Amazon has been running sales on select lists of Kindle ebooks every couple of weeks lately as part of their Gold Box Deal of the Day. The good news is the books that are on sale are heavily discounted and most are very highly-rated. The bad news is the sale only lasts for one day. […]
Archives for 2016
No New Kindles Again This Fall is Disappointing
Once again it appears highly unlikely that Amazon will release another new Kindle this year for the busy holiday shopping season. It’s been two years in a row now without any new Kindles getting released in the fall and it’s rather disappointing. This used to be an exciting time of year when new ereaders would […]
How to Fix Google Chrome’s Large, Zoomed-in UI After Update
Today when I opened the Google Chrome web browser on my Windows desktop PC, I was greeted with an unusually large interface where everything looked zoomed-in, even the UI elements like tabs, the url bar, and bookmarks were way too large. So then I had to spend the next several hours (okay maybe it was […]
New 6-inch Icarus Illumina (E654BK) Released
It looks like Icarus is finally getting around to releasing a Boyue T63 clone. They are a little late to the party considering the fact that similar models have been selling for about one year now. The new model is called the Icarus Illumina, which is the same exact name as the previous three or […]
Bookeen Releases Two New Cybook Muse eReaders
Bookeen, a small ebook reader company based in France, announced the release of two new 6-inch Cybook Muse ereaders yesterday. First up is the Cybook Muse Light. It’s basically the same as Bookeen’s entry-level model but with an added frontlight. Unfortunately it only has an 800 x 600 resolution screen, so contrast isn’t going to […]
New Kindle Software Update 5.8.5 Now Rolling Out
Amazon has released a new software update for the current lineup of Kindles, including models back to the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (so 6th through 8th gen models). The new firmware version is 5.8.5 and it includes three main improvements. The first explains why page-turns are advertised as being 33% faster on the new 32GB Kindle […]
Amazon Releases 32GB Kindle Paperwhite for Manga in Japan (Video)
Amazon has released a new variation of the Kindle Paperwhite in Japan that comes with 32GB of internal storage space instead of the usual 4GB. The 8x increased storage capacity is intended to house manga and comics that are a lot larger in size than regular ebooks. Currently the 32GB Paperwhite is limited to residents […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – October 17th
It’s time for another list of 10 free Kindle ebooks to start off the week. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below are free as of October 17th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a few days before going back to the regular […]