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 […]
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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 […]
Amazon Raises Free Shipping Threshold to $49 but Drops to $25 for Books
Things have just gone from bad to worse for Amazon shoppers. Yesterday they teased us with what turned out to be an erroneous $70 price drop on the Fire HD 8 (and it was back down to $99 again for a few hours today). Then Amazon goes and follows that up with a minimum order […]
Updated: Fire HD 8 Now Only $79! (Ended Again)
I don’t know what’s going on with Amazon but they keep dropping the price of the Fire HD 8 to $79 or $99 for a few hours each day. This has happened for three days in a row but just for a few hours at a time. See updates below… It normally sells for $149. […]