Amazon added a notice to the product pages for the new lineup of 2026 Kindles that states, “Wi-Fi and an Amazon account are required to set up your Kindle and download books”. I thought maybe that was their way of saying that new Kindles cannot be used in an unregistered state like previous gen Kindles, […]
Are the New Kindles and New Accessories Too Expensive?
Ever since Amazon announced the new lineup of Kindles yesterday, I’ve been seeing a lot of complaints about how expensive they are, especially compared to the previous lineup. I think a lot of people missed the news back in August when Amazon increased the prices of Kindles by $40-$50 each, and in some cases people […]
New Kindle Lineup Officially Unveiled, With New Page-Turn Accessories
Amazon revealed a new lineup of Kindles today, with a new basic model, a new Paperwhite and a new Colorsoft. They’re also releasing an official remote page-turner for Kindles, along with a new cover for the Paperwhite SE and Colorsoft SE that adds physical page-turn buttons to the cover. The new 6″ Kindle is available […]
Big Sale on Kindle Bundles, Now $57-$235 Off
Amazon has rolled out some early Kindle sales on bundle packages leading up to their Prime Big Deal Days sales event that starts on October 6th, and the deals are actually pretty impressive considering the recent price hike. Some of the bundle deals require a Prime membership and some don’t. You can usually get a […]
New Basic Kindle Images Revealed, Comes in Multiple Colors
New Kindle season is nearly upon us, and there are some leaked product images to prove it. Update: A few days later, Amazon officially announced a full new lineup of Kindles. A German website has posted some product images of what appears to be a new basic Kindle for 2026. It looks a lot like […]
Boox Picco Has Fatal Flaw That’s Being Overlooked
Onyx has started accepting pre-orders for the new Boox Picco from their website. Unfortunately the price is higher than we were led to believe, especially after you add shipping (you can get an Xteink X4 Pro for about $20 less), and since Onyx’s return policy is notoriously sketchy I’m going to wait to order one […]
Bemi Cognita Tab 6 Pro C Has Color E Ink Screen, Runs Android
There’s a new Android-powered ereader with a 6″ color E Ink screen being advertised on Amazon lately called the Cognita Tab 6 Pro C from a company called Bemi that’s based in China. The product images don’t portray an accurate depiction of color E Ink, but there are better pictures on the Bemi website. It […]
Onyx Updating Boox Go 6 Gen II to Android 13
Here’s something that nobody expected to happen. Onyx is now rolling out a software update for the Boox Go 6 Gen II that upgrades the operating system to Android 13. You don’t have to do anything special to get the update; it’s just a regular software update available from the software section of the settings […]