Amazon has rolled out a triple points offer for their Kindle Rewards program where you can earn 3x the Kindle Points when buying Kindle ebooks on December 28th and 29th. They don’t do they these triple points days very often, maybe twice a year, so if you have any ebooks that you’ve been thinking about […]
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How to Share Library eBooks Between Kindles and Kobos
Last week I posted about how it’s now possible to borrow ebooks from public libraries directly from Kindles using the new updated web browser, and that reminded me how it’s also possible to share library ebooks between Kindle and Kobo ereaders. This isn’t new but I doubt most people know about it, and it’s not […]
Send to Kindle Losing MOBI Support, Probably for Real This Time
Amazon has started sending out emails to customers with a “Final Reminder” about how their Send to Kindle service will no longer support MOBI file formats (.AZW, .MOBI, .PRC) starting later this year. At first Amazon said they would be dropping support for MOBI formats from their Send to Kindle service in “late 2022”. Then […]
New Kindle eBook Scam Redirecting People to Buy eBooks Cheaper Elsewhere
There’s a new scam going around when it comes to buying Kindle ebooks that people need to be aware of. I’ve seen this mentioned a few different places lately, but I didn’t know exactly what people were talking about until now. There’s a post at reddit describing how the scam works, and it’s coming through […]
EPUB eBook Stores List
Here’s a list of ebook stores that sell ebooks in EPUB format that can be downloaded using Adobe Digital Editions, along with a few ebook stores that sell ebooks without DRM. Ever since Amazon started making it more difficult to get ebooks in their older Kindle format where the DRM can easily be removed, some […]
Kobo iPad App Supports Adding Handwritten Notes to eBooks
Earlier this year Kobo added support for adding handwritten notes to ebooks with their iPad app. It happened back in February but I hadn’t heard anyone talking about it until recently. It’s actually a pretty cool new feature, and it’s something other popular reading apps, like Kindle, don’t support. You can use an Apple Pencil […]
Kindle Unlimited Price Increase; Here’s How to Get the Old Price
Yesterday Amazon started sending out emails to Kindle Unlimited subscribers in the US notifying them about a rate increase for monthly KU plans that takes the price from $9.99 per month to $11.99 per month. Most people don’t seem to know that there’s still a way to get Kindle Unlimited at a lower price via […]
Spend $10 on Kindle eBooks, Get 200 Bonus Points
If you’re planning on buying any Kindle ebooks this week, you’re going to want to activate this new bonus offer first that Amazon is doing because you can get 200 bonus points when spending $10 on Kindle ebooks, which basically equates to a free $2 bonus to spend on a future Kindle ebook purchase. The […]