Amazon is currently offering 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 again like they did a few weeks ago for Black Friday. They’re advertising the deal on their homepage so I took a screenshot to prove the deal is real. However, these types of offers are notorious for only being available under certain circumstances. First […]
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Kindle Bugs List: Common Software Issues and How to Fix Them
Earlier this year a number of software problems starting cropping up on Kindles after Amazon released certain software updates. Most of these issues seem to be fixed now to some extent, but others have been ongoing for several years. For the most part Kindles don’t have a lot of software problems, in part because the […]
Kindle Colorsoft Sales Figures are Surprising
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the Kindle Colorsoft since it was released about 7 weeks ago. The reviews at Amazon are scathing. It currently has a 2.8-star rating, and over 50% of reviews are only 1 and 2 stars. Despite that, the Kindle Colorsoft appears to be selling pretty well. Amazon never reveals […]
Kindle Colorsoft Back In Stock, Now Arrives Before Christmas
The Kindle Colorsoft started shipping at the end of October, but soon after it was released the shipping date got pushed back to 3-5 weeks because of the well-publicized frontlight issue. A few days ago shipping was still several weeks out, but now all of the sudden the Kindle Colorsoft is back in stock at […]
New Kindle Paperwhite and Kids Kindles On Sale
Amazon has put some of the new Kindles for 2024 on sale again. The prices aren’t quite as low as they were for Black Friday, but at $134.99 the price of the Kindle Paperwhite is only $5 higher than it was then. The best deal is the Kindle Paperwhite Kids for $144.99. You get a […]
Another Kindle Software Update that Probably Does Nothing
Amazon has released yet another software update for all 10th, 11th and 12th generation Kindles, including the new Kindle and new Kindle Paperwhite models for 2024. The newer Kindles have a different software version (5.17.1.0.4) than previous gen models (5.17.1.0.3), and the Kindle Colorsoft is still missing from the updates page so it’s not included […]
Kindle Scribe 2024 List of Differences Compared to 2022 Model
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding what changes Amazon made to the new Kindle Scribe for 2024 compared to the original 2022 model, so I thought I’d put together a page that lists the differences between the two versions. First off, I don’t plan on buying the new Kindle Scribe to review […]
Kindle Scribe Software Update Adds New Annotation Features
Today is the release date for the new Kindle Scribe 2, and Amazon has released a software update for the first Kindle Scribe that adds the new software features they’re advertising for the Scribe 2. The new software version is 5.17.2, and it’s the biggest update that Amazon has released for the Kindle Scribe in […]