If you have a Kindle with a cracked screen, you may be wondering if it’s possible to fix it or not. The short answer is: probably not. Even a hairline crack can render a Kindle useless. Amazon has no option to send a Kindle in for repair and there are no authorized repair centers, so […]
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List of Kindles That Support Audiobooks
Most people get a Kindle to read ebooks, but the newer Kindles all support audiobooks so you can listen to your books as well. The first few generations of Kindles all supported audiobooks, but then Amazon dropped all audio support spanning several generations of Kindles before they decided to bring audiobooks back again. The current […]
Consider This Before Buying a New Kindle
One detail that I somehow missed with the Kindle Kids Edition review until someone pointed it out is the fact that the Kids Kindle has more storage space than the entry-level Kindle. In the review I stated that both have the same exact hardware, but it turns out there is one difference: the Kids Kindle […]
Kindle Sale for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is coming at the end of next week, so Amazon has Kindles on sale again for the occasion. The entry-level Kindle is marked down to $64.99 (that’s $25 off the regular price) and the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers (ads) is $94.99 ($35 off). However, the blue version of the 8GB Kindle […]
What Happens to Your Kindle eBooks When You Die?
One thing that most Kindle customers probably don’t consider when buying Kindle ebooks is what happens to your purchased ebooks when you die. Unfortunately things are a lot different for digital goods than physical goods when it comes to leaving your possessions to others after you pass away. Technically, there is no official way to […]
Apparently the Kindle Oasis is Now a Toothbrush
This is a stupid thing to post an article about, but seeing the Kindle Oasis listed with a picture of a toothbrush is worth a laugh. Somehow a picture of electric toothbrush replacement heads got mixed in with the pictures for the Kindle Oasis over at Amazon. It’s on the page for the International Version […]
How to Quickly Free up Additional Storage Space on Your Kindle
Amazon added a Storage Management feature to Kindles quite awhile ago, and it still seems like one of the lesser-known features that most people don’t know about. If it gets to the point where you’re Kindle is starting to run low on storage space, there are a couple of ways to free up additional storage […]
Why Does the Web Browser Still Suck on Kindles?
One of the strange things about Kindles is Amazon has always referred to the web browser as “experimental”. In fact the Kindle’s web browser has been experimental for over 10 years now. At this point it’s safe to assume it’s never going to move past the experimental stage, but why don’t they ever improve it? […]