Kindle Convert , Amazon's new tool to convert physical books into digital format

If you are planning to spend those physical books that you own a digital format for reading through e-book readers from Amazon has a new tool, Kindle Convert , which is a desktop application for Windows 7 or 8 systems with the that, through a scanner can scan pages of your books for conversion to digital format, creating digital versions of themselves fully compatible with Amazon Kindle app and the Kindle devices.

Yes, the application is not available globally nor is it free as it is available only for users in the United States and has a final price of $ 19.

In addition to scanning books to create digital versions, with Kindle Convert you can preserve those unique elements such as handwritten notes, autographs and pictures, and also number them with free copies on Amazon Cloud Drive, among others.

Among the requirements Kindle Convert is the need for a scanner that can generate .jpeg, .tiff or .pdf files of 300-600 DPI resolution, that has a color depth of 24 bits or 8 bits for grayscale or black and white. In addition, states as needed internet connection and user account on Amazon.

Chances are that people do not invest the time needed to bring his personal library to digital format, and less if the number of books available is high, but if you have sporadic books or wish to have digital versions of some or all his books, this app offers Amazon them is an option that may be considered.

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now available Kindle Scout , Amazon's service to vote on which books should be published

A few days ago, Amazon made ​​known his new Kindle Scout service that allow readers should vote what books should be published by the e-commerce giant. Now, a few days after being announced, Kindle Scout has started operation .

Thanks to Kindle Scout (which for now is only available in the US), readers will be able to read from the books whose authors participate in the program and if one is to your liking and manages to attract their attention, they may vote for him to be released by Amazon . For now, we can see that books from different categories, among which are romance, science fiction, mystery and thriller, among others are included. Since I will be 30 days during which residents of the United States can read the books in the Kindle participating Scout program and decide which will get your vote. Also, once you have completed the voting period and there is a winner, Amazon will give away the voters of winning a copy of the book as a token of appreciation on your part as the author.

Undoubtedly, it is an excellent measure, thanks to the huge audience of Amazon, will be a boost in the career of many perpetrators, as well as rewarding the best content.

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