Amazon hosted a hardware event in New York City this morning where they announced several new electronic gadgets, including three new variations of the Kindle Scribe with crazy high prices. There’s a new version with a color E Ink screen called the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, and there are two new black and white versions of […]
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Big Sale on Various Kindle Models and Kindle Bundles
Amazon has started rolling out a bunch of early deals on various products, including Kindle ereaders and the Kindle Scribe. Some of the deals are Prime exclusive sales, but some of the deals don’t require a Prime membership at all. Either way, it’s a good time to buy a Kindle at a discount. Most of […]
New Kindle Jailbreak Released, Works With Latest Software
There’s a new jailbreak method called AdBreak for Kindle ereaders that works with newer software from version 5.18.1 through the latest software update 5.18.5 that added a new DRM to Kindles (eventually this jailbreak could help get around the new DRM). You can find the directions and download over on the AdBreak thread at MobileRead. […]
New DRM Added to Kindles with 5.18.5 Update, Breaking DRM Removal
It looks like Amazon is closing off one of the last remaining methods that allows people to remove the DRM from their purchased Kindle ebooks, locking down the Kindle platform even more than it’s ever been before with a new type of DRM for Kindle devices. This comes after Amazon removed the ability to download […]
How to Bypass Invalid ASIN Error on Kindles
It looks Amazon has bestowed yet another bug onto Kindle software with their recent software updates. There are a growing number of reports online about Kindles showing an “Invalid ASIN” error when trying to open certain ebooks, making it impossible to open those books. It sounds like it only happens with sideloaded books, but I […]
Like-New Kindles On Sale for Cheap, Plus Free Kindle Unlimited Offer
Amazon has the latest gen Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Scribe on sale for really good prices. They are listed as “Like-New” so they aren’t brand new, but the discounts are significant. Amazon used to call them certified refurbished Kindles, but now they call them Like-New Kindles. That’s a better description for them because I don’t […]
Kindle Software Update 5.18.5 Released, Adds New Features
It’s time for yet another Kindle software update. Amazon has been releasing software updates at a prolific pace lately (by my count this is the 7th Kindle software update that Amazon has released so far this year), and while some updates seem to do nothing, this latest update officially adds all the new features that […]
New Kindle Predictions for 2025 – New Kindles Coming Soon
Last year Amazon released a whole new line of Kindles with a new basic Kindle, a new Paperwhite, a new Kindle Scribe and the first Kindle with a color E Ink screen, the Kindle Colorsoft. That was the most action the Kindle brand has seen in many years, and it’ll probably be a long time […]