I think I may have stumbled on a way to avoid getting software updates on Kindles: just don’t register them. Back in February I had to factory reset my 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite after I intentionally activated a bug that made it go haywire, and then I decided to keep it unregistered for a while […]
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Kindle Software Update 5.19.4 Now Rolling Out to Some Kindles
Amazon has released another software update for Kindles, but so far it’s only available for a few models. As of this writing, the 5.19.4 software update is available to download for the Kindle Colorsoft (but not the Scribe version), the 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite, and the 2022 Kindle Scribe. It’s weird to see the 2024 […]
How to Tell if Amazon is Dropping Support for Your Kindle
Amazon is going to be ending support for the first five generations of Kindle ereaders on May 20th, 2026. If you’re unsure if your Kindle is getting cut off from Amazon’s services, there a few tells that can determine that pretty quickly. First off, if your Kindle doesn’t have a touchscreen, it’s getting axed. Second, […]
More Kindle Deals Added to Amazon’s Mother’s Day Sales
Amazon has added some new Kindle deals to their Mother’s Day sales that they first started last week. Most of the sales on Kindle devices are the same as they were when I first posted them, with the addition of new “Reading Together” bundles for the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft, and they added some […]
Kindle Colorsoft Now Supports System Wide Dark Mode
I’ve been seeing a bunch of posts online about the Kindle Colorsoft now supporting true Dark Mode across the entire interface like black and white Kindles have for years now. This is one of those new features that has to be activated by Amazon before it will show up, and not all Colorsofts have gotten […]
Big Mother’s Day Sale on Kindle eReaders and Kindle Bundles
Over the weekend Amazon rolled out some sales on the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft, along with a bunch of bundle packages that include them, and they have some cases on sale too. So far they don’t have the basic Kindle or the any of the Kindle Scribes on sale, but I wouldn’t be surprised […]
New Project Hail Mary Case for Kindle Paperwhite and Colorsoft
I noticed that Amazon is now advertising a Limited Edition Project Hail Mary case on the product pages for the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft. The design is a lot more eye-catching than most Kindle cases, but at $49.99 it is a bit more expensive than Amazon’s standard Kindle cases, and they don’t have any […]
Most People Unhappy With Kindles Aren’t Using Them as Intended
I recently realized the majority of people that complain about Kindles aren’t using them the way Amazon intended. They want to use them to sideload ebooks or comics obtained elsewhere, or they want to be able to backup their Kindle ebook files on a computer, for fear that Amazon is going to take them away […]