It looks Amazon has bestowed yet another bug onto Kindle software with their recent software updates. There are a growing number of reports online about Kindles showing an “Invalid ASIN” error when trying to open certain ebooks, making it impossible to open those books. It sounds like it only happens with sideloaded books, but I […]
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Like-New Kindles On Sale for Cheap, Plus Free Kindle Unlimited Offer
Amazon has the latest gen Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Scribe on sale for really good prices. They are listed as “Like-New” so they aren’t brand new, but the discounts are significant. Amazon used to call them certified refurbished Kindles, but now they call them Like-New Kindles. That’s a better description for them because I don’t […]
Kindle Software Update 5.18.5 Released, Adds New Features
It’s time for yet another Kindle software update. Amazon has been releasing software updates at a prolific pace lately (by my count this is the 7th Kindle software update that Amazon has released so far this year), and while some updates seem to do nothing, this latest update officially adds all the new features that […]
New Kindle Predictions for 2025 – New Kindles Coming Soon
Last year Amazon released a whole new line of Kindles with a new basic Kindle, a new Paperwhite, a new Kindle Scribe and the first Kindle with a color E Ink screen, the Kindle Colorsoft. That was the most action the Kindle brand has seen in many years, and it’ll probably be a long time […]
Kindle Anniversary – Amazon Giving Kindle Owners a Special Discount
Amazon is sending out emails to some Kindle owners about an anniversary of Kindle ownership, with a 20% off discount code to buy a new Kindle. It’s a targeted discount so it won’t be available for everyone, but I noticed something odd about the offer. I received one of the anniversary emails, and one of […]
The Constant Random Kindle UI Changes are Really Obnoxious
Companies are always changing the appearance of the user interface on just about everything, but why is it that whenever Amazon makes changes to Kindles it always seems to be for the worse? A lot of people really dislike the look of the new page view layout on Kindles that Amazon switched to with recent […]
International Kindle Oasis Still On Sale for $175 Brand New
In May of 2024 I posted an article about how Amazon had put the international version of the Kindle Oasis on sale for 50% off. It’s now 16 months later and it’s still on sale—they can’t seem to get rid of them. It’s hard to believe they’ve had the International Kindle Oasis on sale for […]
The Kindle’s Double-Tap Page Turn Feature is Frustrating to Use
Back in March, Amazon added a new way to turn pages and scroll on the Signature Edition Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft that works by double-tapping the sides or back of the device (sometimes it works when tapping the front too). As an owner of the standard Kindle Paperwhite, I was annoyed to find out […]