Yesterday Amazon started sending out emails to Kindle Unlimited subscribers in the US notifying them about a rate increase for monthly KU plans that takes the price from $9.99 per month to $11.99 per month. Most people don’t seem to know that there’s still a way to get Kindle Unlimited at a lower price via […]
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Is Amazon Planning to Disable USB Downloads for eBooks?
There are some people that believe Amazon is taking steps to slowly eliminate the option that allows Kindle owners to download purchased ebooks from Amazon’s website for USB transfer. Earlier this year Amazon stopped allowing people to download Kindle Unlimited titles for USB transfer, and the option to download samples was removed some time ago […]
Quick Fix for Kindle Back to Home/Library Button Disappearing
The other day I turned on my Kindle Scribe and tried to exit the book I was currently reading and discovered that that was not possible. For some reason the button at the top left of the menu bar that lets you go back to the Library view had disappeared. This button can also say […]
Kindles On Sale for Mother’s Day
Every year Amazon puts Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets on sale for the week leading up to Mother’s Day, and this year is no exception. All versions of the Kindle Paperwhite and 2022 Kindle are being discounted by $20-$50, including the kids bundles, where are actually the best deals of the week if you don’t […]
Video Summary of Kindle Scribe’s Latest Software Update
Below is a YouTube video showing the new features that Amazon added to the Kindle Scribe with the latest software update that was released last week. The 5.16.1.3 update is the second firmware update that Amazon has released for the Kindle Scribe since it was released in late November of last year. The update essentially […]
Kindle Scribe on Sale for Lowest Price Ever, But Only for Prime Members
Amazon is currently offering a “Prime Exclusive Deal” on the Kindle Scribe where Prime members can get up to $70 off the regular price. The 16GB version of the Kindle Scribe with the basic pen is selling for $282.99. That’s $57 off and is the lowest price the Scribe has sold for since it was […]
How Long Can Kindles Be Considered “All-New”?
Amazon has a funny habit of calling newer Kindles “all-new” for a long time after they get released, and they’ve been doing this for many years. First off, they might only change a couple minor details with a new Kindle and they’ll still have no problem calling it “all-new” even if there’s really nothing “new” […]
Kindle Scribe Getting Text Conversion and Lasso Tools Soon
Yesterday Amazon released a new software update for the Kindle Scribe and they sent out an email describing some of the new features they added with the update, and at the bottom of the email they mention a couple of additional new features that will be coming soon in a future update. They say the […]