The eBook Reader Blog

Amazon’s latest Kindle say has ended, but if you’re in the mood for a good Kindle deal, Woot is selling the Kindle Paperwhite 3 for $59 again. They’ve been doing these $59 Paperwhite sales off and on lately. This one looks like it’s going to be around for awhile, as they’ve set the time period […]

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, […]

Today Amazon rolled out a new redesigned customer help forum for Amazon devices and digital products. They have a section for Kindle devices, and now with the new redesigned forum you can ask and view questions related to specific Kindle models. You can also view all posts related to different Kindle models, along with the […]

Amazon has had a Kindle trade-in program for several years now that allows customers to get a discount when trading an old Kindle for a new one, which is something that sets Amazon apart from everyone else—no other companies offer a trade-in discount when buying a new ebook reader. It’s nice to be able to […]

One of the biggest complaints I hear about Kindles year after year is the fact that they don’t support ePub format. Kindles are never going to support Adobe DRM for ePub ebooks (frankly it’s time for Adobe to get booted to the curb anyway), but Amazon could easily add support for DRM-free ePub files if […]

When Amazon released the 3rd generation Kindle Oasis in July 2019, it was the first Kindle to get the option to use a warm or cool frontlight. Kobo started the warm frontlight feature with the release of the Kobo Aura One in 2016. Since then just about every new ebook reader released has a frontlight […]

Every month Amazon Prime members get to choose a free Kindle ebook from a list of new exclusive books at Amazon, although most Prime members probably don’t know that’s one of the perks of having a Prime membership. This month Prime members get to choose two free ebooks from Amazon’s First Reads lineup for January. […]

Here’s a last-minute gift idea that doesn’t require going to the store or having to wait for shipping. Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited gift promotion deal is still active and probably will be until Christmas. A Kindle Unlimited subscription grants access to a library of ebooks, audiobooks, comics and magazines from Amazon. The gift deal takes 33-50% […]