Am I the only one that thinks Amazon is going kind of crazy with software updates lately? It’s like every other week there’s another software update for Kindle ereaders or Fire tablets. It makes you wonder what features they are removing this time around, since recent updates seem to keep taking things away or making […]
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10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Deals – March 7th
It’s time for another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Plus Amazon has their Kindles on sale for $20 off (except the Voyage) and the Fire HD 6 is $30 off. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of March 7th, 2016. Most of these titles are free […]
Two Workarounds for Missing Book Length Dots with New Kindle Update
A number of folks are disappointed with Amazon for removing the dots in list view that gave a visual representation of each Kindle book’s length on the Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage, and the basic Kindle Touch. The latest 5.7.2 software update brought big changes to the Kindle’s user interface, especially the homescreen, and the reading-length […]
Kindles $20 Off Again, Fire HD 6 $30 Off
Once again Amazon is running a sale on Kindle ereaders, taking $20 off the price of the Kindle Paperwhite 3, the basic Kindle Touch, and the Kids Kindle bundle. The Fire HD 6 is also on sale for $69, which is $30 off the regular list price. That’s for the 8GB version; the 16GB model […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle eBook Deals – February 27th
It’s time for another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Plus today only Amazon is taking up to 80% off Kindle Books with Oscar Movie tie-ins. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of February 27th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only […]
Kindle Previewer 3 Lets You Convert and Preview eBooks with Enhanced Typesetting
Amazon recently released a beta version of Kindle Previewer 3, a free desktop application for Windows and Mac computers that allows authors, publishers, and ebook creators to preview how their ebooks will look when using the new enhanced typesetting engine on Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps. The previewer supports importing a number of ebook formats, […]
Hate Fire OS 5? Here’s How to Downgrade Back to Fire OS 4
This is a first. Amazon has decided to give 4th gen Kindle Fire tablet owners the option to downgrade back to Fire OS 4 if they decide they don’t like the new Fire OS 5.1.1 update that is automatically rolling out to Fire tablets. The firmware rollback option is available for the Fire HD 6, […]
Don’t Get Scammed by Fake Amazon Kindle and Fire Tablet Support Sites
I recently heard about people getting scammed by third-party support sites for Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets. There’s a discussion about one particular scam site on Amazon’s Kindle forum. I didn’t know it was such a big deal until I typed “kindle tech support” into Google search. The first couple of listings are legit. Then […]