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 […]
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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 The main problem is the low-resolution, outdated screen. The screen was already outdated when the current Kindle was released back in 2016, and at this point the fact that it’s still using 8 year old screen technology is beyond comprehension.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 […]
Why Kindle Screens Flash and How to Turn it On and Off
Lately some people have been asking why the screen on their Kindle flashes black when turning pages and when navigating and using the menus and such. The flashing is simply a product of the way E Ink screens work. The display is composed of tiny capsules of E Ink with black and white particles that […]
Here’s How to Disable Sleep Mode on Kindles
Recently I came across a tip mentioned over at MobileRead that I haven’t heard about before on how to disable sleep mode on Kindle ereaders. Some ebook readers have the option in settings to disable sleep, like Kobo ereaders, but Kindles don’t have that option. Kindles will automatically go to sleep after about 10 minutes […]
Is the Screen Large Enough on the Kindle Oasis 2?
When Amazon announced the Kindle Oasis 2, a lot of people were surprised by the fact that Amazon finally released a Kindle with a screen larger than the usual 6-inch standard. For years people have been wishing for a larger Kindle. It’s the single most requested feature people have commented about on this blog, along […]