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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]