Woot is doing another round of “refurbished” Kindle sales that will probably sell out quickly, like usual, but if you want a Kindle for really cheap now is the time to get one. They have the 1st gen Kindle Scribe, the 11th gen Kindle from 2022, and the 11th gen Kindle Paperwhite from 2021. All […]
Amazon Locking Down 10th Gen Kindles with New Software Update
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 […]
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 […]
Changes Coming to Adobe Digital Editions – ByteBooks Account Required
If you use Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) to manage your purchased ebooks, you might be asked to sign-in using a new system at some point in the future that requires setting up a ByteBooks account, and it’s recommended to use the same email account you used with Adobe. Adobe has “transitioned” their ebook platform to […]
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 […]
New Boox Go 6 Gen II Released, and Everyone Already Hates It
Onyx has announced the release of the Boox Go 6 Gen II for the international market, a 6″ black and white ereader that runs Android. It’s mostly the same as the first gen version, except this new model adds stylus support and it has more RAM, and it comes in different colors. That sounds like […]
PocketBook Era Lite Now Available to Order on Amazon for $199
Last month Pocketbook announced they would be releasing a new 7″ Era Lite ereader with a 300ppi black-and-white Carta 1300 E Ink screen, and now it’s available to purchase directly from PocketBook’s Amazon Store. The price is surprisingly reasonable at $199 with free shipping. That’s only $20 higher than the Libra 2 sold for 5 […]
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 […]