If you are thinking of starting to listen to audio books, the one of the best starting points is Audible.com.

In this week's episode of Android Weekly we give you our two cents on the Amazon Fire tablet. Next we talk about how fragments can help battle fragmentation in Ice Cream Sandwich, and we wrap it up by showing you a backup option by SanDisk.

In this week's episode, we catch up on the latest developments in the world of Android tablets. There's plenty of big news about, with Amazon announcing their own Fire tablet, an ASUS tablet with hardware keyboard known as the Slider and rumors surface of a Motorola XOOM 2.

Those who

purchase ebooks through Amazon

for reading on their Kindle may be curious if there is any way to export those titles to other devices. Fortunately for iPad owners, there's

Kindle for iPad

. This

free application

lets you bring your

ebook library

with you when you're on the go.

On this week's show,

Amazon readies two Android tablets

for an apparent October release, and they look like killers. The

Android Market

hits 250,000 and gets an update to celebrate, and adopting the adage "if you can't beat 'em, copy 'em," Scrabble becomes Words with Friends. Also, Kate Abraham feeds hypochondria with the WebMD app for Android.

Another stealthy Android Market improvement rips off Amazon and offers a breakdown of app ratings. Google Sites, the replacement of the now defunct Google Pages offers a simple mobile-friendly page option and Hulu comes to Android... assuming you have a supported phone, a Hulu Plus account ($8/mo.) and are in the US. Also, Kate Abraham scores some sweet deals with the Groupon app for Android.

We all have questions about technology...why not submit them to butterscotch.com's Ask a Question feature? Andy and Sean dip into the questions and answer a few, including ones on iTunes cleanup, Android keyboard replacements, RAM upgrades, running Windows on the Mac, and getting your Wi-Fi Kindle onto the network.

In this series, we show you

how to use Amazon's Kindle

, the ebook reader that started it all. The latest models offer

built-in Wi-Fi

connectivity and improved

electronic ink displays

for easier readability. We'll show you

how to get ebooks onlineread your ebooks and magazines

, how to change your settings and more.

In our final episode on the

new Amazon Kindle

, we show you how to

change your Kindle settings

. These include your

Kindle registration settings

, device name and

Wi-Fi settings

. There are also more options like the ability to

change the default dictionary

, restart your device or

reset to factory defaults

.

The

new Kindle devices

come with some

experimental features

that you can access through the Kindle menu. These include the ability to

browse the Internet

using a built-in browser and the ability to turn your

Kindle into an MP3 player

. We show you how to use the Kindle browser as well as how to

add MP3s to your Kindle

in this episode.

In this episode, we'll show you how to

adjust your Kindle display settings

so that your can make your

Kindle easier to read

. We'll show you how to

increase and decrease text size

,

change your typeface

and

rotate your Kindle display

. We also introduce you to the

Kindle's text-to-speech

option so you can have your Kindle read to you.

Once you have collected enough

ebooks on your Kindle

, you might want to start

organizing the files

. You can

create collections

, which are like folders that you can put your ebooks in. You can create as many collections as you want to

sort your ebooks

and we'll show you how in this episode.

When you're

reading ebooks on the Kindle

, there are a number of options available to you. You can

search a book

for a word or sentence and

add bookmarks and notes

. We show you

how to use your Kindle

to read books and show you some of the advanced features in this episode.

In this episode, we show you how to

get ebooks for your Kindle

. We walk you through the process of

buying books on your Kindle

and

ordering ebooks on Amazon

. We'll also show you how to

subscribe to magazines

on your Kindle.

In order

download ebooks for your Kindle

you'll need to connect to a network. In this episode we show you how to

connect to a Wi-Fi network

on your Kindle so that you can get on the Internet and

find ebooks online

.

The

Kindle home screen

is the main screen that you'll be using to

browse through the ebooks

that are available to you. In this episode we show you how to

use the home screen

and how to

find ebooks on your Kindle

.

In this episode we show you how to use the

Amazon Kindle

. The Kindle makes it fairly easy to

navigate through files

by offering a directional pad with a selection button, and the keyboard allows you to quickly perform searches on your

Kindle ebook reader

.

The

new Kindle model

has a lot going for it. The new devices feature

Wi-Fi connectivity

and

electronic ink display

s with more contrast, and some models even have

3G accessibility

. We'll give you a tour of all of the

Kindle's hardware components

in this episode.

Many hands make light work; the term is as true today as it was in the days of community barn raising. Crowdsourcing is the digital version of this idiom come to life online. Rather than having one person or a small team make, for example, translating Facebook into numerous languages their life's work, crowdsourcing asks the community to pitch in. Jay Goldman explains crowdsourcing in detail and explains how it works and how to make it happen.

Fans of the VLC Player will love the

VLC Remote for iPhone

. For $4.99, the app gives you the ability to

control video playback remotely

, including

volume controls

. VLC Remote can also be used to

create video playlists

and can be synced with multiple computers so you've always got a

remote for your VLC Player

within reach.

You can

read books on your Android

using the

Kindle

application

. Kindle is available for free on the

Android Market

but you'll need to

purchase books

in order to get them on your phone. Once purchased, you can

read a book

on your

mobile

whenever you want, wherever you want!

In this episode, we'll show you

how to use Amazon

to create a wedding registry. We'll show you

how to create a registry

and how to make your registry public or private. Amazon lets you save addresses to

send gifts

, both before and after the wedding, as well as the ability to keep a

thank you list

to easily thank your guests for their gifts.

In this episode, we show you

how to use Amazon

to search for

wedding registries and wish lists

. If someone you know is having a wedding, a birthday or even a baby, you can

search Amazon for a wish list

. This can help you

find gift suggestions

if you are stumped for an idea.

Amazon keeps a history of your

recently searched items

but you may want to delete items periodically or even

clear your Amazon browsing history

completely. We'll show you

how to clear your history

on Amazon,

how to review your searches

and

how to create a personal profile

so that other users can identify you.

If you're an avid reader, you may want to know

how to buy magazines online

using Amazon. We'll show you

how to use Amazon

to

subscribe to magazines online

and

search for magazine discounts

. You can even set up automatic magazine subscription renewal and

manage magazine subscriptions online

.

When you

shop on Amazon

, you may want to

buy used items

instead of new ones. Fortunately, Amazon allows you to separate search results into both new and used. You will be able to see the condition of the used item,

see seller comments

and see what other users' opinions are of that seller. You can also

find refurbished items

.

In this fifth part of our series on

how to use Amazon

, we'll show you

how to sell items online

. You'll first have to create a seller account, which can be either a Professional or Individual account. We'll show you

how to create a seller account

and

how to post a listing

for an item that you want to sell.

If you're going to be doing a lot of

shopping on Amazon

, you'll need to enter

credit card information

and keep your address information accurate. Here, we'll show you

how to enter multiple addresses

and also how to label a credit card as a

1-Click credit card

in order to make purchases faster.

In this episode, we'll show you

how to create reviews

for products on Amazon. You can

review products

that you've purchased online and even

post video reviews

to go with it for other users to see. Other users can then comment on the review or choose to mark your review as helpful.

One of the most helpful things about

shopping on Amazon

is that you can see

customer reviews

written by other

Amazon users

. You can

sort reviews by rating

and see the most favorable or

critical reviews

in order to see a range of opinions.

In this episode, we'll show you

how to create an Amazon account

and show you

how to use Amazon

to

shop online

. We'll show you

how to search for items online

,

browse Amazon departments

and see categories and products related to your search.

So many of us do a large part of our

shopping online

. We look for deals, we look for things we need to buy and we look for things we might like to buy when we have enough money. So here to help you are a five cool extensions for Google Chrome to help you with your shopping needs.

Andy and Sean take a look at the topic of cloud computing.

What is cloud computing?

How does cloud computing work?

. Do I really want to trust my important data to the ethereal cloud? The guys explain cloud computing, share some of their experiences and offer some

pros and cons of cloud computing

.

The Amazon Kindle 2 does much more than just display pages for you to read. As it's a smart device, you can get dictionary definitions of words, place virtual dog-ears on pages you want to refer back to, search for instances of a word or phrase, highlight text and write your own notes.

The Amazon Kindle store has approaching 400,000 books available for download straight to your Kindle device. The store is free to browse and the cost of data delivery over Amazon's "WhisperNet is built in to the cost of the

Kindle books, magazines, newspapers and blog subscriptions

you buy.

The second generation Kindle

eBook reader

lets you carry your

Kindle library

wherever you may roam. We kick off our

using Kindle video tutorial series

by taking a

video tour of the Kindle hardware

.

Convenience often comes at a cost.

Online holiday shopping

is a great way to avoid crowds in the mall and shop from the comfort of home. However, you will generally have to pay for delivery. Keep an eye out for online retailers that offer free shipping and beware of retailers that try to gouge you with

inflated shipping costs

. Where possible, combine your orders into one package to

save shipping costs when shopping online

.

If you've wanted to get a Kindle for reading books, but haven't had the funds, check out this interim step: Free Kindle software for your PC with a Mac version coming soon. Kindle for PC give Kindle non-owners

access to read the library of 360,000 plus Kindle ebooks

on a Windows PC. Blogs, magazines and newspapers are currently not supported.

In this series we show you

how to use Amazon

to

buy and sell online

. We'll show you

how to create an Amazon profile

and

search for products online

, as well as

how to search for registries

and

wish lists on Amazon

. You can even see other Amazon users' ratings for potential sellers and products so you can shop with confidence.

In this series we show you how to use Amazon's Kindle, the ebook reader that started it all. The latest models offer built-in Wi-Fi connectivity and improved electronic ink displays for easier readability. We'll show you how to get ebooks online

In this

Amazon Kindle 2 video tutorial series

we run through our

top five Amazon Kindle tips

. Starting with a

video tour of the Amazon Kindle 2

hardware and software, we move to

buying books and periodicals in the Amazon Kindle store

. We also offer some handy

Amazon Kindle 2 power reading tips

and show you

where to find free eBooks

without falling afoul of the law. To top it off, we show you

how to transfer a PDF eBook to the Amazon Kindle

.