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 […]
Archives for 2016
Kobo Aura One SleepCover a Stand Too; Kobo eReaders on Sale
The Kobo Aura One has a number of unique features, including a 7.8-inch high-res E Ink screen, a waterproof design, and an auto-adjusting frontlight with different color temperatures to filter out blue light. Another unique feature for the Kobo Aura One comes in the form of its official Kobo SleepCover. The cover allows for hands-free […]
8-inch E Ink eBook Readers Comparison List
With the upcoming release of the new Kobo Aura One, I thought it would be interesting to post a roundup of all the 8-inch E Ink ebook readers that are currently available on the market. There aren’t very many options, however. A couple are the same device with different names, and others like the PocketBook […]
B&N Releases Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook
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. […]
New 6-inch Kobo Aura 2 Getting Released in September
In addition to the 7.8-inch Kobo Aura One that Kobo announced today, they also have a new 6-inch Kobo Aura that’s getting released at the same time. Like the Aura One, it will go up for pre-order starting August 30th and will be released on September 6th, according to the press release. The new 6-inch […]
Kobo Aura One Officially Revealed, Sells for $229
Kobo pulled the veil off their latest ebook reader today, the much-anticipated 7.8-inch Kobo Aura One. It won’t get released until September 6th but pre-orders start on August 30th (kind of a weird way to announce the release a new product—make people wait 2 weeks before they can order it). Nevertheless, the Kobo Aura One […]
New PocketBook InkPad 2 with 8-inch E Ink Screen Released
PocketBook, the ebook reader company most people have never heard of, has released a new 8-inch ebook reader called the PocketBook InkPad 2, the e-reader for successful people (according to the press release). It’s an updated version of the previous InkPad, of course. The new model has an improved screen, a lighter design, and physical […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Deals – August 15
Here’s another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to get your Monday off to a good start. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of August 15th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a few days before going […]