Last month Amazon released an update for the newer line of Fire tablets that run Fire OS 5 to add a new Blue Shade feature, among other things. Blue Shade is intended to help improve nighttime reading on tablets by filtering blue light to help with sleep and lowering brightness levels for less eye strain. […]
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Kindle Trade-In Promo Adds $20 Bonus Toward New Kindle Purchase
Amazon has started a new trade-in promotion where customers can trade an old Kindle, even a non-working one, to get a gift card plus a $20 bonus credit toward the purchase of a new Kindle. To be clear, this offer includes Kindle ereaders only, not Fire tablets. But all older Kindles are included, all the […]
Amazon Now Offers Option to Embed Book Previews on Sites and Apps
Amazon has started rolling out a new feature this week called Kindle instant previews that lets anyone embed full samples of books directly on third-party websites and apps. Kindle instant previews are similar to the “Look Inside” feature that Amazon offers on their website that lets customers preview samples of most books using a web […]
Amazon Should Release a Reader’s Edition Tablet With a Liquavista Display
Last month Amazon announced the release of the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition Tablet, their most misleading product release yet. On the surface it sounds like a really good idea, but then upon closer examination all it is is a marketing ploy for a Fire HD 8 bundle with an overpriced cover and a year-long […]
A Few Year-End Deals Remain on Kobo Glo HD, Lenovo Tab 2 10, etc
Most of the sales have come and gone for the holiday shopping season, but there are still a few good deals to be had. The Kobo Glo HD is on sale at Kobo.com for $109. That’s $20 off the regular price. Chapters.Indigo also has the Glo HD marked down by $10, which probably works out […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and End of Year Kindle Deals
Here’s another roundup of 10 free Kindle books. Amazon is also running some year-end Kindle deals on ebooks and other digital content, including Calvin and Hobbes and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books for $1.99 each. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of December 27th, 2015. Most of these […]
Today Only: 30% Off Kindle/Fire Accessories; 70% Off Digital Deals
If you just got a new Kindle or Fire tablet, there’s no better time to get some content for cheap to feed your new devices, and some covers other accessories to keep them in good condition for a long time. Today only Amazon is offering up to 70% off select Kindle books, movies, music, Android […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Book Deals
It’s time for another weekly roundup of free Kindle books. Unfortunately all the Kindle ereaders and Fire tablet sales have ended for the holiday season (at least on current models) but there are some new Kindle ebook deals to take advantage of. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of […]