Imagine if you had a bookcase in your house full of books that you purchased with your hard-earned money, and every 4-8 years you had to pay a multibillion-dollar company a minimum of $350 to continue to have access to the books you purchased in your own library. That’s exactly how Apple’s ebook system works. […]
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Kindle iOS Update 6.28 Adds New Aa Menu and Reading Ruler
Amazon has released an updated version of the Kindle reading app for iPads and iPhones. The new version is 6.28. It adds a new Aa menu with all the font, layout, and reading settings accessible from one place. It sounds like a similar layout is coming to Kindles too with the latest 5.12.4 update, but […]
Kindle iOS App Adds Option to Turn Quotes into Images for Sharing
Last week Amazon updated the Kindle app for iPads and iPhones to version 6.26. The new update brings some changes to the homescreen and they also added a new feature that lets you turn your highlighted quotes into images for sharing. Here’s more from the “What’s New” description: Turn your favorite quote into an image, […]
New iPad Mini Released with Better Screen and Apple Pencil Support
It turns out the new iPad Mini rumors were true. After nearly four years, Apple has finally released an updated iPad Mini, along with a new 10.5-inch iPad Air. The new iPad Mini costs $399 for the 64GB version and $549 for the 256GB version—add another $130 to those prices for the cellular models. The […]
Looks Like an iPad Mini 5 Will be Available This Spring
Nearly every tech site on the web is posting about rumors and credible leaks in regards to Apple releasing a new iPad Mini soon. Lots of people love the smaller form-factor of the iPad Mini for reading ebooks. In fact some would consider it one of the best tablets for ereading. The iPad Mini 4 […]
Best Alternative iOS Reading Apps to Apple Books
Ever since Apple updated the iBooks app with the release of iOS 12, a lot of people have been voicing their complete and utter dislike of the new app, which is now called “Books” instead of iBooks. The main purpose of the update was clearly to try and sell people more ebooks—and Apple didn’t make […]
New Apple Books App Released with iOS 12 Update
Today Apple officially released iOS 12, their latest operating system for iDevices, including the iPad Air and newer and the iPhone 5s and up. Among a number of changes, Apple iBooks is no more. Now Apple’s ebook app is simply called Apple Books. It has a new look and some new features, most of which […]
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 […]