As the calendar is about to roll over into 2017, let’s take a look at the current state of Android ebook readers. Some new devices have been released recently and others have been on the market for a few years now. A number of them are slightly updated versions of previous models. Some of the […]
Archives for 2016
New InkBook Prime eReader Now Available for $139
The folks from Arta Tech released two new 6-inch ebook readers last month, the InkBook Prime and the InkBook Classic 2, and both are now available from Amazon. The InkBook Classic 2 became available a few weeks ago for $89, and now they’ve got the InkBook Prime available for $139 with free shipping. It’s not […]
Kobo Aura H2O and Kobo Aura are $20 Off
Kobo has a couple of their ebook readers on sale at Kobo.com and at Chapters.Indigo. I already mentioned the Kobo Aura Edition 2 being on sale for $99 in a previous post, but it turns out they’ve got the Kobo Aura H2O on sale as well. It’s marked down to $159 at Kobo. I don’t […]
5000 Free Kindle eBooks from Open Road Media Until 12/20
I happened to notice a thread at MobileRead yesterday that points out the fact that Open Road Media is giving away several thousand Kindle ebooks for free. The promotion includes backlist titles, over 5000 of them, and they are free through December 20th. Here’s the link to the list of free Kindle books from Open […]
New Firmware Update for Kobo Aura One and Aura 2
Kobo has started rolling out a new software update for the Kobo Aura One and the Kobo Aura Edition 2. The new software version is 4.2.8110. It’s the second update issued since the new Kobo ereaders were released. The update includes a number of changes. Kobo has reportedly improved the auto brightness feature to be […]
Get Up to 85% Off Popular Kindle eBooks – 12/15
Once again Amazon has a selection of heavily-discounted Kindle books available today only as one of their Deals of the Day. This time the theme of the sale takes up to 85% off the most gifted Kindle ebooks. There are 38 different titles on the list, with lots of highly-rated books. Plus Amazon still has […]
Do You Like the New Amazon Ember Bold Kindle Font?
A couple weeks ago Amazon updated the software on Kindle ereaders for the sole purpose of adding the option to use a new bold font called Amazon Ember Bold. Lots of people have been calling for bolder fonts on Kindles for years so it was nice (and surprising) to see Amazon finally add the option. […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – 12/12
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to start off the week. Amazon also has some Kindle and Fire tablet deals ongoing. Plus they have some memory cards discounted, like this 128GB Samsung microSD card for $34.99. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below are free as of December […]