The new 7-inch Kindle Oasis comes with a couple of extra accessibility features not found on other Kindles. In the official user guide (PDF) there’s mention of a display size option that allows you to customize the page layout and display preferences. Apparently you can choose to use a large mode to increase font size […]
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Kindle Trade-in Promo Bonus Takes Extra $50 off Kindle Paperwhite
I was browsing the Kindle section of Amazon’s website today and noticed a new banner (pictured above) for the Amazon Trade-in program where you can get an extra $50 off the purchase of a WiFi Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers by trading in your old Kindle. The banner says get up to $75 off but […]
Interesting Details About New Kindle’s Waterproofing
When Amazon unveiled the new 7-inch Kindle Oasis this past week, one of the key new details highlighted a lot is the fact that it’s waterproof. While Waterfi Kindle Paperwhites have been available for the past several years, the new Oasis is technically the first waterproof Kindle that Amazon has released. Like Kobo’s waterproof ereaders, […]
Kindle Software Update Arrives with New Bold and Font Settings
Yesterday when Amazon announced the new 7″ Kindle Oasis, the press release also mentioned a software update for current Kindles to add some of the new features that are going to be available on the 2nd gen Oasis. One day later and the new update has officially arrived. The new firmware version is 5.8.11 and […]
New Kindle Oasis has 7-inch Screen, is Waterproof, and Supports Audiobooks
Amazon has just announced a new Kindle Oasis for 2017. It’s available to pre-order right now for $249 and it gets released on October 31st. The main changes with the new 2nd model include a larger 7-inch 300ppi E Ink screen, it’s waterproof with an IPX8 rating, it has double the storage space with 8GB […]
Amazon Launches New Forums for Kindles and Other Amazon Devices
A lot of people probably never noticed because they were kind of hard to find, but Amazon had a Kindle forum and Kindle help forum on their website, along with a number of other discussion forums, but Amazon recently announced that they will be closing them down on October 13th, 2017. The notice atop the […]
Woot Deals on Refurbished Kindles and Fire Tablets from $15 and Up
Once again Woot has a bunch of refurbished Kindles and Fire tablets available at deep discounts. You can get a Kindle Keyboard with free 3G wireless for $15! They also have the 3G Kindle Touch for $25. One main difference with these older models is they support audio and text-to-speech unlike the newer models. Another […]
Kindle Customer Reviews are Surprisingly Consistent, Dislike of $79 Kindle Remains
Almost exactly one year ago I posted an article examining the reviews of different Kindle models. Today I was looking over the numbers and it’s interesting how the overall ratings for each model remain exactly the same as they were one year ago. Thousands of additional reviews have been added for each Kindle since that […]