Amazon’s Prime Day sales are now live, and the deals on Kindles are the worst I’ve ever seen, with the exception of the Kindle Scribe. My Prime Day predictions were way off because I was using last year’s sales as a starting point, and the deals aren’t nearly as good this year. Prime Day used […]
Still No Replacement Parts for Kobo’s New eReaders
When Kobo announced their new ereaders back in April, one of the selling points was the fact that they made them user repairable so customers could buy replacement parts if something breaks. They put up a Kobo Repair Hub on the iFixit website with repair guides and lists of parts that you can buy for […]
Kobo Sage Now $30 Off and Kobo Elipsa 2E $50 Off
Kobo is running a summer sale on two of their larger models, the Kobo Sage and the Kobo Elipsa 2E. They’re both on sale at Amazon and on Kobo’s website. The Kobo Sage is marked down to $239 ($30 off) and the Kobo Elipsa 2E is on sale for $349 ($50 off). Both double as […]
Boox Software Update V3.5.3 Adds New UI, Dark Mode, and FreeMark
Onyx has released a new firmware update for their Boox devices that adds some new features and a new minimalistic user interface. The new software version is V3.5.3, and Onyx says it’s going to be rolled out in batches so it won’t be available for everybody and once, and different models will get the update […]
Kindle Scribe Now on Sale for $235 for Prime Members
Amazon has rolled out an early Prime Day deal on the Kindle Scribe, and it’s at the lowest sale price ever since it was released in November of 2022. Unfortunately only the 16GB model is on sale currently, so if you want one of the higher capacity models you’ll have to wait a bit longer. […]
Bigme B751C with 7″ Color E Ink and Android Now $239
Back in Febrary of this year Bigme released the Bigme B751C with a 7″ color E Ink screen and Android 11, and it originally sold for $299 (it’s currently $279 at Amazon), but now they’re selling a version without a stylus and a cover for $239. There’s a separate listing at Amazon for the Bigme […]
Prime Day Predictions for Sales on Kindle eReaders
Prime Day is coming up later this month on July 16th and 17th, and that’s usually the best time of year to buy Kindles at the lowest sale prices. Sometimes Amazon rolls out Kindle deals early so keep an eye on the Prime Day deals page. I like to try to predict the sale prices […]
Testing Different Ways to Break Kindles at Amazon Lab126
Last week an article was posted on the About Amazon website written by one of Amazon’s hardware engineers that works at Lab126 and does stress tests on new products, including Kindles, and she describes 10 different ways Kindles are tested before a new device gets released, and it’s an interesting read (there are pictures of […]