Scribd is a subscription service that provides access to a library of ebooks, audiobooks, comics, newspapers, magazines, and sheet music all for a monthly fee of $8.99. Today Scribd announced that they’ve officially brought back their “unlimited” subscription plan, although it’s unlimited with an asterisk. A couple years back Scribd changed their unlimited model to […]
New Software Update 5.9.4 Available for Kindles
Amazon has issued another software update for Kindles to add a couple of new features, including expanded search and an in-book clock. The new firmware version is 5.9.4 and it’s available for all current Kindles and older models back to the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (6th generation). That covers all Kindles released over the past 5 […]
Get up to $70 off Kindle Paperwhite with Trade-in Bonus
In addition to the Kindle sales that Amazon is currently running for Valentine’s Day, they’ve also brought back the $50 trade-in bonus toward the purchase of a new Kindle Paperwhite. The way the Kindle Trade-in deal works is you trade-in an old Kindle, either working or broken, then Amazon will apply a $50 discount to […]
Kindle eReaders On Sale, Fire Tablets Too
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so Amazon has a number of their devices on sale this week. The Kindle Paperwhite is marked down to $99 and the entry-level Kindle is $59, both are $20 off the usual prices. They also have the 7-inch Fire tablet marked down to $39 ($10 off), the Fire […]
Here’s How to Improve Your Kindle Book Recommendations
Have you ever been annoyed by Amazon recommending Kindle books that you have no interest in reading whatsoever? Unfortunately it’s not as easy as filtering out specific categories or authors, but you can help influence what books will show up in your recommendations. Over at Amazon there’s an Improve Your Recommendations section that applies to […]
Will the Next New Kindle Support Alexa?
Amazon issued a press release today with their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2017, and in it they mention how Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant, has taken off faster than expected. Here’s a quote from the article: “Our 2017 projections for Alexa were very optimistic, and we far exceeded them. We don’t see […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Covers Deal
Here’s another roundup of 10 free Kindle ebooks. Amazon also has a sale on select Kindle covers, taking 20% off the regular prices. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below are free as of January 31st, 2018. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a […]
Video Review of Gvido Dual Screen E Ink Music Reader
I came across a video review of the Gvido music reader on YouTube today. The Gvido is a unique device with two 13.3-inch E Ink screens connected together. It has two screens because it’s designed specifically for displaying sheet music. It’s an interesting-looking device and the hardware seems pretty nice but it looks like the […]