Considering the price difference and the amount of features that tablets offer compared to dedicated ebook readers, I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that Fire tablets are a lot more popular than Kindle ereaders, but the number of overall reviews for each helps put things into perspective. Amazon never releases sales figures for Kindles or […]
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Kindle eBooks On Sale Again – Up to 80% Off
Amazon has been running sales on select lists of Kindle ebooks every couple of weeks lately as part of their Gold Box Deal of the Day. The good news is the books that are on sale are heavily discounted and most are very highly-rated. The bad news is the sale only lasts for one day. […]
No New Kindles Again This Fall is Disappointing
Once again it appears highly unlikely that Amazon will release another new Kindle this year for the busy holiday shopping season. It’s been two years in a row now without any new Kindles getting released in the fall and it’s rather disappointing. This used to be an exciting time of year when new ereaders would […]
New Kindle Software Update 5.8.5 Now Rolling Out
Amazon has released a new software update for the current lineup of Kindles, including models back to the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (so 6th through 8th gen models). The new firmware version is 5.8.5 and it includes three main improvements. The first explains why page-turns are advertised as being 33% faster on the new 32GB Kindle […]
Amazon Releases 32GB Kindle Paperwhite for Manga in Japan (Video)
Amazon has released a new variation of the Kindle Paperwhite in Japan that comes with 32GB of internal storage space instead of the usual 4GB. The 8x increased storage capacity is intended to house manga and comics that are a lot larger in size than regular ebooks. Currently the 32GB Paperwhite is limited to residents […]
Examining Reviews of Different Kindle Models
Looking at the overall reviews for each Kindle model reveals some interesting insights about the hierarchy of Amazon’s ereaders amongst themselves. The Kindle is basically its own competition thanks to a complete lack of dedicated ebook readers in the US. The Nook is the one mainstream alternative and it’s hardly worth considering anymore because of […]
$199 Kindle Voyage Out of Stock; Voyage 2 Coming Soon?
This morning I noticed that Amazon has run out of Wi-Fi Kindle Voyages with special offers, the base $199 model. They also no longer offer the Kindle Voyage Essentials bundle—they are listed as currently unavailable. The shipping date has been pushed back to 3 to 4 weeks on the Wi-Fi Kindle Voyage. It might mean […]
Kindle Cloud Collection Management Launches on MYCD Page
Amazon has just rolled out a new feature that people have been requesting ever since Amazon first launched their Kindle cloud collections feature back in 2013. If you login to the Manage Your Content and Devices page at Amazon, you’ll see a banner at the top of the page proclaiming the launch of Cloud Collection […]