The SolarKindle is a lighted cover for Kindle ereaders that comes equipped with a solar panel on the front of the case for charging a reserve battery along with the Kindle’s battery. SolarFocus showed off demos of the SolarKindle cover at CES after announcing it last week so it has been getting plenty of news […]
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Seven Alternate Web Browsers for Kindle Fire; Amazon Silk Needs Work
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really liking the Kindle Fire and I haven’t even rooted it or installed any ROMs yet. But one thing I don’t like is the web browser. The Kindle Fire comes with its own special web browser called Amazon Silk that was developed by Amazon’s engineers. It is […]
Kindle eReaders: How to Use Custom Fonts for All Kindle eBooks – No Hacks
There’s a simple trick to change the default font type to use custom fonts across all ebooks for Kindle devices (except the Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire). You can customize line spacing, margins, and justification as well. And this includes both DRM protected ebooks and ebooks without DRM. The Kindle does not need to be […]
Where Have All the WiFi Kindle Keyboards Gone?
Something has happened to the Kindle Keyboards. They are slowly starting to disappear. About a month ago, Amazon stopped selling the $99 Kindle Keyboard, the one with special offers. And now they’ve run out of the $139 WiFi-only Kindle Keyboard as well. Both are only available used. Amazon still has both 3G keyboard models available […]
Kindle Fire: How To Install a New Homescreen and Bypass Carousel Without Rooting
I mentioned installing a new homescreen on the Kindle Fire to bypass the default homescreen and carousel in the Kindle Fire tips and tricks post, but I don’t think most people understand how easy it is and how it doesn’t require rooting or any technical work whatsoever. The number one biggest complaint I’m seeing about […]
Noreve Leather Cover Review for Kindle 4
The folks at Noreve sent over one of their Kindle 4 leather covers for review, and I have to say it is one of the nicest ereader covers I’ve seen. I’ve never used a Noreve cover before so had no idea what to expect. According to their about page, they are based out of France […]
Kindle eBooks Can Be Returned Up to 7 Days After Purchase, Here’s How
Did you know that you can return Kindle ebooks you’ve purchased up to seven days after the transaction date? Considering that I just recently found out about this, I’m guessing the typical Kindle owner is unaware of that fact. I’m not sure if it is something new that Amazon just started doing or if it […]
Free Kindle eBooks for Christmas
Below you’ll find a list of ebooks from the Kindle store that are temporarily free. There are tons of free Kindle ebooks available once again so I decided to hand-pick some of the better ones. These all have 4 stars and up. Like always, these ebooks are free for a limited time and are likely […]