Last month Amazon started sending out emails to customers notifying them that Kindle ereaders need to be updated by March 22nd, 2016 in order to retain access to the Kindle store and other Amazon services. This only applies to older Kindle models, from the 1st generation Kindle all the way up to the Kindle Paperwhite […]
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10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Book Deals – March 13th
Here’s another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for your Sunday. Last week’s sales on Kindle ereaders have ended, but Amazon is taking up to 80% off some top-rated Kindle books today only, and they’ve also got the Fire Kids Edition marked down to $79, which is $20 off the regular price. Also don’t […]
Black Beauty is Amazon’s Free Audiobook for March
Every month Amazon gives away a free audiobook to help promote their Whispersync for Voice feature that syncs Kindle ebooks and Audible audiobooks so that you can easily switch back and forth between reading the ebook and listening to the audiobook. This month’s freebie is a repeat but that was from a long time ago. […]
Kindle Voyage Finally on Sale, Down to $179
This week Amazon has their line of Kindles on sale for $20 off the regular price. All current models are included in the deal except the Kindle Voyage. It appears that Best Buy didn’t get the memo on that last part because they do have the Kindle Voyage marked down by $20 in addition to […]
Another New Firmware Update for Kindles, Version 5.7.3
Am I the only one that thinks Amazon is going kind of crazy with software updates lately? It’s like every other week there’s another software update for Kindle ereaders or Fire tablets. It makes you wonder what features they are removing this time around, since recent updates seem to keep taking things away or making […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Deals – March 7th
It’s time for another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Plus Amazon has their Kindles on sale for $20 off (except the Voyage) and the Fire HD 6 is $30 off. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of March 7th, 2016. Most of these titles are free […]
Two Workarounds for Missing Book Length Dots with New Kindle Update
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 […]
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 […]