The eBook Reader Blog

With the release of the new Kindle Paperwhite 4 yesterday, Amazon also revealed an updated homescreen and some other additions to the software, including the option to save multiple reading settings to create custom themes, and now those features are already available on other Kindles with this latest firmware update. The new software version is […]

Amazon has unveiled a new Kindle Paperwhite today. It’s thinner and lighter than the previous model, it’s now waterproof, they added Bluetooth for audiobooks like the other Kindles, and it comes with more storage space now. But other than that not much has changed. It still has no page buttons, no color adjusting frontlight, and […]

It looks like Amazon is getting ready to release a new Kindle next week. It might only be available in China, but let’s hope it turns out to be more interesting than that. The image above turned up on a Chinese website earlier this week. It’s an invitation to a Kindle event in China on […]

Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service first launched back in 2014. It provides unlimited access to a library of over 1 million ebooks, plus some comics, audiobooks, and magazines. Kindle Unlimited normally costs $9.99 per month, and it comes with a free 30-day trial, but your account will automatically be charged after the trial period if you […]

Amazon currently has certified refurbished Kindle Paperwhites on sale for $79 with free shipping, and a Prime membership isn’t required like some of the earlier sales. The deal includes both the black and white versions of the Paperwhite, but the 3G models are out-of-stock so they aren’t in on the deal this time around, just […]

Last week Amazon unveiled several new Echo devices, and earlier in the month they announced a new Fire HD 8 tablet with hands-free Alexa support that’s getting released on October 4th, but so far there’s been no indication of any new Kindles coming out later this year. If Amazon is going to release a new […]

Does the Likebook Mars with the Kindle app make for a suitable 7.8-inch Kindle? That’s the question we look to answer with this review. The Likebook Mars is a new 7.8-inch ebook reader that runs Android 6.0. It has an octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM, so unlike Android ereaders of the past, it has […]

Amazon is running another sale on Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets exclusively for Amazon Prime members. The deal takes $40 off the price of the Kindle Paperwhite and Fire HD 10, taking the price down to $79 and $109 respectively, and the regular Kindle is marked down to $49 and the Kindle for Kids bundle […]