One thing I can’t figure out about Kindles is why they show covers for personal documents on the lockscreen when the Kindle is sleeping (ad-free Kindles only), but in the library and on the homepage they just show generic personal document covers with hard-to-read titles. It makes no sense. What is the logic behind this? […]
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Wikipedia Lookup No Longer Working on Kindles?
Several people have been leaving comments lately saying that the Wikipedia lookup feature is no longer working on Kindles, and some are attributing it to the latest 5.14.3 software update that was pulled last week, but I don’t think that’s the cause. Wikipedia lookup no longer works on my Kindle Paperwhite either, and it’s running […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals for Mother’s Day
Here’s a list of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for Mother’s Day 2022. Kindle ereaders and Kindle covers are still on sale as well, but today is probably the last day they’ll be available at a discount. Amazon also has a list of Kindle ebooks on sale today only. Please keep in mind the free […]
How to Fix Formatting Issues on ePubs Sent to Kindles
Now that Amazon supports sending ePub files to Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps by email, some people are reporting errors with the formatting after Amazon converts the ePub to Kindle format. Naturally, most people assume it’s a problem with Amazon’s conversion service, but according to reports on reddit and MobileRead, it’s actually a problem with […]
Kindle Update 5.14.3 Has Been Pulled
It looks like Amazon’s Kindle developers have decided to pull the latest 5.14.3 software update that was released last week for all Kindle ereaders dating back to the Kindle Paperwhite 3. The Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon has reverted back to the 5.14.2 update for all Kindles that previously had the 5.14.3 update available […]
Amazon Dropping MOBI Support on Send to Kindle Apps
Last week the news broke about Amazon now allowing Kindle users to send ePub files to Kindles by email, and how the Send to Kindle apps will be getting ePub support later in 2022 as well. There was also a smaller news story that was revealed at the same time that’s worth discussing as well. […]
Huge Kindle Sale for Mother’s Day
Every year Amazon puts Kindle ereaders and other Amazon devices on sale for the week leading up to Mother’s Day, and this year is no exception. In fact, the deals are better than usual this year. They have the 6.8-inch Kindle Paperwhite marked down to $104.99, which ties the lowest price it’s been since it […]
Kindles Now Support ePubs Sent by Email
Here’s an interesting detail that just turned up at MobileRead. You can now send ePub ebooks by email to Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps. Amazon even has ePub listed as a supported format now for the Kindle Personal Documents Service, and there’s a note saying the Send-to-Kindle applications will also support ePub starting in late […]