Amazon’s new $49 Fire tablet has proven to be a very popular item this year. It has been out of stock at Amazon all December. They sold out of them on Black Friday weekend when they had them on sale for $35. Amazon doesn’t reveal sales figures; they just say they’ve sold “millions” of Fire […]
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10 Free Kindle eBooks and $20 Off Kindle Sales
Here’s another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for Sunday, December 13th. Amazon has also just kicked off another round of sales on the Kindle Paperwhite 3, the Kids Kindle, and the entry-level Kindle—all are $20 off the regular price. With Christmas less than two weeks away, this is probably the last time they […]
List of Amazon’s Best Selling Books of 2015
Amazon issued a press release a couple of days ago announcing the best-selling books of 2015, complete with a list of the top 20 titles for a few different categories. According to the fine print, the best-seller lists take into account first editions published in 2015 and reflect paid print and Kindle editions. Last month […]
Wizard of Oz is Free Kindle eBook and Audiobook Combo
Amazon doesn’t update their free ebook and audiobook pair every month like they used to, but they’ve finally got a new title listed this month for their free promo. It’s the first book in the Oz series, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. You can get both the Kindle ebook and Audible audiobook for free this […]
New Software Update 5.1.1 for 2015 Fire Tablets adds Blue Shade Feature
Amazon has released a new software update for their 5th gen Fire tablets, including the $50 entry-level Fire, the Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10. The Fire HD 6 should be getting the update as well. It doesn’t look like any of the previous Fire Tablets will be getting updated to Fire OS 5, […]
Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition Tablet Released
Today Amazon announced a new addition to their tablet lineup (kind of) with the release of the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition. It’s available for “pre-order” today for $249 and it starts shipping in two days on December 9th. Amazon’s marketing is trying to be clever with this one but I’m not sure if it’s […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Fire Tablet Deals
Let’s start the week off with another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Also, in case you missed the post yesterday, Amazon is running two separate sales on Fire tablets this week, and it’s possible to combine the deals to get a super low price—the Fire HD 6 for $59, the Fire HD 8 […]
Fire HD and HDX Tablets on Sale, Plus Rewards Card Kindle Deals
Today Amazon started offering some new deals on Fire HD and HDX tablets, with $20-$55 off select models. You can get a Fire HD 6 for $79, a Fire HD 8 for $129, and a Fire HD 10 for $179. Last year’s Fire HD 7 is marked down to $99 as well. They have another […]