Kindles have a text-to-speech feature that most people probably don’t know about, and the voice actually sounds fairly decent once you figure out how to get it to work, but the process of using text-to-speech is so convoluted and confusing on Kindles I doubt very many people would want to use it. It makes you […]
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List of Differences Between Kindle Models in 2024
Here’s a quick summary of the different Kindle ereaders that are currently available to start 2024, with a list of distinguishing features for each model. The Kindle Oasis is included on the list since Amazon is still selling it, but it’s pretty obvious they’re starting to phase it out at this point—the 32GB model has […]
These Kindle Sales Figures are Surprising
Ever since Kindles first came out back in 2007, Amazon has never released their sales figures so nobody outside of Amazon and E Ink really knows how many Kindles Amazon is selling, but recently Amazon has started showing an estimate of how many units they’ve sold in the past month for some of the products […]
Use Quick Archive on Kindles to Free up More Storage Space
I was digging around in the Kindle Paperwhite’s newly-redesigned settings menu after the new software update that was released yesterday, and I rediscovered the Storage Management section now that it’s no longer hidden below the list of other settings like it was before. Among the Storage Management settings there’s the option to “Quick Archive” downloaded […]
New Kindle Software Update 5.16.6 Now Available to Download
It’s time for another round of software updates for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, including the Kindle Paperwhite 4 and 5, along with the Kindle Oasis 3, the current and previous entry-level Kindle, and the Kindle Scribe. The new software version is 5.16.6, and it’s available to download from the Kindle Software Updates page […]
Another Year, Another New Year Kindle Challenge
Amazon has rolled out another New Year Kindle Challenge for 2024 that runs from January 1st through March 31st where readers can earn achievements for completing certain reading-related tasks. There are fifteen different achievements to unlock for doing things like reading for a specific number of days, finishing a certain number of books, and setting […]
Kindle Scribe Now $85 off for Prime Members
We’re four days into 2024 and Amazon already has the Kindle Scribe on sale for the first time of the year after it was on sale all of November and most of December (it’s getting to the point where it’s on sale more often than it’s not). During the sale, the Kindle Scribe can be […]
Get Two Free Kindle eBooks in January with Prime, Including a Novel by Dean Koontz
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you might not know that one of the perks of having a Prime membership is being able to get a free Kindle ebook each month from a selection of new pre-release books. This month Prime members can select two free ebooks from Amazon’s First Reads program, and one is […]