About three years I wrote an article about how to read ePub ebooks on the original Kindle Fire tablet. Surprisingly not much has changed since then—the article is still applicable—but Amazon has made some subtle changes over the past couple years that makes reading ePub ebooks on Fire tablets somewhat easier. You no longer have […]
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Get a New Kindle for $29 After Rebate
Staples is running a crazy good deal this week on the 7th generation Kindle, Amazon’s latest basic Kindle. Normally the new Kindle sells for $79, but it’s marked down to $59 just about everywhere that sells it this week. Except Staples has taken it even further by offering a $30 prepaid Visa card with the […]
Amazon Adds New Titles to FreeTime Unlimited
Yesterday Amazon announced that they’ve added thousands of new titles to their kid-friendly FreeTime Unlimited subscription service just in time for the holidays. The new content from Disney, Nickelodeon, Toca Boca, Sesame Street and Oceanhouse Media is now available for download to subscribers. For those unfamiliar with Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, it’s a subscription service designed […]
Kindle App for iOS Updated to Version 4.6, Adds Several New Features
Last week Amazon updated their Kindle Android app to add some new features, and now they’ve just updated their iOS app for iPad and iPhone as well. The update adds a number of new features, most notably Goodreads integration and the addition of a Book Browser, with support for downloading ebooks through Kindle Unlimited. Ever […]
Kindle Sales Roundup – December 15th
There are a bunch of Kindle deals to start off this week as Amazon appears to be making a final push for the busy holiday shopping season. One of the best deals is the Kindle Paperwhite. It’s marked down to $99. As I’ve been saying since the Kindle Voyage review, the Paperwhite is a much […]
Amazon Brings Kindle Unlimited to France and Brazil
Amazon has been steadily adding more counties to their Kindle Unlimited ebook subscription service since it first launched in the United States this past July. Now Kindle Unlimited has become available in both France and Brazil. That makes seven countries that now have access to KU. The other five include the United States, United Kingdom, […]
Amazon Adds Remote Alarm, Find, Lock and Reset Features to Fire Tablets
Today I was checking out the Manage Your Devices section at Amazon and noticed some new options under “Device Actions” for Fire Tablets. Maybe I just haven’t been paying close enough attention lately, but there seems to be a whole set of new functions available that I don’t remember ever seeing before, including several remote […]
A Word of Caution About Buying Used Kindles
When it comes to buying used electronics, you’ve got to be careful who and where you buy them from. This is especially true when purchasing used Kindle ebook readers and Fire tablets. Unlike most brands of tablets and ereaders, Kindles can be blacklisted. This happens when someone reports their Kindle as lost or stolen to […]