Below is a video tutorial that walks through various tips and tricks for the Kindle Oasis. There’s also a list for some of the tips with included links for quick and easy access. Most of these tips come from my Kindle Tips & Tricks Advanced User Guide, available in the Kindle Store. Helpful Links Kindle […]
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10 Free Kindle Books for Memorial Day Weekend
Here’s a list of 10 free well-reviewed Kindle ebooks for Memorial Day weekend. In case you missed it from last week, there’s also this post with a list of 10 free audiobooks. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of May 29th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for […]
3 Free Kindle Best Sellers, Plus 80% Off Kindle Book Deals
Amazon has a couple of ongoing promotions for Kindle books to kick off Memorial Day weekend. Today only they have over 30 popular award-winning Kindle ebooks for kids and young adults marked down by up to 80%. Most are $1.99 or less. There are lots of Rick Riordan and R.L. Stine books. It’s one of […]
Kindle Audio Adapter Review, Text to Speech and VoiceView (Video)
Earlier this month Amazon brought text-to-speech back to Kindle ereaders by releasing a new Kindle Audio Adapter. At least that’s what many of us thought at first. More accurately, Amazon has brought accessibly features to Kindle ereaders in the form of VoiceView; text-to-speech just happens to be a by-product of this feature. Unlike Fire tablets, […]
New Fire OS 5.1.4 Update Adds eBooks to SD Card and “On Deck”
Amazon has started rolling out a software update for Fire tablets that adds some new features and includes the usual “general performance improvements”. The new software version is 5.1.4, and it’s for the entry-level Fire tablet as well as the Fire HD 8 and HD 10. Amazon hasn’t updated the software updates pages yet for […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Book Deals – May 23
Let’s start the week off with a roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. There seems to be more good freebies than usual so make sure to check the bestseller list link below for more books. In case you missed it, there’s also this post from yesterday with a list of 10 free audiobooks. Please […]
$49 Fire Tablet Much Better for Text-to-Speech Than Kindle Audio Adapter
So the Kindle Audio Adapter that I ordered finally arrived yesterday. I’ve been testing it out on my new Kindle Oasis, which secretly already had the needed audio files preinstalled. Unfortunately it’s a bit disappointing how Amazon chose to implement the new audio features on Kindles. The whole thing is setup as an accessibility feature […]
Fire TV Gets Text-to-Speech Support for Kindle Books
Today Amazon announced plans to add new Alexa voice features to the Fire TV, including the ability to launch apps, control video playback, search local businesses and restaurants, and more. At the bottom of the new features list is an interesting Kindle-related addition, especially considering the fact that Amazon just released a new Kindle Audio […]