One weird thing I’ve noticed about Kindle ereaders over the years is they sometimes display the wrong time on the top menu bar. Amazon seems to set the time using Wi-Fi but it isn’t always correct. For me it’s usually off by an hour one way or another, probably because of daylight savings time or […]
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New Kindle eReader Getting Started Tips
Here’s a list of some tips and tricks for getting started with a new Kindle ereader. A lot of people get new Kindles for the holidays, especially now after Amazon finally released a new Kindle Paperwhite after 2 full years of releasing no new Kindles at all, so here are some tips for new Kindle […]
How to Sideload Audiobooks and MP3s to Kobo eReaders
Kobo added support for audiobooks to their new ereaders, the Kobo Sage and Kobo Libra 2, and they recently updated the larger Kobo Elipsa to add audiobooks as well. Officially Kobo’s devices only support audiobooks purchased from Kobo, and they’re only available in certain countries. But unofficially, there’s also a way to sideload audiobooks and […]
Kobo Elipsa Help Guides and Getting Started Tips
The Kobo Elipsa was released a couple weeks ago and I’ve been working on putting together a review, but I’ve found that some of the new features aren’t explained very well (or at all). One thing that’s odd about Kobo is they don’t include a user manual with their devices, and they don’t provide one […]
Workaround for Dark Mode on Older Kindles
I came across a post on reddit the other day that outlines a workaround to use dark mode—white text with a black background—on older Kindles that lack the official dark mode feature. In fact this would work on any E Ink ebook reader, not just Kindles, and it’s so easy to do I’m surprised more […]
How to Add Wireless Charging to Kindle eReaders
I saw a post on Reddit the other day about how someone added wireless charging to their Kindle Paperwhite and I thought it was a pretty interesting workaround. It doesn’t require any technical work and only costs a few bucks. Looking over some of the reviews at Amazon this is something that has worked for […]
How to Return Kindle eBooks Purchased from Amazon for a Refund
One of the nice things about Amazon is they make returning items easy, and their customer-friendly return policy extends to Kindle ebooks as well. In most cases you can easily return a purchased Kindle book from Amazon for a full refund as long as it’s done within seven days of the purchase date. You don’t […]
Kindle Paperwhite 4 Software Jailbreak Instructions Released
If you want to jailbreak the software on your Kindle Paperwhite 4 to add more features now is a good time to do so before getting stuck with newer software updates that cannot be (easily) jailbroken. The helpful folks at MobileRead recently posted a new jailbreak method for the Kindle Paperwhite 4 that makes it […]