Amazon ‘Black Friday’ 2017: Early Echo, Echo Dot, Fire TV, Kindle … – Forbes

Is Amazon Black Friday 2017 starts early. The first big deals have started, but now we are getting a whole lot more. While deals are strong across hundreds of products, the standouts are the great discounts on Amazon”s own, Echo, Echo Dot, Fire TV, Kindle and historical date means I can also predict where the next big offers will come. So let’s get started…

Note: you can find my other Black Friday guides at the following links: Apple (link), Best Buy (link), Kohl’s (link), Macy’s (link), Microsoft (link), Samsung (link), Target (link) and Walmart (link).

Amazon Black Friday 2017 sales have started

Amazon’s Black Friday strategies in previous years mean we should expect a press release around November 17th. This will expand upon the confirmed deals I have listed for you below and add in further heavy hitting Amazon products like the Echo, Echo Dot Echo Show and Fire TV Stick as well as the All-New Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD and Alexa Voice Remote.

My thanks to BestBlackFriday.com which has worked with me to collate these deals and create order from the inevitable annual chaos

Confirmed Amazon Black Friday 2017 Deals:

These Amazon Black Friday deals have been confirmed to me directly from Amazon.com. Remember to bookmark the pages for these products I have provided so you can jump on them the moment each sale goes live:

• Confirmed Starting, November 19 - Kindle Paperwhite E-reader for $ 89.99 (save $ 30) - see current price
• Confirmed Starting, November 23 - Amazon Echo Plus is $ 119.99 (save $ 30) - see current price
• Confirmed Starting, November 23 - Amazon Cloud Cam Indoor Security Camera for $ 99.99 (save $ 20) - see current price
• Confirmed Starting, November 23 - All-New Fire 7 Tablet for $ 29.99 (save $ 20) - see current price
• Confirmed Starting, November 23 - All-New Fire HD 8 Tablet with Alexa for $ 49.99 (save $ 30) - see current price

Predicted Amazon Black Friday 2017 Sale Prices On Other Amazon Devices

These prices are predictions for the other Amazon devices I have made after analyzing the data from the past Amazon Prime Day as well as last year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This tactic worked extremely well for my Press Day (preview and official prices) so pay close attention to these predictions to stay ahead of other customers:

My Amazon Black Friday 2017 Guide:

Crucial to the success of your Black Friday 2017 Amazon shopping is remembering to sign up for a free 30-day Amazon Prime Day trial, if you are not already a member (free Amazon Prime 30-day trial link).

Prime Members receive free two-day shipping on most orders, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Members also receive exclusive early access to the best holiday offers. But the best thing about the Amazon Prime trial is you can sign up for free and then cancel at anytime within the first 30 days without paying a penny. If you do choose to stay a member it will cost you $ 10.99/month or $ 99/year.

Amazon’s Black Friday store has also been open for business since November 1st. So regularly checking its dedicated 'Countdown to Black Friday' page (link) for daily deals leading up to Black Friday week is a great way to snag a sale item.

Amazon Black Friday 2017 Store is now open

The is products on offer, stock of the Amazon devices on offer typically never sell out for the entirety of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. For other products Amazon helpfully lists the percentage of units left for any particular deal. Once 100% are claimed-it is likely that particular sale will not come back and you will miss out. So look for the deals percentage and if it is rapidly climbing, be sure to purchase immediately.

I will be tracking Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers as new deals appear and I will continue to update my Forbes page with breakdowns of the best deals. I am also tracking the holiday sales deals for Apple, Best Buy, Kohl’s, macy’s, Microsoft, Samsung, Target and Walmart and delivering the daily updates.

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Kindle conquest the account of the Channel – Combat Inteligemcia (press release)

The agency of rio Kindle won the account of the Channel-Fighting and shall be responsible for managing and developing content for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channel. The SAC 2.0 is also part of the scope of the services performed. The agency will act in an integrated manner to the area of Communication and Branding of Globosat.

A dedicated team has been scaled to meet the account, that demand a volume of 30 posts per day, and offers to the followers of the profiles of the Channel Fighting in the Social Media real-time coverage of the events transmitted by the tv station itself. The whole communication strategy is aimed to generate the increase in the number of subscribers of the channel and the sale of products separate.

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Amazon the full four years in Brazil with discounts for Kindle … – Tudocelular.com

The Amazon, Brazil are making the fourth birthday in the country, and, as usual, celebrates with deals in the online store. Until next Monday (6), the company offers discounted$ 100 on the purchase of any player with Kindle and ebooks from R$ 9,90, in addition to other R$ 10 bonus for digital books.

from this Thursday (2), Amazon will also make offers lightning with up to 90% off for books, all the days until the end of the day. In addition, physical books will be with up to 80% off discount. In the case of imported, the discount increases with the amount of units purchased, and may reach up to 15% from the fourth volume.

the Kindle and Kindle Unlimited

The monthly subscription service for ebooks from the Amazon, the Amazon Kindle Unlimited, will be with the promotional price also up to second. The six-month plan brings 20% discount, and a year of 30% abatement. With him, it is possible to have access without limits to an extensive library of digital books directly on the Kindle, without additional value.

The ebook reader, in fact, back to the promotional price of $ 199 in the input version. However, there is a discount for those who opt for any model, including the more expensive Voyage. Check out the values in the promotion:

• Kindle Touch:$ 299 for$ 199
• Kindle PaperWhite: $ 479 for$ 379
• Kindle Voyage:$ 899 for$ 799

Amazon BR is 4 years with the promotion of the Kindle, eBooks, and service … – Tecmundo

The Amazon.with.br is blowing out the candles in Brazil: four years of existence in the country as the online shop of books, physical and digital, in addition to marketing the readers Kindle. To celebrate, the company wants you as a guest: the page has launched a promotion very tempting that involves several of the products and services that are sold there.

Until the day 6 February (Monday coming), the site is full of discounts on e-readers, printed books or digital subscription plan, Kindle Unlimited. Click here to access the full page of the promotion.

A Kindle to call their own

Amazon has cut R$ 100 to the price of each one of the models in the family of readers the Kindle in Brazil, from the most basic to the top of the line, the Kindle Voyage. The new prices are the following:

Increasing the library

Until the 6th day of February, there are more than 30 thousand books printed with up to 80% off discount. This includes Comics, new and classic national and international. In the area of virtual books, are 10 thousand eBooks for up to R$ 9,90. The entire catalog can be accessed on the promotion page.

Another novelty is the discount progressive on books imported: you get a reduction of price of 5% on the purchase of two books, 10% on the purchase of three units and 15% to take home four or more works from abroad.

You can still download a free eBook during the promotion period

You can still download a free eBook during the promotion period. The selection of ten titles are available including a highlight for fans of games: the “Player N° 1″, by Ernest Cline.

“Netflix of books from Amazon”

The subscription service for eBooks from the Amazon also is in promotion. This is the Kindle Unlimited, where you pay a monthly, six-monthly or yearly to have access without additional costs to a catalog of very wide and varied and works, as well as in a library, just return what you have finished reading and pick up a new one to begin. The eBooks can be read on Kindle devices and apps read Kindle (iOS, Android and PC).

New customers can subscribe to the six-month plan with 20% discount, by the final value of R$ 95,52. Already the one-year plan of service has a 30% discount, coming out for$ 167,16. The first 30 days are free. Enjoyed the values? Then click here to subscribe!

Amazon the full four years in Brazil with discounts for Kindle ebooks and Unlimited – Tudocelular.com

The Amazon, Brazil are making the fourth birthday in the country, and, as usual, celebrates with deals in the online store. Until next Monday (6), the company offers discounted$ 100 on the purchase of any player with Kindle and ebooks from R$ 9,90, in addition to other R$ 10 bonus for digital books.

from this Thursday (2), Amazon will also make offers lightning with up to 90% off for books, all the days until the end of the day. In addition, physical books will be with up to 80% off discount. In the case of imported, the discount increases with the amount of units purchased, and may reach up to 15% from the fourth volume.

the Kindle and Kindle Unlimited

The monthly subscription service for ebooks from the Amazon, the Amazon Kindle Unlimited, will be with the promotional price also up to second. The six-month plan brings 20% discount, and a year of 30% abatement. With him, it is possible to have access without limits to an extensive library of digital books directly on the Kindle, without additional value.

The ebook reader, in fact, back to the promotional price of $ 199 in the input version. However, there is a discount for those who opt for any model, including the more expensive Voyage. Check out the values in the promotion:

• Kindle Touch:$ 299 for$ 199
• Kindle PaperWhite: $ 479 for$ 379
• Kindle Voyage:$ 899 for$ 799

Amazon BR is 4 years with the promotion of Kindle, eBooks and subscription service – Tecmundo

The Amazon.with.br is blowing out the candles in Brazil: four years of existence in the country as the online shop of books, physical and digital, in addition to marketing the readers Kindle. To celebrate, the company wants you as a guest: the page has launched a promotion very tempting that involves several of the products and services that are sold on the site.

Until the day 6 February (Monday coming), the site is full of discounts on e-readers, printed books or digital subscription plan, Kindle Unlimited. Click here to access the full page of the promotion.

A Kindle to call their own

Amazon has cut R$ 100 to the price of each one of the models in the family of readers the Kindle in Brazil, from the most basic to the top of the line, the Kindle Voyage. The new prices are the following:

Increasing the library

Until the 6th day of February, there are more than 30 thousand books printed with up to 80% off discount. This includes Comics, new and classic national and international. In the area of virtual books, are 10 thousand eBooks for up to R$ 9,90. The entire catalog can be accessed on the promotion page.

Another novelty is the discount progressive on books imported: you get a reduction of price of 5% on the purchase of two books, 10% on the purchase of three units and 15% to take home four or more works from abroad.

You can still download a free eBook during the promotion period

You can still download a free eBook during the promotion period. The selection of ten titles are available including a highlight for fans of games: the “Player N° 1″, by Ernest Cline.

The “Netflix of books from Amazon”

The subscription service for eBooks from the Amazon also is in promotion. This is the Kindle Unlimited, where you pay a monthly, six-monthly or yearly to have access without additional costs to a catalog of very wide and varied and works, as well as in a library, just return what you have finished reading and pick up a new one to begin. The eBooks can be read on Kindle devices and apps read Kindle (iOS, Android and PC).

New customers can subscribe to the six-month plan with 20% discount, by the final value of R$ 95,52. Already the one-year plan of service has a 30% discount, coming out for$ 167,16. The first 30 days are free. Enjoyed the values? Then click here to subscribe!

Amazon.with.br gives a discount of$100 on any Kindle until 6/2 – PC World

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To celebrate his 4 years in Brazil, the store will also cut the price of the subscription program Kindle Unlimited and thousands of digital books and printed.

The Amazon.with.br chose to hold a special week of discounts to celebrate their 4 years in Brazil. The promotion is valid until the 6th of February.

from The 19h of this Monday, 30/1, the online store of Amazon in the country offers special prices for its e-readers Kindle, printed books, digital and subscription program Kindle Unlimited.

Kindle

The three models of Kindle sold by Amazon.with.br in the country are at a discount of 100 reais each in the next few days. In this way, the Kindle basic comes out of 299 real for 199 reais, the Paperwhite Wi-Fi for 479 reais 379 real and the Voyage of 899 reais for 799 reals.

Kindle Unlimited

The program Kindle Unlimited, which allows users to read at ease among more than 1.4 million digital books for a fixed monthly, also got in on the special promotion of Amazon. Who turn customer service up to the day 6/2 you can save a good money.

This is because the plan half-yearly is with 20% discount, coming out for 95,52 reais in total, while the annual plan is with 30% discount, coming out for 167,16 real this week.

Books

in addition, Amazon will give you up to 80% discount on more than 30 thousand books printed, and will offer more than 10 thousand e-books with a special price of 9,90 reais.

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Promotion: Amazon.with.br gives discount of R$100 in any … – IDG Now!

To celebrate his 4 years in Brazil, the store will also cut the price of the subscription program Kindle Unlimited and thousands of digital books and printed.

The Amazon.with.br chose to hold a special week of discounts to celebrate their 4 years in Brazil. The promotion is valid until the 6th of February.

from The 19h of this Monday, 30/1, the online store of Amazon in the country offers special prices for its e-readers Kindle, printed books, digital and subscription program Kindle Unlimited.

Kindle

The three models of Kindle sold by Amazon.with.br in the country are at a discount of 100 reais each in the next few days. In this way, the Kindle basic comes out of 299 real for 199 reais, the Paperwhite Wi-Fi for 479 reais 379 real and the Voyage of 899 reais for 799 reals.

Kindle Unlimited

The program Kindle Unlimited, which allows users to read at ease among more than 1.4 million digital books for a fixed monthly, also got in on the special promotion of Amazon. Who turn customer service up to the day 6/2 you can save a good money.

This is because the plan half-yearly is with 20% discount, coming out for 95,52 reais in total, while the annual plan is with 30% discount, coming out for 167,16 real this week.

Books

in addition, Amazon will give you up to 80% discount on more than 30 thousand books printed, and will offer more than 10 thousand e-books with a special price of 9,90 reais.

Promotion: Amazon.with.br gives a discount of$100 on any Kindle – IDG Now!

To celebrate his 4 years in Brazil, the store will also cut the price of the subscription program Kindle Unlimited and thousands of digital books and printed.

The Amazon.with.br chose to hold a special week of discounts to celebrate their 4 years in Brazil. The promotion is valid until the 6th of February.

from The 19h of this Monday, 30/1, the online store of Amazon in the country offers special prices for its e-readers Kindle, printed books, digital and subscription program Kindle Unlimited.

Kindle

The three models of Kindle sold by Amazon.with.br in the country are at a discount of 100 reais each in the next few days. In this way, the Kindle basic comes out of 299 real for 199 reais, the Paperwhite Wi-Fi for 479 reais 379 real and the Voyage of 899 reais for 799 reals.

Kindle Unlimited

The program Kindle Unlimited, which allows users to read at ease among more than 1.4 million digital books for a fixed monthly, also got in on the special promotion of Amazon. Who turn customer service up to the day 6/2 you can save a good money.

This is because the plan half-yearly is with 20% discount, coming out for 95,52 reais in total, while the annual plan is with 30% discount, coming out for 167,16 real this week.

Books

in addition, Amazon will give you up to 80% discount on more than 30 thousand books printed, and will offer more than 10 thousand e-books with a special price of 9,90 reais.

‘Brazilian literature is not yet in digital,’ says the Award winning Kindle – Portal Uai (press release) (Subscription) (Blog)

The traditional and the modern can be antag�nicos v�rivers contexts, but, through�s of the creativity of the mining Gisele Mirabai, the two mingled and gave birth to a prize-winning work. Gisele won the Pr�mio Kindle of Literature, organized by the Amazon in partnership with the Nova Fronteira publishing house. The t�title awarded in digital format was Field, a hist�ria about mem�rias and places. The odd term has african origin. "In the language of the bantu, farm means farm, s�uncle or ch�guy," explains the author, who has lived in S�the Paul h� tr�s years. Although the meaning designate a place, Field �, in fact, the main character, who receives the nickname of a friend still in the inf�shall, on the farm where he grew up.

Reflex�es
The narrative goes on years after the fact, when the girl, j� adult, lives in London and, during travel through places hist�rich of the continent of europe, he ends up reconnecting with her past in the interior of the Mine and building the reflex�es about the meaning of pr�own life. "She goes by the Gr�cia, Turkey, Israel and Egypt and, to see the uk�in these locations, will see his past and discovers what has happened in your life to split it in two, as if it were a missing link", defines Gisele.

The regress�es offered by the tour take the character back � inf�of on the Farm Enfiandeiras, pr�town-the Itabirito, in the Region�the Central Mine. By l�, the girl alternated moments of leisure between the reading on civilizes��es old beside his father, and the banter fanciful with the son of the caretaker, the boy who had given her the nickname.

in Spite of everything sound like a hist�the ria and near-real-biogr�is, She ensures that she and the protagonist n�the s�the same person, even if there is a strong rela��es between the two. "I j� I lived in London, the places that I describe s�the places where I have stayed, the journey that she makes, I also�m I, and the farm of his inf�of exists and belongs to an aunt of mine, � a place where I spent my inf�of, but the character, his personality and the events s�the fully fict�cios," he says.

"The book works much in the simb�lico, n�the � a narrative cl�classic, the hist�ria takes a moment and opens it to the m�maximum possible�manual transmission, n�the following order cronol�gica. The past going to the front of the gift will going to meet him." The description��the writer about your pr�prio text illustrates also�m the process by which the work went on to win the contest.

Platform
Field was chosen as the best among 2 thousand books posted on the digital platform Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) from Amazon. Gra�the � partnership with the New Frontier, it must be published in vers�the printed brief. The opposite way to that normally � practiced, with the t�titles originally lan�ados in a paper and going digital then.

Gisele, who eats�or writing Field in 2009, if you feel happy with the recognition. "Still est� dropping the sheet, I really wanted him to be a reading of quality and a good publish��, I have enjoyed very � language, I tried to do something original. � a sensa��the very good recognition of the work", she declares.

Al�m of the rewards��the Amazon, accompanied by the publica��the printed and of a sum of money, the author can closely monitor the recognition of the readers, gra�to the digital format in which the book was lan�ado. "It has been a �the last surprise, � very good to have the contact with the evaluates��es who l� and j� put what he found, al�m be possible�manual transmission to see how many p�pages people est�the reading of your book and on which days. In printed, n�the we have idea of that," says Gisele.

The modern format of publishes��the and reading, al�m have been on the path to this recognition in his career as a writer, also�m awakened in belo-horizontina the interest in extending the collection of the national literature in the format: "Studying the platform of Amazon, I saw that the brazilian literature is still n�the est� l� in digital format. This uni�the Amazon with the New Frontier, which � specialist publish cl�ssicos, can be �timo for our reading."

award-Winning in digital and with the proposal of lan�air your book on paper, she n�makes you choose for one of them and thicken the chorus of those who understand that the two formats s�the fully possible�levels together, and that who wins � the reader. "A n�excludes the other, � a sum, the digital book � for you� take for the trip, to read on the metro�, in �coaches, or to make a query r�pida to a theme, while the f�sico � to be l�, make use of the other senses, the paper will always continue," argues the writer, and writer for 36 years, that j� had published other tr�s books before Field: the infantojuvenis Warrior of Gaia and Born to be Madonna, al�m free Man: around the world on a bicycle, in that it describes the journey institute for development support�information of the husband for 59 pa�ses.

FIELD
. Gisele Mirabai
. Amazon/New Frontier
. 153 p�ginas
. R$ 8,90 (e-book)

Amazon announces a literary prize of 20 thousand pounds – the Observer

The Amazon UK will be launching a literary prize in the amount of 20 thousand pounds (more than 23 thousand euros) for the writer to publish a book online (ebook) on the platform Kindle Direct Publishing, which allows authors and independent publishers to place a book for sale for its own account. The premium Kindle Storyteller is open to authors with more than 18 years, write in English and in any kind of literature, fiction or non-fiction. The ebook must have a minimum of 5,000 words and not have been published before.

The interests of the readers will be taken into consideration when it is compiled the list of ebooks, as well as the opinion of a panel of judges. In addition to the monetary prize, the distinction will also include a marketing campaign, and the ability of the ebook to be translated into other languages. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in July in London.

The director of content associated with the Kindle, Alessio Santarelli, revealed in a statement on the website of Amazon UK that "good books deserve to be celebrated and this is what we want to do in the competition the Kindle Storyteller. We hope to encourage aspiring writers and authors who, even having already been published, write again to the stories they are available to all readers around the world. Publishing a book has never been easy and this award will help the author whose story appeals more to the readers and to specialists in literary."

A quarter of the authors in the top 100 of the Kindle store UK have been published through this platform Kindle Direct Publishing. Rachel Abbott, author of Kill me Again , a bestseller in the Kindle, confessed that he has "great expectations in the titles that will be presented in this first competition of the award, whether an author already known, or an aspiring writer who is encouraged by the prize to publish his first book. The Kindle has helped me to achieve my dream of having a career as a writer and I believe that many people have one great book in them, waiting to be written".

the deadline for The submission of ebooks begins February 20th and ends on the 19 of may of this year.

Amazon launches £20,000 literary prize for Kindle authors | Culture … – The Guardian

The £20,000 literary prize is being launched by Amazon for new work by authors releasing their work online Kindle”s self-publishing platform.

The Kindle Storyteller award is open to authors writing in English across any genre, fiction or non-fiction, is books launched on amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing between 20 February and 19 May 2017.

Reader interest will be taken into consideration when compiling the shortlist as well as the opinions of the judging panel, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in London in July. The prize will also include the marketing campaign and the possibility of translation for international sales.

Rachel Abbott

Alessio Santarelli, Amazon’s I Kindle content director, said the prize was intended to celebrate great books. "We hope to encourage aspiring authors and those who have already been published, to get writing and make their new stories available to readers across the world," he said.

Up to a quarter of the top 100 titles in the UK Kindle store already come from the Kindle Direct Publishing platform. Rachel Abbott, bestselling Kindle author who has just released her sixth thriller on the platform, said she expected the calibre of entries to be high, "whether it’s from an established author or an aspiring writer who is encouraged by this prize to publish their first book".

Titles submitted for the prize must be previously unpublished, and a minimum of 5,000 words in length with no upper word limit.

Amazon launches £20000 literary prize for Kindle authors – The Guardian

The £20,000 literary prize is being launched by Amazon for new work by authors releasing their work online Kindle”s self-publishing platform.

The Kindle Storyteller award is open to authors writing in English across any genre, fiction or non-fiction, is books launched on amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing between 20 February and 19 May 2017.

Reader interest will be taken into consideration when compiling the shortlist as well as the opinions of the judging panel, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in London in July. The prize will also include the marketing campaign and the possibility of translation for international sales.

Rachel Abbott

Alessio Santarelli, Amazon’s I Kindle content director, said the prize was intended to celebrate great books. "We hope to encourage aspiring authors and those who have already been published, to get writing and make their new stories available to readers across the world," he said.

Up to a quarter of the top 100 titles in the UK Kindle store already come from the Kindle Direct Publishing platform. Rachel Abbott, bestselling Kindle author who has just released her sixth thriller on the platform, said she expected the calibre of entries to be high, "whether it’s from an established author or an aspiring writer who is encouraged by this prize to publish their first book".

Titles submitted for the prize must be previously unpublished, and a minimum of 5,000 words in length with no upper word limit.

Obama filled the Kindle with books for his daughter, and that says everything – Dallas News

The first time I met Barack Obama was in early 2006, when he was still a U. S. senator.

He had come to Cincinnati to help out my husband, Sherrod Brown, in Sherrod”s campaign to join him in the Senate. I sat next to Obama during breakfast, before he took the stage. Almost immediately, our conversation turned to the isolation and accuracy necessary for the writer’s life.

He was in the final edits for his second book, “The Audacity of Hope,” which would become the best-selling book later that year and set the stage for his presidential race. What I remember most during our conversation was the look on his face, as well as the language he used, as he described his writing habits. The writer can usually tell when someone lay claim to the profession is faking it. Barack Obama was the real deal.

He talked about the quiet, anonymous space of air travel, when he could write without interruption. We commiserated about the challenge of finding that perfect word — and many times, there is that one perfect word — which too often eludes us writers until 3 in the morning, when we sit up like a sprung jackknife and claw in the dark for paper and a pen.

He asked about my writing habits and leaned in with the face of the person listening hard. I have little recollection of what I told him, beyond my sharing that I read everything out loud before hitting “send.” But I vividly recall sitting there listening to him and thinking, This is a man who loves the written word.

The New York Times’ chief book critic, Michiko Kakutani, recently interviewed Obama about how reading and writing fundamentally shaped him as a man and as a president.

An excerpt:

During his eight years in the White House — in the noisy era of information overload, extreme partisanship and knee-jerk reactions — books were the sustaining source of ideas and inspiration, and gave him a renewed appreciation for the complexities and ambiguities of the human condition.

“At a time when events move so quickly and so much information is transmitted,” he said, reading gave him the ability to occasionally slow down and get perspective” and “the ability to get in somebody else’s shoes.” These two things, he added, “have been invaluable to me. Whether they’ve made me a better president I can’t say. But what I can say is that they have allowed me to sort of maintain my balance during the course of eight years, because this is the place that comes at you hard and fast and doesn’t let up.”

Obama offered titles of books that have moved or influenced him in some way and told Kakutani that he recently gave his elder daughter, Malia, the Kindle filled with books he wanted to share with her. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude is one. The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing, is another. Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior, too.

I was fine, just fine, until I read about that Kindle.

For weeks now, I’ve been taking in the final round of coverage of this president and his family with the measured response. After every story, every video clip, I take a deep breath and move on.
This is part of what it means to live in America, I’ve reminded myself countless times since the election. Every presidency arrives with an expiration date. Eight years max and he — so far, always he — is out of there.

I have not always agreed with President Barack Obama, which is also part of what it means to live in America. We elect humans, not saints. There are bound to be disappointments.

Never, however, have I doubted Obama’s commitment to our country. Not once have I looked at him and worried about what the rest of the world must think of us for having elected him. I have trusted him to understand that his every move, his every word, reflects on all of us. If my working-class mother had lived to see President Obama, she would have said he knows how to represent.

Our president gave his teenage daughter a Kindle, and he filled it with books. That small yet enormous detail brings it home. There is no replacing this president, and what comes next is sinking in. The distance between what was and what will be seems so vast.

“Oh, well,” Brave Orchid says in The Woman Warrior. “We’re all under the same sky and walk the same earth; we’re alive together during the same moment.”

Connie Schultz is a syndicated columnist and professional in residence at Kent State University’s school of journalism. E-mail: con.schultz@yahoo.com

Gisele Mirabai wins 1st Prize Kindle Literature with the book … – Globo.com

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The writer Gisele Mirabai, the winner of the first Prize Kindle of Literature with ‘Farm gate’ (Photo: Disclosure)

The writer Gisele Mirabai was announced this Tuesday (18), the winner of the Prize Kindle Literature. Promoted by Amazon and by the New Border, the contest is geared towards independent authors.

By the book “Plot” (read more about it below), the winner takes$ 20 thousand and a contract with the publisher to publish the printed version of the book. She bested the other two finalists – Leon Idris Azevedo, with “My shadow lies there”, and Edson Soares, “The last steps of the hanged man”.

The organization reported that more than 1.7 thousand authors, from 460 cities, signed up more than 2 thousand novels. The competitors had to publish their works in digital format exclusively in the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform self-publishing from Amazon.

By the rules, the novels had to be unpublished, written in Portuguese and published originally free in form digital in KDP (the tool is free) between 1 September and 30 November.

They should be available exclusively for the Kindle (the electronic reader from Amazon) for 90 days from the date of publication.

All registered participants have been made available in the Kindle Store. Were also available, free of charge, to clients of the program Kindle Unlimited. The digital works can be read on e-readers Kindle and on the app for computer, smartphone and tablets with iOS and Android.

The finalists will be able to publish his novels in format audiobook by Audible, Inc., subdisiária of the Amazon. In the format, the works are accessible in more 180 countries.

the Cover of the book ‘the Eld’, Gisele Mirabai, who won the first Prize in the Kindle of Literature (Photo: Disclosure)

In the note, Gisele Murabai celebrated the victory. “The literature has a great mission of taking care of the past and transform the future,” he said.

“I Received many no’s to get here and receive this yes. I thank all who have supported me in my path. ‘Field’ is my first adult novel and it is a great honor to see it be released through the award.”

The synopsis of the book explains that Farming is the name of the protagonist and that she “grew up on a farm in Minas Gerais, in the midst of the horses and the feet orange, reading the Encyclopedias of Ancient Civilizations with the father.”

The text describes: “Now a woman in London who takes life unconsciously and promiscuous. Neither she herself knows what happened with the story itself. Until that begins a journey through the ancient civilizations of the planet, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, and the more walks through the ruins of the world, more travels in the direction of his past and the missing Link, the episode fateful that forever changed the course of his life”.

To announce the creation of the Award Kindle of Literature, in September of last year, Amazon reported that “the books registered will be evaluated based on various criteria, such as creativity, originality and quality of writing”.

At the time, the executive of Amazon.with.br Alex Szapiro said in a note that “each week, on average, about 30 titles, including the 100 eBooks sold on Amazon.with.br are published by the KDP”.

Launched in 2012, the KDP was designed to leave the control of the publication in hand to the author, you can choose from, for example, the cover and the value of the work, in addition to stay with up to 70% of the copyright for the title.

About the Prize Kindle, Shapiro said it is a “excellent reason not to leave the idea of a book, or a manuscript, kept in a drawer or on a computer.”

Gisele Mirabai wins 1st Prize Kindle Literature with the book ‘the Eld’ – Globo.com

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the Cover of the book ‘the Eld’, Gisele Mirabai, who won the first Prize in the Kindle of Literature (Photo: Disclosure)

The writer Gisele Mirabai was announced this Tuesday (18), the winner of the Prize Kindle Literature. Promoted by Amazon and by the New Border, the contest is geared towards independent authors. By the book, “Field”, the winner takes$ 20 thousand and a contract with the publisher to publish the printed version of the book.

The competitors for the Prize Kindle Literature were publishing their works in digital format exclusively in the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform self-publishing from Amazon.

By the rules, the novels entered must be unpublished, written in Portuguese and published originally free in form digital in KDP (the tool is free) between 1 September and 30 November. They should be available exclusively for the Kindle (the electronic reader from Amazon) for 90 days from the date of publication.

All registered participants have been made available in the Kindle Store. Were also available, free of charge, to clients of the program Kindle Unlimited. The digital works can be read on e-readers Kindle and on the app for computer, smartphone and tablets with iOS and Android.

On 12 December, were announced the ten works pre-selected. The three finalists were: “The last steps of the hanged man”, by Edson Soares; “My shadow cabel ali”, by Leon Idris Azevedo; and “Farm gate”, that ended up being voted the winner.

The finalists will be able to publish his novels in format audiobook by Audible, Inc., subdisiária of the Amazon. In the format, the works are accessible in more 180 countries.

To announce the creation of the Award Kindle of Literature, in September of last year, Amazon reported that “the books registered will be evaluated based on various criteria, such as creativity, originality and quality of writing”.

At the time, the executive of Amazon.with.br Alex Szapiro said in a note that “each week, on average, about 30 titles, including the 100 eBooks sold on Amazon.with.br are published by the KDP”.

Launched in 2012, the KDP was designed to leave the control of the publication in hand to the author, you can choose from, for example, the cover and the value of the work, in addition to stay with up to 70% of the copyright for the title.

About the Prize Kindle, Shapiro said it is a “excellent reason not to leave the idea of a book, or a manuscript, kept in a drawer or on a computer.”

Gisele Mirabai wins 1st Prize Kindle Literature with the book ‘the Eld’ – Globo.com

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18/01/2017 08h54 Updated 2 hours

the Cover of the book ‘the Eld’, Gisele Mirabai, who won the first Prize in the Kindle of Literature (Photo: Disclosure)

The writer Gisele Mirabai was announced this Tuesday (18), the winner of the Prize Kindle Literature. Promoted by Amazon and by the New Border, the contest is geared towards independent authors. By the book, “Field”, the winner takes$ 20 thousand and a contract with the publisher to publish the printed version of the book.

The competitors for the Prize Kindle Literature were publishing their works in digital format exclusively in the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform self-publishing from Amazon.

By the rules, the novels entered must be unpublished, written in Portuguese and published originally free in form digital in KDP (the tool is free) between 1 September and 30 November. They should be available exclusively for the Kindle (the electronic reader from Amazon) for 90 days from the date of publication.

All registered participants have been made available in the Kindle Store. Were also available, free of charge, to clients of the program Kindle Unlimited. The digital works can be read on e-readers Kindle and on the app for computer, smartphone and tablets with iOS and Android.

On 12 December, were announced the ten works pre-selected. The three finalists were: “The last steps of the hanged man”, by Edson Soares; “My shadow cabel ali”, by Leon Idris Azevedo; and “Farm gate”, that ended up being voted the winner.

The finalists will be able to publish his novels in format audiobook by Audible, Inc., subdisiária of the Amazon. In the format, the works are accessible in more 180 countries.

To announce the creation of the Award Kindle of Literature, in September of last year, Amazon reported that “the books registered will be evaluated based on various criteria, such as creativity, originality and quality of writing”.

At the time, the executive of Amazon.with.br Alex Szapiro said in a note that “each week, on average, about 30 titles, including the 100 eBooks sold on Amazon.with.br are published by the KDP”.

Launched in 2012, the KDP was designed to leave the control of the publication in hand to the author, you can choose from, for example, the cover and the value of the work, in addition to stay with up to 70% of the copyright for the title.

About the Prize Kindle, Shapiro said it is a “excellent reason not to leave the idea of a book, or a manuscript, kept in a drawer or on a computer.”

Mining takes 1st Prize Kindle – The Time

"I’m Still in the air", quips the writer and screenwriter Gisele Marabai, 36, soon after exiting the plane that took him to receive the Kindle Literature. This is the first edition of the award created by Amazon in a partnership with editora Nova Fronteira. The result, published this Tuesday (17), will give Gisele the opportunity to publish your book in a printed version later this year, in addition to bank up to R$ 20 thousand. To participate in the contest, the work should be unpublished, and published by Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), the tool of self-publishing from Amazon.

the state of Minas gerais Belo Horizonte, she stood out among the more than 2,000 submitted works, with the novel’s fictional "Farm gate", his first in this style. The previous are "Born to be Madonna" and "Warrior of Gaia", facing the public child and juvenile, and "Free Man: Around the World On a Bicycle", a story about the journey of her husband Danilo Perrotti Machado, who pedaled by 59 countries of the planet.

"Field" if it differs from these by being a fictional story is not recommended for children. The book is about a girl who learns to travel and discover ancient civilizations. The part is not fictional of the work is on account of the scenery and ruins that the author actually knew, and the junction which makes it solid the strongest longings of Gisele: write and travel.

"I always liked to travel very much, but this not only it was enough for me. I had to take advantage of all that was seeing in some way and, for me, literature and travel communicate a lot," he explains, citing as an example Guimarães Rosa and Clarice Lispector, the authors of the works are also inspired by travel, whether they are transcendental or cracked during the crossing.

With rich memories of various parts of the world, all it took was to reinvent the places where you’ve been. And of course, work very hard to achieve these aspirations, which does not seem to have been no sacrifice for the author. For writing, I am well disciplined. When I am with a story in your head, agreement, and, even before taking the coffee, I sit down to write. I like that, understand? I like this craft of me sit alone in front of the computer and write. When I’m absorbed in it, it is hard to go back to the real world after that," says belo-horizontina, based in São Paulo.

reverse Path. Often, the great works of world literature, migrate to the digital platform as more of an option of presenting themselves to the world. In the case of Gisele, it was the technology that opened the space to return to the literature in its archaic way: the role.

After you start the first few chapters of "Field" in the workshop of a literary writer from pernambuco, Marcelino Freire, where lapidou the language, second sets, and finish the book, She has not had a good response from publishers. "I had a lot of affection and very careful with it. And once completed, after six months of dedication, I went after the publishers. But in all that I looked or I had no answer, or the book was rejected", she recalls.

Now, with the prize in hand – and the reference as the first author to win the award – the work of Gisele can no longer be ignored.

In the coming months, it will be possible to find "Field" of the classic, in the bookstores, published by the New Border.

"After we devote ourselves to the classics in recent years, the contest was a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the production of our time. It was a dense, breath, which can bring new authors to our catalog." Daniele Cajueiro, editorial director of the New Border

New models of the Kindle can be released by Amazon [rumor] – Tecmundo

The device Amazon developed especially for reading, the Kindle, was with a promotion great a few days ago for those who wanted to have one more option to enjoy a good book. The unit is already for a while on the market and has had several generations and different models available to consumers.

However, leaks on the internet indicate that the two new versions of eReader are to be released by Amazon. One of the sources is the German site of the company that listed the variants of the device along with some technical specifications. The other is the page on japanese Amazon that detailed more information about what is being called the Kindle Voyage.

A "basicão" top and a

according To these sources, it is possible to conclude that the company probably go to launch two versions of the device to meet the demand of those who want a device a little longer incremented.

The Kindle Voyage would come with a screen of 300 ppi (a significant increase over the 167 ppi of the current version) and 3G connectivity and WiFi. The fancier model has not had a lot of information revealed. Check out, below, the technical specifications that have been leaked so far.

Technical Specifications

• screen Size: 6 inches
• pixel Density: 300 ppi
• Connectivity: WiFi and 3G
• Dimensions: 6,2 cm x 11.5 cm
• Thickness: 0.8 cm
• Weight: 186 grams

it is Speculated that the price of the versions increase a bit in relation to the models currently available in the market. The variant "basic" Kindle is expected to cost US$ 244 (approximate R$ 570), and the Voyage US$ 322(approximately$ 750).

If the rumors are matched, it is expected that the new Kindles hit the market later this year, with the Voyage that was released after the version "basic". However, everything is speculation, and the best thing is to wait to see if Amazon is going to speak officially about these leaks.