The eBook Reader Blog

There have been a number of older Kindles on sale for cheap lately at Woot. They currently have the 1st generation Kindle Oasis available for $149 refurbished and it includes the leather charging cover. They have both the black and merlot covers. That’s a good deal for the Kindle Oasis 1 considering Amazon still sells […]

Amazon recently updated the software on Kindle ebook readers and changed the homescreen layout so that you can now scroll up and down to see more content, mostly ad recommendations to purchase more ebooks. Luckily the new homescreen view can be turned off if you don’t like it and just want to view a list […]

Woot is back at it again with another Kindle sale. This is a 1-day only deal for January 23rd. This time around they have the Kindle Voyage available for $129. It’s in new condition and comes with a 1-year Amazon warranty. This ties the lowest price ever for a new Kindle Voyage. Woot was previously […]

Back in October after Amazon announced the Kindle Paperwhite 4, they released a software update that added a new themes feature to Kindles that lets you create and save multiple custom reading settings. Themes are available on the Kindle Paperwhite 2 and newer, so that includes all Kindles released in the past 6 years. To […]

Amazon has the new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite on sale today only for one of their main Deals of the Day. The new Kindle Paperwhite is marked down to just $89, its lowest price yet, and all versions are on sale, including the 32GB model. This is a 1-day sale only for January 21st, 2019. It’s […]

It’s interesting how Kindles and other ebook readers have evolved over the years. They’ve added touchscreens and frontlights and now some models are even waterproof. One thing that hasn’t changed a whole lot is E Ink screens. Sure, they’ve improved the refresh rate and upgraded the resolution some, and a few devices like the Kobo […]

Have you noticed how the new Kindle Paperwhite takes longer to turn on after it’s been turned off for awhile? It now shows a “Waking Up” screen that takes a few extra seconds to load before the device will turn on. This happens because of a new Power Saver setting that is enabled by default […]

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to update your Kindle ebook reader to the latest software version that Amazon offers. Some people have been asking why their new Kindle Paperwhite lacks some of the features shown in the video review, such as the option to disable the touchscreen, and it’s because the software isn’t up-to-date. […]