The eBook Reader Blog

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 […]

Why is that when you go to buy ebooks everything is separated into different genres, but then after you buy ebooks there’s no way to sort them by genre? Sure, you can use collections on ereaders like Kindles and Kobos but you have to go through and manually create a bunch of collections and then […]

Amazon has rolled out a new promotional offer where you can get a $5 ebook credit when you spend $20 on Kindle ebooks. It’s a limited time deal that’s valid until January 28th, 2019. Here’s the page at Amazon where you can activate the offer. You have to active the promotion to get the $5 […]

In case you missed it, Amazon put Kindle Unlimited subscriptions on sale right before Christmas, which is something they usually do a month earlier for Black Friday, but this year they’ve been doing things differently in regards to Kindle sales (I still can’t believe they never put the entry-level Kindle on sale for the holidays). […]

If you’re looking for a gift idea, don’t forget that most major ebook stores have the option to give ebooks as gifts. One of the benefits of giving an ebook as a gift is you don’t have to go pick it up or wait for it to ship; ebooks get delivered wirelessly in just a […]

When it comes to buying ebooks, there are plenty of ways to do so. You can buy them from a phone, a tablet, a PC, an app, and pretty much anything with a web browser. Most ebook readers like Kindles and Kobos and Nooks have a dedicated store built-in. In fact you’d have a pretty […]

One detail that is easy to overlook with the new Walmart Kobo partnership is the fact that you can get $10 off your first ebook or audiobook purchased through Walmart’s version of the Kobo store. The offer is valid on all titles priced over $10, including new releases and best sellers, which are usually never […]

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 […]