A few months ago I posted an article about a List of all Kindles and How to Tell them Apart that Amazon has on their website. I recently noticed that Amazon has a similar page up for Fire tablets called Which Fire Tablet do I have? The page lists every single Fire tablet that Amazon […]
Archives for 2016
Is the Quality of eBook Readers Declining?
A reader sent in an email over the weekend commenting about how they were at a retail store and noticed some ereaders on display, and they thought the build quality of current devices is vastly inferior to what was available a few years ago. In some ways I have to agree with that sentiment. The […]
Fire Tablets Can Now Store Audiobooks on SD Card
Amazon has issued another software update—for what seems like the twentieth time this year—that adds support for downloading audiobooks to the microSD card on 5th generation Fire tablets. The new software update, version 5.1.2, is rolling out to 4th generation Fire tablets as well, even though they lack a microSD card slot (Amazon seems to […]
Deals on Kindle Voyage for $152, Kindle Touch $56, Fire $29
Amazon is currently running some sales on Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets but they aren’t the typical kind of deals that they usually run. This time around Amazon is offering deals on certified refurbished and pre-owned Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets. In fact the Kindle Voyage is priced as low as it’s ever been at […]
Big Library Read: Get American Sniper eBook and Audiobook
OverDrive has another “Big Library Read” going on from now until the end of March where you can download the ebook and/or audiobook of the #1 New York Times bestseller American Sniper by Chris Kyle. The Big Library Read allows you to borrow the ebook and audiobook from your public library without any wait lists […]
Make Sure Your Kindle is Updated by March 22nd
Last month Amazon started sending out emails to customers notifying them that Kindle ereaders need to be updated by March 22nd, 2016 in order to retain access to the Kindle store and other Amazon services. This only applies to older Kindle models, from the 1st generation Kindle all the way up to the Kindle Paperwhite […]
Visionect Launches Development Kits for 32-inch E Ink Screens
The folks at Visionect issued a press release today announcing the launch of new development kits for 32-inch E Ink screens. The kits are available in both greyscale E Ink and color E Ink. The color screens support a resolution of 1280 x 720 and the greyscale screens have a resolution of 2560 x 1440. […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Book Deals – March 13th
Here’s another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for your Sunday. Last week’s sales on Kindle ereaders have ended, but Amazon is taking up to 80% off some top-rated Kindle books today only, and they’ve also got the Fire Kids Edition marked down to $79, which is $20 off the regular price. Also don’t […]