I received an email from Amazon yesterday about an upcoming change to the Kindle Rewards Beta program, which customers in the US can use to earn points when buying Kindle ebooks that can be redeemed as a credit toward the purchase of future books. Basically, Amazon is making it easier to redeem points. They’re adding […]
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Robert Jordan Wheel of Time Series Deal – 17 eBooks for $18
If you’re a fan of epic fantasy, there’s a great deal on Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series at Humble Bundle through the month of April. You can get the full 14 book series, plus the prequel and a couple of companion novels, for a grand total of $18. That’s an incredible amount of […]
Kobo Not Honoring Price Match Guarantee on Some Kindle Books
Lately I’ve been seeing reports of people having problems with Kobo’s Price Match Guarantee when it comes to buying certain ebooks that are on sale at Amazon. There are reports on MobileRead and reddit of price match claims getting denied by Kobo’s customer support for reasons that are unclear, while other people aren’t having any […]
Where to Buy eBooks for Kindles – Alternative eBook Stores
Now that Amazon has removed the option to download purchased Kindle ebooks outside of Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps, some people are threatening to stop buying ebooks from Amazon entirely, while others are willing to buy exclusive titles when other options don’t exist. At either rate, people are looking for alternatives to the Kindle store […]
Bulk Download Your Kindle eBooks With These Tools
We’re down to the last day before Kindle customers will lose access to the download and transfer feature on Amazon’s website to get AZW3 copies of purchased ebooks without having to jump through extra hoops. If you’ve been delaying downloading your Kindle ebooks, or if you don’t have enough time to download them all one […]
PSA: Download Your Kindle eBooks Now Before Amazon Removes the Option!
Yesterday was a big day in the ebook world, and not in a good way. In case you missed the news, Amazon is planning to remove the ability to download purchased ebooks from their website starting February 26th, 2025. Most Kindle users don’t really understand what that means since most people don’t use the Download […]
Download and Transfer Option for Kindle eBooks Not Working
I’ve started seeing some reports of the Kindle’s download and transfer via USB feature not working at Amazon, so I tested it myself and the reports are indeed accurate—it’s currently not possible to download purchased ebooks from Amazon using the download and transfer option from the Content section of their website. When you try to […]
Kindle Android App Now Supports In-App eBook Purchases
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been reading Kindle ebooks on the Boox Palma 2, and I noticed that the Kindle Android app now supports in-app ebook purchases. I don’t know when that happened, but it must be a recent change. Amazon removed in-app purchases from their Android app back in 2022 when Google […]