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 […]
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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 […]
How to Use Kindle Create Add-in for Microsoft Word (Video)
Awhile back KDP released a new manuscript and publishing tool called Kindle Create to help authors and publishers turn manuscripts into properly-formatted Kindle ebooks and paperbacks to offer through Kindle Direct Publishing. Kindle Create is a standalone program for PC and Mac, and there’s also a Kindle Create add-in for Microsoft Word (2010 and newer). […]
Kindles on Sale for Prime Members – Up to $50 Off
Once again Amazon has their entire lineup of Kindle ereaders on sale exclusively for Amazon Prime members. The deal takes $30-$50 off the regular prices. The entry-level Kindle can be had for $49, the Kindle Paperwhite is $89, the Kindle Voyage is $169—all $30 off. The Kindle Oasis is $50 off but they only have […]
If You Could Design the Perfect Kindle What Would it Be Like?
Have you ever wished you could design your own Kindle to make it exactly how you wanted? In recent years the Kindles have really plateaued in terms of hardware features and overall design, especially compared to their competition, which is a real shame because a lot of ereaders are nicer than Kindles and have better […]
Amazon Unveils Several New Products, But No New Kindles in Sight
Today Amazon hosted a surprise hardware event in Seattle where they unveiled new products for 2017, including several new Echo products and a new Fire TV. But sadly no new Kindle was announced, so that pretty much crushes any hope of a new Kindle getting released this year. Amazon has gone all in on Alexa […]