How the Kindle Came to Be: Fascinating History

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How the Kindle Came to Be: Fascinating History

December 16th, 2010

The blog “Me and My Kindle” brings to light the story of how Amazon created the Kindle using an international team of developers based in Israel.

“Amazon’s Kindle was largely developed in the heart of Israel’s high-tech center in the Herzliya Industrial Zone on the central coast,” the blog quotes a nonprofit news organization, Israel 21c, which tracked down the programmers who helped build it.

It’s a fascinating story. Our thanks to “Me and My Kindle” for bringing it to our attention. You can read more here.

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cz1trung

April 6th, 2012 at 12:31 | #1

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albertmboston

April 7th, 2012 at 00:31 | #2

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The First Book of Adam and Eve [Kindle Optimized] http://t.co/rFeaJ6Ua
Iwriteromance

April 7th, 2012 at 12:32 | #3

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Interview with Leigh Cou http://t.co/VlaA81U8
omartyree

April 8th, 2012 at 00:31 | #4

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If you liked “Flyygirl,” try “Sweet St. Louis,” another one of my books: http://t.co/qJ3wHAXL & http://t.co/eoIFJo2H
gestald_miller

April 8th, 2012 at 12:31 | #5

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Pearl: The Mark of a Dragon (Pearl Dragon Series) (Kindle Edition) newly tagged “fantasy” http://t.co/4xgeQhj7

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