For several weeks now, all versions of the Kindle Paperwhite—the 3G model, Wi-Fi model, and Special Offers models—have been showing an expected ship date of December 21st over on Amazon.com. I keep expecting the date to change, for them to be sold out for Christmas, but it hasn’t happened yet, and I wouldn’t be surprised […]
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Kobo Glo’s Frontlight is Better Than Kindle Paperwhite’s and GlowLight Nook
As I mentioned last week, I was finally able to order a Kobo Glo from Powell’s Books to review. By the way, Powell’s did a great job of getting it out quickly. I ordered it on November 7th and received a shipping notice the next day, and even with the free shipping option it arrived […]
Review: CaseCrown Ridge Standby Cover for Kindle Fire HD (Video)
A couple of weeks ago I came across the CaseCrown Ridge Standby case for the Kindle Fire HD on Amazon. At the time it was only $13 and some change so I decided to order one since Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD covers are too pricey at $40. At the time I didn’t notice it, but […]
Firmware Update for Kindle Paperwhite, Version 5.3.0
Amazon is now starting to roll out the first firmware update for the Kindle Paperwhite since its release about 1 month ago. The update will be delivered automatically to all Kindle Paperwhites via Wi-Fi over the “coming weeks”, or you can download it now from Amazon and install it manually. The new software is version […]
Send to Kindle for Firefox Now Available for Sending Web Content to Your Kindle
Yesterday Amazon released a new Send to Kindle browser extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser that allows users to easily send web pages to Kindle ereaders, tablets, and apps with the click of a button. The extension adds a little “k” icon in upper right of the browser’s menu bar that you can use […]
What is the Deal with Amazon and Last Year’s Basic Kindle?
Yesterday I noticed something odd over at Amazon while researching the sales and deals post. For some reason Amazon has started promoting last year’s basic Kindle over this year’s version. Last year’s model has a gray exterior (they call it graphite) and the newer one is black (onyx). The family stripe at the top of […]
Kindle Paperwhite Tips and Shortcuts Guide
Below is a list of 45 tips, tricks, and shortcuts for the Kindle Paperwhite. Please add any other tips that you know or come across in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Update: Checkout my Kindle Tips and Tricks Advanced User Guide available on Amazon. The ebook is designed specifically for Kindles […]
Kindle Paperwhite PDF Review (Video)
Earlier in the week I posted the Kindle Paperwhite review, but didn’t include anything about how the Paperwhite handles PDF files because I wanted to post this separate review for that. When it comes to PDF files, the Kindle Paperwhite is pretty much exactly the same as the Kindle Touch from last year. All the […]