Amazon has started rolling out a new enhanced formatting feature for Kindle books called Kindle in Motion that adds animations and video features to the reading experience. Amazon hasn’t announced the new feature yet, and that’s probably because it’s currently only available on 7 titles in the entire Kindle Store. A few romance ebooks are […]
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10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Book Deals
Here’s another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to get your Monday off to a good start. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of August 22nd, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a few days before going […]
What is Going on With the Fire HD 8?
Yesterday I happened to notice that Amazon’s 8-inch Fire tablet has suddenly gone missing. It’s no longer listed at the top of the page with the other Fire tablets, and its price has been removed from the fire comparison charts at Amazon. Yesterday the Fire HD 8 was listed as “currently unavailable”, with no option […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Deals – August 15
Here’s another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to get your Monday off to a good start. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of August 15th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a few days before going […]
Kindles on Sale Again, Plus up to 75% off Kindle Books
For those of you that aren’t Amazon Prime members, it’s been several weeks since the Kindles were on sale, and now they’re finally being discounted again. Amazon also has another one-day only sale on select Kindle ebooks that takes up to 75% off the regular price. As for the Kindle ereader sales, unfortunately it only […]
Amazon’s 5W USB Charger for Fire Tablets and Kindles is a Ripoff
Amazon usually has low and competitive prices when it comes to buying most things from them, but like most retailers they don’t have any problem ripping customers off for certain items. Kindle and Fire tablet accessories have always been on the high side price-wise, probably to help make up for the lower cost of the […]
How the Kindle First Program Works (Free eBooks for Prime Members)
I had pretty much entirely forgotten about Amazon’s Kindle First program until I saw the newsletter sign-up option for it while putting together the Kindle email subscriptions article the other day. Basically Kindle First gives readers early access to a free or discounted ebook each month. The ebooks in Kindle First are brand new; the […]
Kindle Frontlight Differences for Each Model
There are four different Kindle ereader models available from Amazon right now (actually there are a lot more, but let’s just stick with the current lineup). Of the four current Kindle models, three have frontlights, and each one is different. Some people call them backlights but since E Ink is opaque that doesn’t work. Technically […]