The Kindle Oasis 3 was released in July of 2019 so it’s been on the market for a long time now by ebook reader standards. In fact, Amazon has never kept a Kindle on the market for this long without updating it or discontinuing it so something has to give eventually, and it’s starting to […]
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Some Kindles Getting New Improved Web Browser
There are some posts on reddit about a new web browser turning up on some Kindles after the most recent software update that Amazon released a couple weeks ago. There was no mention of any web browser improvements in the release notes for the 5.16.4 update, but not revealing all the changes with software updates […]
Black Friday Deals on eReaders and E Ink Tablets – What to Expect
This is the time of year when people start asking about Black Friday deals on Kindles, Kobo ereaders, Nooks, PocketBooks and Onyx’s devices, among others, so I thought I’d explain how it generally works this time of year. Amazon usually starts their Black Friday deals on Kindles about one week before Black Friday so you […]
Deal Alert: Kindle Scribe is $205 on Amazon Right Now (Refurbished)
If you’re looking to get a Kindle Scribe for cheap, Amazon currently has refurbished Kindle Scribes available and they’re being advertised as “like-new” condition, and the price is lower than it’s ever been before. The 16GB model with the basic pen is $204.99 with free shipping. That same Kindle Scribe sells for $339.99 new, and […]
Kindles On Sale for Cheap at Woot Again, As Low as $25
Woot is hosting another one of their Amazon sales on refurbished Kindles and Fire tablets where you can grab a Kindle or Fire tablet for really cheap. The sale ends on November 8th, or until sold out, but most of these types of deals don’t usually last that long, especially on the least-expensive models. Some […]
New Jailbreak Released for All Kindles, Including Kindle Scribe
A new software jailbreak called LanguageBreak has been released for Kindle ereaders, and it’s supposed to work on all Kindles, including the Kindle Scribe (which previous methods didn’t work on), as long as the software version is 5.16.2.1.1 or older. Amazon just released a new software update for 10th and 11th generation Kindles last week, […]
Another Kindle Software Update Released, Version 5.16.4
There’s another new software update available for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, including the Kindle Scribe, the Kindle Paperwhite 4 and 5, the Kindle Oasis 3, and the last two entry-level Kindles from 2022 and 2019. Amazon just released an update earlier this month that didn’t really seem to change anything. Releasing two sets […]
Kindle eReaders Deleting Sideloaded eBooks?
Lately there have been a number of reports of Kindle ereaders suddenly deleting sideloaded ebooks under certain circumstances, with some reports going back several months. It appears to be a bug that onlys affects ebooks that were sideloaded using Calibre; it doesn’t seem to happen with Amazon’s ebooks or sideloaded books sent using Amazon’s Send-to-Kindle […]