Ever since the 5.18.6 software update from last November, Kindles no longer have the option to open the full dictionary as a book when looking up words like they’ve been able to do for as long as I can remember. You can still lookup words while reading, but the dictionary feature is now limited to […]
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Kindle Software Update 5.19.3 Released with Improved PDF Support
Amazon has released another software update for Kindles; hopefully this one goes better than the last disaster of an update that introduced several new bugs. This latest update is version 5.19.3, and it’s available for all versions of the Kindle Scribe, along with the Kindle Colorsoft, the 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite, and the 2024 11th […]
Big Spring Sale on Kindle eReaders and Kindle Accessories
Earlier in the week I posted about a sale on the Kindle Colorsoft and several Kindle bundles, and at the time Amazon didn’t have the regular Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale, but now both of those are on sale as well, along with the previous gen Kindle Scribe and some Kindle covers and accessories. […]
Kindle Colorsoft Now $80 Off; Kindle Paperwhite Bundles On Sale Too
Amazon has rolled out some really good deals on Kindles as part of their Spring Sale. The Kindle Colorsoft is $80 off at just $169, which ties its lowest price ever, and they have a bunch of Kindle Paperwhite and Colorsoft bundles on sale too. Let’s start with the Kindle Colorsoft deals first. The clear […]
Fig Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Still Not Shipping Anytime Soon
Something weird is going on with the release of the new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, particularly the version that comes in the fig color (some say it’s purple, some say it’s red; whatever color it is it’s “fig”). Amazon seems to be having production problems or shipping problems—someting has to be going on when you consider […]
List of Differences Between Kids Kindles and Regular Kindles
Last week Amazon posted an article, The top 7 questions about Kindle for kids, answered, on their News website, and it’s kind of misleading; the AI that wrote it, as you’d expect, is confusing the facts. For example, under the first section, right off the bat, there’s a factually false statement. It says that Kindle […]
Kindle Scribes Now Support Writing Notes on PDFs Loaded Via USB
Yesterday I posted about previous gen Kindle Scribes getting some new pinning and underlining features after the latest software update, and there are also multiple reports of Kindle Scribes now supporting writing on PDFs sideloaded via USB. I sideloaded a couple of PDFs onto my 2022 Kindle Scribe and it’s still not getting that option […]
Older Kindle Scribes Have New Pin and Underline Features Now
Today I decided to fire up my 2022 Kindle Scribe for the first time in ages, and I noticed some different features that I don’t remember being there before. There’s now the option to add pins and underlines when selecting text. The underlines can be combined with highlights or used on their own. I think […]