Sometimes I see people saying online that Kindles should run Android instead of the custom Linux-based software that Amazon has used since Kindles first came out. I’m sure the hacking crowd would love it if Kindles ran Android instead. The Kindle software developers might like that as well since Fire tablets run Android and they […]
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Leaked Prototype of New Color Kindle Raises Lots of Questions
Someone with a vendetta against Amazon has posted some images and details on reddit about a new color Kindle that is supposedly getting released later this year. The pictures show a prototype of what looks like a basic 6″ Kindle with a white bezel and a color E Ink screen. The prototype doesn’t have a […]
Good Deals on Like-New Kindle Paperwhites at Amazon
Amazon has some really good deals on “like-new” Kindle Paperwhites again, and even the upgraded Signature Edition model is included this time around. Amazon has had the base Paperwhite on sale a couple of times at this price, but this is the first time I’ve seen the Signature Edition priced this low. For a limited […]
Kindle Colorsoft SE Returns to Search with Low Sales Numbers
A couple weeks ago I posted about how Amazon had started intentionally hiding the original Kindle Colorsoft on the Amazon US website after they released the new cheaper 16GB Colorsoft. Amazon removed the listing for the Signature Edition Colorsoft from their search results, making it impossible to find when running searches on Amazon’s website, but […]
Is it Better to Keep Kindles Offline or Online Now?
I see a lot of people advising others to turn on airplane mode to keep their Kindles offline, especially after getting a new Kindle, but is that really the best advice to follow in 2025? Some people prefer to keep their Kindles disconnected from the internet most of the time for a number of reasons, […]
New Features Added With Last Kindle Update Have Disappeared
Last week I posted about a new software update that Amazon released for Kindle ereaders, version 5.18.4. It added some new accessibility features and a new page view that looks similar to Kindle apps, but now all of the changes have disappeared on my updated Kindles. The day after I installed the update on my […]
Amazon is Trying to Hide the Original Kindle Colorsoft Now
Last week Amazon released a new 16GB version of the Kindle Colorsoft, along with a kids bundle. They’re exactly the same as the original Kindle Colorsoft that Amazon released last fall, minus the Signature Edition upgrades, and the original is still available to purchase, but now Amazon is making it very difficult to find it […]
New Assistive Reader Feature on Kindles Has Problems
Yesterday Amazon released a software update for Kindles that adds some new accessibility features, including text-to-speech like Kindles used to have a long time ago. I tried testing out the new text-to-speech feature (Amazon calls it Assistive Reader) on my 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite, but I encountered some problems. I was going to upload a […]