Right after Amazon released the Kindle Colorsoft, people started reporting an issue with a weird yellow band at the bottom of the screen caused by the frontlight. Amazon acknowledged the problem and promised to fix it, but have they really done anything about it? Amazon still has the “We Want You To Know” disclaimer on […]
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Download and Transfer Option for Kindle eBooks Not Working
I’ve started seeing some reports of the Kindle’s download and transfer via USB feature not working at Amazon, so I tested it myself and the reports are indeed accurate—it’s currently not possible to download purchased ebooks from Amazon using the download and transfer option from the Content section of their website. When you try to […]
Free Prime eBooks, Reading Insights, and the Neverending Kindle Challenge
There are a few different things to talk about in the Kindleverse right now, none of which are particularly interesting enough to warrant their own posts, so let’s bundle them together into one article. First off, if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can get two free ebooks this month through Amazon First Reads. Every […]
New Kindle Scribe 2 Now On Sale for $75-$85 Off
Amazon just released the Kindle Scribe 2 one month ago today, and now it’s already on sale at a significant discount. This is certainly going to make people that pre-ordered and paid full price a bit angry. The new Kindle Scribe can now be had for as little as $324.99, and you can get an […]
Kindle Android App Now Supports In-App eBook Purchases
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been reading Kindle ebooks on the Boox Palma 2, and I noticed that the Kindle Android app now supports in-app ebook purchases. I don’t know when that happened, but it must be a recent change. Amazon removed in-app purchases from their Android app back in 2022 when Google […]
New Kindle Jailbreak Works With Any Kindle on Any Firmware
Over at MobileRead, there’s a thread about a new jailbreak method called WinterBreak that claims to work with any Kindle on any firmware, at least from the Kindle 5 and up. All that is required to jailbreak is a PC, a registered Kindle, and a valid WiFi network to connect your Kindle to. Every time […]
Amazon Erroneously Locking Accounts, Making Kindle eBooks Inaccessible
Amazon is giving customers yet another reason not to trust them with ebook purchases. Over the past couple days, social media and reddit is littered with reports of people getting locked out of their Amazon accounts, and consequently being unable to access their purchased ebooks on Kindles and Kindle apps because they get locked out […]
The Kindle Oasis 3 is Now Back In Stock for Some Reason
I noticed this morning that Amazon is selling the Kindle Oasis 3 again. It’s in new condition too, not refurbished like you might expect at this point, and they have the 8GB version and the 32GB version in stock. It was around this time last year when Amazon started phasing out the Kindle Oasis, and […]