It’s finally happened. After years of complaints from customers, myself included, Amazon has finally added a bold font to Kindle ereaders. Amazon has started rolling out a new software update for Kindles to add the new Amazon Ember Bold font choice. The new software version is 5.8.7, and the new font is the only change […]
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16GB Fire HD 6 $55; Some Kindles and Fires Now Sold Out
Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have ended for Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets, but similar sales will likely return a couple weeks before Christmas. While the main sales are over, Amazon does have one remaining good deal for a Fire tablet. It’s last year’s model but it has current Fire OS 5 software […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – November 21st
It’s time for another list of 10 free Kindle ebooks to start off the week. Amazon has all the Kindles except the Oasis on sale for Black Friday week so now is a good time to buy. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below are free as of November 21st, 2016. Most of […]
Black Friday Kindle Sales Begin Now, Plus Up to 80% off Kindle Books
Amazon has their lineup of Kindles on sale this week as part of their early Black Friday deals. All Kindle ereaders are on sale except the Kindle Oasis. Both the entry-level Kindle Touch and Kindle Voyage are marked down by $30 each, so is the Kids Kindle bundle, and the Kindle Paperwhite is $20 off. […]
How to Fix Google Play on Fire Tablets After Update
If you added Google Play to your Fire tablet and it suddenly stopped working properly after the Alexa update, here’s a quick fix to get things working again. Basically all that you need to do is install a couple newer versions of Google apps, namely Google Account Manager and Google Services Framework. Then restart your […]
Kindle Oasis Gets Oprah’s Seal of Approval
This morning I happened to notice the product page for the Kindle Oasis has been updated to include some big banners proclaiming that the Kindle Oasis was picked as one of Oprah’s favorite things for 2016. It’s kind of funny to think of an ereader getting officially endorsed by a celebrity, but Oprah is probably […]
Amazon Black Friday Deals List, $79 Prime, Galaxy Tab Sales
Like most companies trying to milk “Black Friday” for all it’s worth, Amazon has started their Black Friday deals early. So basically Black Friday has become a phrase that means nothing anymore since retailers are trying to turn it into a 2-month long ordeal with average sales instead on a one-day event with crazy low […]
New Software Update 5.3.2 for Fire Tablets Adds Alexa Support
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 […]