Amazon Prime first started out as a way to get free 2-day shipping on products sold by Amazon, but over the years they’ve continued to add new benefits to the service, such as video and music streaming. It’s gotten to the point now where there are so many things that it can be easy to […]
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Here’s a New Way to Quickly Send ePub eBooks to Your Kindle
I noticed a post at MobileRead about getting ePub ebooks on a Kindle without conversion. The post is somewhat misguided because it’s not really ePub that the Kindle is supporting and conversion is exactly what’s happening, but in a roundabout way it reveals a new quicker method to send DRM-free ePub ebooks to a Kindle […]
50 Tips & Tricks for Amazon Fire Tablets – 2017 Edition
A few years ago I posted a tips and tricks guide for Fire HD and HDX tablets, but a lot has changed since then, especially since Amazon upgraded to Fire OS 5, so I’ve gone through and updated the list to apply to the new 7th generation Fire HD 8 and 7-inch Fire tablets for […]
Woot Deals: $49 Kindle Paperwhite 2, $25 Fire HD 6 and More
Woot has some previous generation Kindles and Fire tablets on sale again. Like usual they’re labeled as refurbished, not new. They’ve got the Kindle Paperwhite 2 available for $49, but it’s almost gone already so it probably won’t last much longer. They’ve also got the 3G Kindle Paperwhite 2 for $65. That’s a really low […]
Alternate Protective Cases for Kindle Oasis – USB DVD Cases
A reader recently sent in a tip (thanks, ABCruz!) about an alternative option for Kindle Oasis cases—USB DVD protective sleeves. It turns out there aren’t many options when it comes to protective cases for the Kindle Oasis. Obviously it comes with its own unique charging cover, but it doesn’t provide very much protection, especially since […]
You Can Now Gift Kindle eBooks from the MYCD Page
I don’t use the Manage Your Content and Devices page at Amazon very often, but I noticed a new note at the top of the screen the other day about gifting ebooks: Loved reading a book? Now share your happiness with your friends and loved ones by gifting it to them from Manage Your Content […]
How to Find List of Returned Kindle Unlimited and Prime eBooks
If you have a Kindle Unlimited membership and read a lot of ebooks, it can be hard to keep track of which books that you’ve already read. The same goes for Prime Reading, the library of free ebooks available to Amazon Prime members. Since you’re technically borrowing the ebooks instead of buying them it can […]
Used Kindle Oasis Charging Covers Super Cheap at Amazon ($10-$12)
Amazon Warehouse Deals currently has a bunch of used covers for the Kindle Oasis available for a fraction of the price of a new cover. They’re the official charging covers that come with the Kindle Oasis, not some cheap 3rd party cover that doesn’t include a battery. New replacement covers for the Kindle Oasis usually […]