The Kindle Fire has been out long enough now for third-party accessories to start showing up, including skins. Two top places to get skins for the Kindle Fire are GelaSkins and DecalGirl. They both have hundreds of designs to choose from and you can even upload and create your own design with GelaSkins. Skins are […]
A Word of Caution About Buying a Nook Tablet
I’ve had the Nook Tablet for over two weeks now and there are a lot of things I like about it, but there’s one nagging detail that makes me uncomfortable to recommend it. It was a mighty fine Easter egg when it turned out the Nook Tablet could install Android apps from outside the Barnes […]
Slick 50 eReader has 7″ Color Screen and Kobo eBooks, Costs $50
I just stumbled across a new color ereader and media player at Sears, the Slick 50. At $49 it is one of the least expensive 7″ color ereaders available. It doesn’t have any bells or whistles and looks about as cheap as the price would suggest, but the two reviews are positive, if they are […]
Kindle Fire Cover Review: Acase MicroShell Case with Stand
The most important accessory for an ereader or tablet is a cover or case to keep it protected. I happened to pick up an Acase cover for the Kindle Fire on Cyber Monday while it was on sale for $11.95. I am pleasantly surprised by the Acase, especially considering how cheap it was. Most of […]
My Kindle Touch has a Ghost, Does Yours?
With the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire on hand, I haven’t had a lot of time to use the Kindle Touch since receiving it a couple of weeks ago. I really need to get the review finished so I’ve been using it more lately and I’ve come to the conclusion that my Kindle Touch has […]
How to Get Rid of Kindle Ads and Special Offers Without Paying Extra
An anonymous tipster left a comment on this blog yesterday that describes how to completely get rid of the advertisements on the Kindle 4 (and other Kindles) without paying Amazon extra to upgrade. The comment was left on the Simple Trick to Get Kindle 4 to Not Display Screensaver Ads post. But I thought it […]
How to Take Screenshots with the Kindle Touch
One of the more underrated features of the Kindle ebook readers is the ability to take screenshots, and luckily that feature isn’t missing from the Kindle Touch like it is the Kindle Fire. Being able to take a picture of the contents on the screen at anytime is useful for a number of reasons. And […]
How To Read ePub eBooks on Kindle Fire – Android ePub App List
Amazon doesn’t want you to know this, but the Kindle Fire supports ePub ebooks just as well as it supports Amazon’s Kindle ebooks. You can load a number of different Android apps that support ePub onto the Kindle Fire, and even download ePub ebooks with the web browser and from the apps directly. Amazon offers […]