Amazon issued a press release today with their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2017, and in it they mention how Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant, has taken off faster than expected. Here’s a quote from the article: “Our 2017 projections for Alexa were very optimistic, and we far exceeded them. We don’t see […]
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Kindle Book License Limit Explained
Have you ever tried downloading a Kindle book but couldn’t because it says the license limit was exceeded? This comes up sometimes, and it happens because Kindle books can only be downloaded to a certain number of devices and apps at the same time. With most ebooks you can only have six copies downloaded to […]
Amazon Now Suggesting CaseBot Cases for Kindle Oasis 2
The Kindle Oasis 2 is the only Kindle to not have a matching Amazon cover available to purchase. Amazon offered fabric and leather covers initially, but after a slew of negative reviews they stopped selling the covers, and now they’re only available used. It’s been a couple months now and still the Amazon covers have […]
How to Return Kindles and Fire Tablets Received as Gifts
Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets make good gifts, and they are especially popular for the Christmas holiday, but you might not always want or need a new device that was gifted to you. If you don’t want to pass the gift along to someone else, you can return it to Amazon in exchange for an […]
Entry-Level Kindle in Desperate Need of Upgraded Screen
The $79 entry-level Kindle is way past due for a hardware upgrade. The main problem is the low-resolution, outdated screen. The screen was already outdated when the current Kindle was released back in 2016, and at this point the fact that it’s still using 8 year old screen technology is beyond comprehension. The entry-level Kindle […]
Kindle Oasis 2 More Popular Than 1st Gen Oasis?
It looks like the 2nd generation Kindle Oasis is off to a faster start than the 1st gen model. The Kindle Oasis 2 has only been out for about two and a half months now, and it already has about one quarter of the number of reviews that the 1st gen model has accumulated in […]
Kindle Personal Documents Service Explained, Easily Send Books to Your Kindle
Amazon is one of the only companies that allows users to upload ebooks and personal documents obtained from outside sources to their individual ebook accounts, making non-Amazon ebooks easily available on Kindle apps and devices, complete with syncing and backups. Amazon often gets criticized for locking everything into their own ecosystem, but when it comes […]
Should the Next New Kindle Have Adjustable Frontlight Color?
One of the surprising things about the new Kindle Oasis 2 is the fact that it doesn’t have a frontlight with adjustable color temperature. Before the Kindle Oasis was released, I would have thought that to be a more likely feature than adding waterproofing or a larger screen, but as it turns out all frontlit […]