Recent history suggests that Amazon is likely to announce new products soon, and it could happen as early as this upcoming week. Looking back at the past few years, Amazon has announced new Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets in the month of September. Last year they unveiled their lineup of new devices on September 17th. […]
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Kindle Scout Program Launches Internationally
Today Amazon issued a press release announcing the expansion of their Kindle Scout publishing platform into international markets. Kindle Scout first launched back in October 2014 in the US. The way it works is authors submit previously unpublished ebooks, and the beginning few pages/chapters get posted on the Kindle Scout website for readers to nominate. […]
Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite From Waterfi Now Selling on Amazon
I came across a new listing for a waterproof Kindle Paperwhite over at Amazon today. The product isn’t new but it’s the first time it’s been available from Amazon’s website, and there are a few things you should know before buying. The waterproof Kindles aren’t sold by Amazon. They are an aftermarket product sold by […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks for Labor Day
Here’s a roundup of ten free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for Labor Day 2015, along with some Kindle book deals. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks are free as of September 7th, 2015. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only; most will expire in a few days or less before going […]
Goodreads Comes to Kindles in the UK and Ireland
Goodreads and Amazon have announced that Goodreads integration is coming to Kindle ebook readers and Fire tablets in the UK and Ireland. A software update will add the new Goodreads features to the Kindle Paperwhite (all models), the Kindle Voyage, and the current entry-level Kindle, as well as the confusing number of Fire HD and […]
Get a Kindle Voyage for $169 – Certified Refurbished
Last month Amazon started selling refurbished Kindle Voyages, but at the time they only had the 3G model for $219, which is $50 off the regular price of a new one. Now Amazon has also started selling the cheaper non-3G model as well. It costs $169, and is the refurbished Special Offers Kindle Voyage. Special […]
Amazon Underground Replaces the Free Daily Android App
Ever since Amazon first launched their Android appstore back in March of 2011, they’ve been giving away a free paid Android app each and every day. After nearly four and a half years, that has finally ended. Last week Amazon suddenly stopped doing the free app a day giveaways. Amazon didn’t give any official explanation […]
Amazon Brings Kindle Unlimited to India
Kindle Unlimited, Amazon’s ebook subscription service, has launched in India. It grants subscribers unlimited access to a library of over 1 million ebooks for a monthly fee. The introductory price is Rs.99 a month, but that goes up to 199 next month (even still that only equates to about $3 USD so it’s a lot […]