Thirteen years ago today on November 19th, 2007 Amazon released the 1st generation Kindle e-reader. It sold out in just a few hours and then remained on backorder for several months, but looking back at it now it’s hard to believe enough people were interested in buying such an odd-looking device in an ebook niche […]
This is How Much Amazon Will Give You to Trade-In Your Old Kindle
For the past few years Amazon has been offering Kindle customers the option to trade-in an old Kindle to get an Amazon credit, plus they’ll give you 20% off the price of a new Kindle. The Kindle trade-in program is a good way to upgrade to a newer Kindle at a lower price, and Amazon […]
No New Kindle Released This Year, First Time Since 2008
Amazon has released at least one new Kindle e-reader every year since 2009 when the second generation Kindle came out. The first generation Kindle was released in 2007, so 2008 was the only year that Amazon didn’t release a new Kindle device since the very first Kindle was introduced. Some folks have been hoping for […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – 11/14
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free Kindle ebooks and Kindle-related deals to help get the weekend off to a good start. According to this thread at MobileRead, you can get a $5 ebook credit from Amazon when ordering an ebook using Alexa. Amazon still has some ongoing promotions for Kindle Unlimited as well. […]
New 3.0 Firmware Update Released for Previous Gen Onyx eReaders
Onyx has released a new software update, version 3.0, for their line of Android-powered Boox ereaders and writing tablets. The update is available for the previous generation models, including the Onyx Max3, the Note2, the Nova2 and the Poke2. For the most part it’s the same software that comes on Onyx’s newer models, but it […]
New Kobo Firmware Update 4.25.15875 Released
It’s time for another round of software updates for Kobo’s line of e-readers—they’ve sure been busy adding new features lately. The new software version is 4.25.15875 and it’s available for all Kobo models, except the Kobo Mini but some people still install the newer software on it anyway. It’s a relatively minor update that most […]
Best eBook Readers List – 2020 Edition
Last year around this time I posted a list of the best ebook readers for 2019, and I wanted to update that list for 2020 but not much has changed this year. The same Kindles, Kobos, and Nooks are still available without any changes, expect Kobo put the Kobo Aura 2 in a new case […]
Kobo Promotion – Enter to Win a Free Kobo eReader (US only)
Kobo has an ongoing promotion through December 19th where you can enter a drawing to win a new Kobo ebook reader. Unfortunately the model they’re giving away is the Kobo Nia, the least interesting and least expensive Kobo available, but any US resident over 18 can enter the sweepstakes for free, no purchase necessary. Just […]