This morning the folks at Amazon updated the free ebook and audiobook pair for April. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen is this month’s freebie. Normally the audiobook version of Mansfield Park sells for $14.95 so being able to get it for free is a nice perk. The professionally narrated audiobook has a runtime of 14 […]
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Jeff Bezos Tweets New Premium Kindle Incoming, Details Next Week
It looks like a new Kindle is going to get announced next week, a top of the line Kindle, no less. Jeff Bezos tweeted this morning about a new 8th generation Kindle being almost ready, and that further details will be revealed next week. No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke; the date on the […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Prime Members Kindle Deals – April 4th
Here’s another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to help get your Monday off to a good start. Also, Amazon is running a sale on Kindles for Prime members only. The Voyage is $149, the Paperwhite is $89 and the basic Kindle Touch is $49. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed […]
Kindle Voyage Getting the Cold Shoulder in Canada
Because of what turned out to be a patent issue, it took Amazon over a year to finally release the Kindle Voyage in Canada. I wasn’t until February 2016 that Canadians could officially order a Kindle Voyage from the Canadian Kindle store at Amazon.ca. For all the attention an unannounced and nonexistent Kindle Voyage 2 […]
How to Use Amazon’s Whispersync for Voice and Immersion Reading Features
Each month Amazon gives away a free classic ebook and audiobook combination to help promote their Whispersync for Voice and Immersion Reading features. There’s some confusion about how it all works among users, so let’s go over the details and explain how you can make use the free audiobook titles each month. First off, Whispersync […]
Is Kindle Unlimited Worth Paying $9.99 per Month?
Amazon’s ebook subscription services, Kindle Unlimited, costs $9.99 per month to get access to a library of all-you-can-read ebooks. The service also provides access to audiobooks at no extra cost, and you can listen to as many of them as you want each month as well. However, the Big 5 publishers have shown no interest […]
How to Convert eBooks to KFX Format for Enhanced Kindle Typesetting
There’s a new plugin available for Calibre called KFX Output that can convert ebooks into KFX format to make use of Amazon’s enhanced typesetting. This makes it possible to convert, create, and sideload KFX books onto Kindle devices and apps, even ebooks obtained from outside of Amazon. It’s been nearly a year since Amazon first […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – March 27th
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for your Easter Sunday. Also don’t forget about the free audiobook copy of Black Beauty that Amazon is giving away this month. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of March 27th, 2016. Most of these titles are free […]