Amazon has released a software update for two previous gen Kindle models that haven’t been updated in over a year, the 10th gen Paperwhite (also know as the Paperwhite 4) and the 10th gen Kindle, that breaks the ability to jailbreak them, and makes it harder to remove the DRM from Kindle ebooks. If you […]
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Kindle Upgrade Deal – Targeted Deals on New Kindles at Very Low Prices
I’ve been seeing a few different posts online about Amazon offering special “upgrade” deals for select Kindle customers that have older Kindles registered to their account, and the deals are surprisingly good. Some people are getting offers for the Kindle Paperwhite at $99, or $115 for the upgraded Signature Edition model, and the Kindle Colorsoft […]
New “Story So Far” Feature Rolling Out to Kindle eReaders and Apps
Amazon has finally started rolling out the new “Story So Far” feature that they’ve been advertising on the product pages for the Kindle Scribes for the past 7 months. Story So Far is basically an extension of the recaps feature that they came out with a little over a year ago. Recaps give you a […]
Is Amazon Holding Kindle eBook Licenses Hostage on Older Kindles?
Now that Amazon has ended support for the first five generations of Kindles, some people are finding out that Amazon is still counting the ebook licenses for books downloaded to those Kindles against the total, and Amazon gives no explanation on how to get that license back. Most Kindle ebooks have a license limit of […]
New Kindle Reading App for Windows Now Available to Download
If you missed the news back in April, Amazon has decided to discontinue their Windows for PC app in favor of a new Kindle Reading app that’s available exclusively through the Microsoft Store. When the news first hit, many thought Windows 11 would be required to use the new Kindle app, but it turns out […]
Kindle Software Update 5.19.4.0.1 Released, Adds AI Search to Kindle Scribes
Last month Amazon released software update 5.19.4, but it was only available for a few Kindle models. Now Amazon has started rolling out another Kindle software update, version 5.19.4.0.1, and it’s available for all four Kindle Scribe models, the 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite, the Kindle Colorsoft, and the 11th gen Kindle from 2024 (the 2022 […]
Big Kindle Sales Coming – When to Get the Best Deals and What to Expect
If you’ve been thinking about buying a new Kindle, June is going to be the best time to get one and what could end up being the lowest prices of the year. Amazon has announced they will be doing Prime Day in June this year, from June 23rd through June 26th. Prime Day and Black […]
Don’t Buy Any of These Kindle Models – They Can’t Be Registered
Now that Amazon has officially ended support for the first 5 generations of Kindles, it creates a bit of an issue on the used market since those models can no longer be registered with an Amazon account. I’m still seeing a bunch of these older Kindles for sale on sites like eBay, and most don’t […]