A surprising number of Android-powered ebook readers with E Ink screens have been released over the past 8 months. People often ask which one is the best to get so I wanted to put together this article outlining the best ebook readers currently available on the market with open Android operating systems. All the devices […]
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Kindle for Android Update 4.11 Adds Lots of New Features
Amazon updated their Kindle for Android app this past week to version 4.11.0, and with it comes a whole slew of changes—it’s one of the bigger updates in a long time. Among the new features, Word Wise has been added to the Kindle Android app. Previously Word Wise was only available on the current lineup […]
B&N Releases New Nook Android App – Version 4.0
Today Barnes and Noble announced that they’ve just launched a new version of the Nook Android app, version 4.0, that introduces a new look and adds some additional features. B&N is also trying to entice new customers to sign up for a Nook account by giving them a free $5 credit to get started purchasing […]
Hacking Guides and ROMs for Onyx and Boyue Android eReaders
One of the benefits of ebook readers that run Android is the highly customizable nature of the Android operating system. If things aren’t setup or optimized the way you want, you can often hack the operating system to tweak things and make changes for the better. You can find hacking and rooting directions online for […]
Amazon Giving Away 40 Android Apps for Free Worth Over $130
Amazon is running a promotion where they are giving away over $130 worth of top paid Android apps and games for free as one of their Black Friday deals. The list consists of mostly 4 and 5 star apps. There are a lot of games but there are some good utility apps and productivity apps […]
Kobo Android App Updated, Gets New Features and Major Redesign
I’m testing the Icarus Illumina HD ereader to review, and I installed the Kobo app to see how well it works, and was surprised to find that it’s basically an entirely new app from the Kobo app I just tested a few weeks ago while reviewing the Onyx Boox T68. I checked the description page […]
Kindle for Android: How to Sideload eBooks and PDFs Tutorial (Video)
Have you ever tried to download a non-DRM Kindle ebook or PDF and try to read it in the Kindle for Android app? If so, you’ve probably encountered the annoying problem of the ebook or PDF not opening or not appearing in the library of the Kindle reading app. If you download a Kindle-compatible ebook […]
Kindle for Android New Font Choices (Video)
I haven’t been doing very many video reviews over the past six months, so I thought I’d break the ice with a quick and easy video showing the new font choices now available on the Kindle Android app. Amazon recently updated the Kindle for Android app to add a few font choices. Kindle devices and […]