Amazon has released a new software update for Fire tablets that adds support for Amazon’s voice-assistant, Alexa, which you can use to ask questions, get weather and traffic updates, order products from Amazon, control music playback, and even read Kindle ebooks aloud and listen to audiobooks, among other things. A few people started getting the […]
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Amazon Needs to Stop With the Phony Kindle Sales
It’s time for another ebook reader rant. This one has been bugging me for awhile now, and Amazon just keeps doing it over and over again hoping to take advantage of people that aren’t paying close attention. Usually Amazon is fair and on the level when it comes to advertising and not intentionally misleading people, […]
Kindle Voyage on Sale for $119 Certified Refurbished, Plus Others
Amazon has a number of certified refurbished devices on sale today. Amazon’s refurbished products are often customer returns and still look like new, and they come with the same warranty as new devices. One of the best Kindle deals in a long time takes the price of the Kindle Voyage down to $119. Normally it […]
Kindle Unlimited Launches in Australia and New Zealand
Amazon has added some more places to their list of countries that can subscribe to Kindle Unlimited on the Amazon Australia website (Amazon.com.au). Customers that live in Australia, New Zealand, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Niue and Norfolk Island can now subscribe to Kindle Unlimited. Kindle Unlimited […]
Amazon Launches New “Rapids” Reading App for Kids
A few days ago Amazon introduced a new app called Amazon Rapids that brings a new style of reading to kids. The app includes illustrated short stories that are told through the point of view of characters chatting with each other. Amazon gives an example of an alien texting about invading Earth and two chickens […]
Kindles On Sale Again, Even the Kindle Voyage
Yesterday afternoon Amazon decided to put all of their Kindles on sale except the Kindle Oasis. It’s been awhile since Amazon has had a sale for non-Prime members but that’s what they are doing this time around. The sale takes $20 off the regular price of each Kindle. It’s a three-day sale that ends on […]
How to Transfer eBooks from Old Kindle to New Kindle
One question that comes up somewhat regularly is how to transfer your ebooks from one Kindle to another when getting a new Kindle. The fact is you really don’t need to do anything. All of your purchased Kindle ebooks will automatically be available from your new Kindle once you register it to your Amazon account. […]
Fire Tablets A Lot More Popular Than Kindle eReaders
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 […]