Google recently added some new features to their Play Books App for Android and iOS to help make learning to read easier for young kids. The new reading tools allow children and parents to listen to books being read aloud, and kids can also tap on individual words to hear them spoken out loud. The […]
How Much Have Kindles Improved Over the Past 5 Years?
If you follow this blog you’ve probably sensed a growing level of frustration over the lack of Kindle-related developments in recent years. Everyone seems to be improving their lineup of reading devices except Amazon. In 2016 Amazon released the first generation Kindle Oasis with a completely new design, and that was the last major change […]
32GB Kindle Paperwhite on Sale for $99 Refurbished
Amazon currently has the black version of the Kindle Paperwhite 4 available for $99 with free shipping, and it’s the upgraded version with 32GB of storage space. It’s refurbished so it’s not new, but Kindles have a good reputation of being in excellent condition when getting them refurbished from Amazon. It usually just means it […]
Amazon is Making Cuckoo Clocks Now Instead of New Kindles
Yesterday I came across Amazon’s new Build It program and when I first saw it it got my hopes up about possibilities for new Kindles because it says this at the top of the page: “Help make your favorite device ideas real. Want to decide which devices we build next?” My first thought was if […]
Are You Bothered By Your eReader’s Screen Flashing?
People often ask about screen flashing when they get a new ebook reader that uses an E Ink screen, like a Kindle, Kobo, or Onyx ereader. The flashing is totally normal, but I can see how it might be jarring at first for someone that has never seen an E Ink screen before. The flashing […]
7.8″ Onyx Boox Nova2 Marked Down to $249
It looks like Onyx is trying to clear out remaining stock of their previous generation Nova2 ereader considering it’s now available at its lowest price ever. The Onyx Boox Nova2 is currently marked down to $249 with free shipping from Onyx’s Amazon store. There’s also a second listing for $259 but I’d avoid that one […]
Hisense A7 CC with 6.7″ Color E Ink Screen Now Available
Hisense recently released a new Android-powered smartphone with a 6.7-inch E Ink screen called the Hisense A7, and now they’ve released a new version with a color E Ink screen called the Hisense A7 CC. All the specs appear to be exactly the same, and the color version runs Android 10 and does not come […]
Color E Ink is Getting Better But There’s Still a Problem (Video)
Pocketbook just released a new 7.8-inch ereader called the Pocketbook InkPad Color with a supposedly “better” color E Ink screen, and now that I’ve gotten my hands on one, I can see that E Ink did indeed improve their color Kaleido screen technology on this new model. Compared to the 6-inch color E Ink screens […]