The Kobo Aura One is back in stock again from Kobo’s website. The US store, UK store, and Canadian store all show a limited quantity back in stock. It remains to be seen how long the “limited quantity” will last. Hopefully they have enough to stay in stock for longer than a day or two […]
Archives for 2017
Is the Fire HD 10 Being Discontinued?
There’s something weird going on with the Fire HD 10, Amazon’s current 10-inch tablet. Right now Amazon has the 16GB silver aluminum Fire HD 10 marked down to just $129. That’s $100 off the regular price, but the weird thing is they aren’t even advertising it as being on sale. Furthermore, the 16GB silver model […]
List of Best iOS Audiobook Apps for iPads and iPhones
Here’s a roundup of some of the best iOS audiobook apps for iPads and iPhones to compliment the list of best reading apps and best comic apps that were posted earlier this year. Audiobooks are a good way to keep up with your reading list and favorite authors when you don’t have time to sit […]
Why is Kobo Aura One Always Out of Stock?
There’s something fishy going on with the Kobo Aura One. It’s gotten to the point where there has to be a good reason for it to be constantly out of stock from Kobo’s website, as least from the US Kobo site. Whenever they get more in stock they last for less than one day before […]
Onyx Boox N96 Gets Two Thumbs Down in Note Taking Video
Another video review recently surfaced on YouTube for the Onyx Boox N96, and it doesn’t look good if you were hoping for a note-taking device or sketchpad. The Onyx Boox N96 is an ereader/tablet hybrid that combines open Android 4.0 with a 9.7-inch E Ink screen. The two don’t naturally fit together so results are […]
Get Up to 80% off Kindle Books Again, and Other Deals
Amazon is running yet another sale on Kindle ebooks today only for one of their main deals of the day. This time the deal centers around red carpet reads, which makes since with the Academy Awards ceremony going on later today. There are 41 ebooks on the list, spanning a variety of topics and genres. […]
Thanks to Frontlights We No Longer Need These
Back before ebook readers had frontlights we had to carry around a secondary piece of gear just to be able to read whenever there wasn’t sufficient lighting. If you had an E Ink ebook reader before frontlights came along there’s a good chance you also had a clip-on reading light as well, or perhaps a […]
New Firmware Update Available for Kobo eReaders
Kobo has released a new software update for current and past Kobo ereaders, all the way back to the original Kobo Touch. The new firmware version is 4.3.8842. Automatic updates have already started rolling out, but that can take several weeks to get depending on where you live. I haven’t gotten the update yet but […]