Here lately Amazon is going through a cycle of having a different refurbished Kindle on sale every couple of weeks. It was the new Kindle Oasis for awhile, then the Kindle Voyage, and now it’s the Kindle Paperwhite’s turn again. The certified refurbished Wi-Fi Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers (advertisements) is on sale for $74.99. […]
Amazon Kindle Oasis 2nd Gen Skins
I recently posted a review of a matte screen protector for the 2018 iPad, and while I don’t like how fuzzy it makes the screen look, I really like how the matte screen protector feels. It has sort of textured paper feel to it. That got me thinking it would be nice if ebook readers […]
New Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 Released for $329
Earlier this month Samsung unveiled a new 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab A, and they’ve started rolling it out in various markets. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is available on Amazon for $329, except it’s temporarily out of stock at the moment. That’s the same price as the 2018 iPad, but unfortunately it doesn’t support Samsung’s […]
Walmart eBooks Surprising Price Match Policy
This week Walmart started selling ebooks and audiobooks in the US, along with Kobo’s current lineup of E Ink ebook readers. I was looking over the Walmart eBooks Help section and came across an interesting detail about their price matching policy. As it turns out, Walmart has a favorable price matching policy regarding ebooks and […]
New PocketBook Touch Lux 4 and Basic Lux 2 Revealed
Pocketbook has announced the upcoming release of two new Pocketbook ebook readers, the Touch Lux 4 and Basic Lux 2. Pocketbook offers a wide variety of models. These two new devices don’t have any cutting-edge features but they have an interesting design with page buttons below the screen and they’re very lightweight at just 155 […]
Walmart Now Selling eBooks and Kobo eReaders, But What’s With the Phony Reviews?
The Kobo Walmart partnership announced earlier in the year has finally come to fruition in the US. Residents of the United States can now purchase ebooks, audiobooks, and Kobo ebook readers through Walmart’s website, although the ebooks and audiobooks just redirect to Kobo’s website with a Walmart logo. The ebooks and audiobooks are also available […]
Kobo Adds Overdrive Integration to More Kobo eReaders with Update 4.10
This should make some folks happy. Kobo is rolling out a new software update, version 4.10, that adds Overdrive integration to more Kobo devices. This allows owners of Kobo ereaders to download free ebooks from public libraries directly to the device itself. Previously users were required to use Adobe Digital Editions to transfer library ebooks […]
Apple iPad Matte Screen Protector Review
A few months ago I posted a review about using the Apple Pencil on the new 9.7-inch iPad for 2018. I wanted to see how the Apple Pencil on the iPad compares to E Ink notepads like the Onyx Boox Note and Remarkable Paper Tablet. My biggest complaint with using the Apple Pencil on the […]