Amazon has had a Kindle trade-in program for years now where you can trade-in an older model for a credit and a discount toward the purchase of a new Kindle. For the past couple of years Amazon’s Kindle trade-in deal takes 25% off the price of a new Kindle when trading in an old one, […]
Kindle Voyage Available for $116 New (Open Box)
Last week Woot had some refurbished Kindle Voyages available for $74.99. Those are no longer available but now Woot is selling the Kindle Voyage for $116.99 new with free shipping for Prime members (it’s $6 for non-Prime members). The listing says “brand new” but technically they are open box units that may have been samples, […]
Publishers Suing Audible Over Captions Feature That Allows Reading Audiobooks
Last month Audible revealed an upcoming new Audible Captions feature that gives Audible app users the option to read along with audiobooks as they’re read aloud. Basically the app adds computer-generated captions to audiobooks to allow reading while listening, but before the feature has even been released to the public, book publishers have filed a […]
E Ink Screens Still on the Decline, Report Suggests
Last year E Ink revealed to investors that they expected the market for ereader displays to be down through 2018, and that proved to be true, but they expected things to improve in 2019. In fact here’s the quote from last year: “We still believe e-readers are a business with consistent growth. This year is […]
Remarkable Update 1.8 Improves Reading Experience
The Remarkable team has released a new software update for the Remarkable paper tablet. Update version 1.8 improves the writing experience, giving the pens and brushes a more natural feel, and they also improved the reading experience by providing better text and image layout. The update also adds better file syncing for documents and ebooks, […]
Kindles with “Special Offers” Explained
There have been a lot of people asking about “Special Offers” over on the product page for the Kindle Paperwhite 4, so here’s an explanation about how Special Offers work and how to get rid of them. All Kindle models (except the 4G LTE wireless versions) have the option to purchase a version with Special […]
Sony DPT-RP1 and DPT-CP1 Devices are $100 Off
Right now Sony’s Digital Paper devices are all $100 off the regular list prices. The deal includes the 13.3-inch Sony DPT-RP1, both black and white versions, and the 10.3-inch Sony DPT-CP1, which is only available in black. The sale takes the price of the Sony DPT-CP1 down to $498 and the discounted price of the […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – 8/18
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks and a list of Kindle-related deals. Amazon usually has a Kindle book deal on Sundays and this time around they are offering up to 80% off select science fiction ebooks for one of the Deals of the Day. Please note that the free Kindle […]