About 5 months ago Amazon added Prime Reading to the list of benefits for Amazon Prime members. The month before that they added free Audible Channels and audiobook streaming for Prime members. Most people probably get Amazon Prime for the free 2-day shipping on Amazon orders, and for the video and music streaming services. But […]
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Kindle Software Updated to Version 5.8.8; More Kindle Sales
Amazon has started rolling out a new software update for Kindle ereaders that includes some performance improvements and adds a couple of new features. The new software version is 5.8.8 and it’s available for the Kindle Oasis, Kindle Voyage, the 7th and 8th gen basic Kindles, along with the Kindle Paperwhite 2 and 3 (6th […]
Kindles On Sale Again for $20 off, Plus Gold Box Kindle eBook Deal
Amazon has been having a sale on Kindle ebooks just about every Sunday lately and today is no exception. Once again they’ve got a list of Kindle books on sale today only as one of the main gold box deals of the day. They’ve also put some Kindles on sale for $20 off, apparently because […]
Amazon Lowers Threshold to Get Free Shipping on Orders
Amazon has quietly lowered the minimum order amount to qualify for free shipping so you no longer have to spend as much to avoid shipping fees. They’ve lowered the free shipping threshold to $35. Last year they raised it to $49 but now they are going back to $35 like it was before. The free […]
Up to 80% off 40 Best Selling Kindle eBooks Today Only
Amazon is doing it again. They’re having another big sale on Kindle books for one of their main deals of the day. They’ve been doing this often lately but this is probably the best Kindle book sale they’ve had in awhile. This time around the deal centers around the best-selling books from previous Kindle Daily […]
$79 Certified Refurbished Kindle Paperwhite Sale
Amazon is having another sale on the Kindle Paperwhite 3, but this time around it’s for certified refurbished ones. Refurbished Kindles are often customer returns and open-box units that are lightly used so they are a good way to save some cash. Refurbished Kindles also come with the same 1-year warranty as new Kindles. The […]
6 Different Ways to Load eBooks on Your Kindle
One question that often comes up is how to load ebooks onto a new Kindle. If you had a previous Kindle then you don’t really need to do anything. All of your purchased Kindle ebooks will automatically be available on your new Kindle, complete with all your highlights, bookmarks, last page read, etc. If you […]
What Exactly is a Kindle? – Debunking Common Myths
There are some common misconceptions when it comes to identifying exactly what a Kindle is or isn’t, so let’s clear things up today before the semantics police start dropping expletives. Amazon caused part of the Kindle identity problem themselves. In 2014 they removed the Kindle brand name from their tablets with the release of the […]