The eBook Reader Blog

It looks like Samsung is in the process of updating the software on the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet, along with corresponding Nook model. I reviewed the Galaxy Tab A 7 earlier this year when it first came out and it’s a really nice tablet for the price. It’s a lot like the Galaxy […]

Today Amazon released a new updated version of the Fire HD 8 tablet. It comes with a number of improvements and a much lower starting price, so it’s a win win. I knew something was going on with the Fire HD 8 last month when all the various colors and model variations suddenly and mysteriously […]

Yesterday I happened to notice that Amazon’s 8-inch Fire tablet has suddenly gone missing. It’s no longer listed at the top of the page with the other Fire tablets, and its price has been removed from the fire comparison charts at Amazon. Yesterday the Fire HD 8 was listed as “currently unavailable”, with no option […]

Kobo wasn’t the only company to announce the release of new ereaders yesterday, B&N also announced the release of a new Nook. Except this is Barnes and Noble that we’re talking about so it’s a Nook in name only, and it’s not exactly new since it has been on the market for over 4 months. […]

If you saw my last video review of the new entry-level Kindle for 2016 you probably noticed that I was using a stylus to interact with the touchscreen for most of the review. I don’t know why I didn’t think of using a stylus sooner; it helps not having my hand blocking the view of […]

Lenovo has started to release their new lineup of Tab3 Android tablets for 2016. Among them is the Tab3 8. It’s only $109, $10 more than the 7-inch model, so it’s likely to be a popular option in the budget category. There aren’t many 8-inch tablets available in the $100 price range, especially not with […]

Below is a list of advantages for tablets and ebook readers summarizing the benefits of each when it comes to e-reading. Some people like using ebook readers to read books and some prefer to read on a tablet or smartphone. One way isn’t necessarily “better” than the other; like most things it just comes down […]

Samsung has quietly released a new 10-inch tablet in the US, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 SM-T580. It has a number of good things going for it, including a high-res 1920 x 1200 resolution screen, a 1.6 GHz octa-core processor, and Android 6.0, the latest version of Android that’s still only available on a small […]