I know some people are disappointed that Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis and is no longer selling it on the main Amazon website, but you can still get an “Amazon refurbished” Kindle Oasis for cheap from Woot. Woot has some older Kindles available again, including all three versions of the Kindle Oasis. They also […]
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Kids Kindle vs Regular Kindle – Advantages and Differences
People often ask how a Kindle for Kids is different from a regular Kindle, especially when the former is on sale, so I’ll explain the differences and advantages of both in this post and in the video below. The truth is there’s no actual difference between them. Either version of the Kindle can be used […]
Kindle Software Update 5.16.7 Released, But What’s Changed?
Amazon has started rolling out another software update for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, as well as the Kindle Scribe. The new firmware version is 5.16.7 , and it’s available to download from the Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon if you want to manually install the update now, but there’s really no compelling […]
Kindle Scribe Sales Numbers Keep Declining Rapidly
Last month I did a couple of posts with estimated sales figures for the Kindle Scribe based on the monthly sales numbers that Amazon now shows for most products on their website. The first post was on January 12th so part of the holiday shopping season was included in the data, and the overall Kindle […]
Kindle Oasis Has Been Removed From Kindle Lineup
Over the past few months there have been some signs that Amazon was in the process of phasing out the Kindle Oasis, and it looks like that time has officially come. The Kindle Oasis has been removed from the main Kindle landing page at Amazon, and it no longer appears in Amazon’s Kindle comparison tables […]
Don’t Waste Money on Kindles with Too Much Storage Space
People often ask which storage option to choose when buying a new Kindle, and I always say to choose the lowest option if you only plan to read ebooks because 8GB is more than enough for that, but there are other cases where getting more storage space makes sense. Amazon is the only company that […]
Book Cover Setting Changed on Kindles After Software Update
Ever since Amazon changed around the settings menu on 10th and 11th generation Kindles with the last 5.16.6 software update, there’s been some confusion over the Display Cover setting that shows the cover of the book that you’re currently reading on the screen while your Kindle is turned off. I’ve seen some comments here and […]
How Many Different Ways Can Amazon Sell a Kindle?
It’s funny how Amazon releases new Kindles very infrequently, and yet when they do come out with a new model they tend to offer a bunch of different sub-versions of it. Sometimes I poke fun at Onyx for replacing their most popular models every 6-12 months to capitalize on people’s desire to have the latest […]