Amazon has released a new updated version of Kindle for PC that includes a number of changes. The new version of Kindle for PC is 1.19. It adds support for the enhanced typesetting engine that improves the way Kindle books are laid out and formatted. They’ve also improved the search functions and added text-to-speech for […]
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Amazon Now Selling Kindles with Kindle Unlimited Membership Included
I noticed a couple of new listings at Amazon the other day for Kindles that come bundled with a membership for Kindle Unlimited, Amazon’s ebook subscription service that costs $9.99 per month. I made the suggestion a long time ago that Amazon should include Kindle Unlimited on new Kindles because I think it’s a pretty […]
Amazon’s Write On by Kindle is Closing on March 22
Amazon started a website called Write On by Kindle back 2015 to help aspiring writers learn the craft and share works-in-progress with others to improve their stories. Yesterday they announced that Write On by Kindle will be closing on March 22nd, 2017. Community members are advised to download their posted and drafted stories by then […]
Kindle Trade-In Deal: Get $20 Bonus Credit off New Kindle
Amazon has another Kindle trade-in deal ongoing through 2017 where you can get an extra $20 off the purchase of a new Kindle by trading in an old one. Plus you get the credit value for the trade-in so you could use that to get as much as $75 off a new Kindle. Some models […]
Does Anyone Ever Use Kindle Matchbook?
Back in 2013 Amazon introduced Kindle Matchbook, a promotional deal where you can get discounted Kindle ebooks when purchasing certain printed books. Sometimes the Kindle edition is even free when purchasing the paper book version, but qualifying titles are usually priced at $2.99 or less. Kindle Matchbook rarely gets mentioned to the point that it’s […]
Text-to-Speech Alternatives for Listening to Kindle eBooks
Kindle ereaders haven’t supported text-to-speech for five years, not since the original Kindle Touch from four generations back, but the question still comes up all the time. Whenever a new Kindle comes out one of the first things that gets asked is if it supports text-to-speech or not. Technically newer Kindles do support a form […]
Screen Protectors and E Ink eReaders a Bad Mix
It’s surprising to me how many screen protectors there are available for E Ink ereaders, Kindles especially. Amazon even has screen protectors listed as one of the main add-on accessories on all of their Kindle product pages. At $12.99 not only are the screen protectors way overpriced, they are completely unnecessary. First off you can […]
Removing DRM from Kindle eBooks in Jeopardy Moving Forward?
In February Amazon is expected to release an update for their Kindle for PC program that could make removing DRM from Kindle ebooks problematic. When Amazon came out with their new enhanced typesetting engine in 2015, they started to change the Kindle ebook format from AZW to KFX to accommodate the added features. Since then […]