warning and said the problem was rare.

A spokesman said: “This was a newly discovered issue and we sent out the customer notification as quickly as possible.”

Generic USB chargers sono stati known to cause electric shocks in the past. In June 2014, a 13-year-old boy in Australia was hurt after he pulled a charger out of a socket behind His bed and touched a live wire, and a 14-year-old boy almost Suffered serious injuries When an imitation iPod charger His head exploded near.

Last month Apple recalled some plugs for iPhones, iPads and Mac after it Emerged chargers made between 2003 and 2015 and used in Europe and Australia may be at risk of breaking or causing an electric shock.