Amazon has rolled out a new serialized reading experience called Kindle Vella that just launched on July 13th. The way it works is Kindle Vella stories are published one “episode” at a time, and the first three episodes of every story are free. Each episode ranges from 600 to 5,000 words. After the free starter […]
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Kindle Kids Edition and Kids Fire Tablets on Sale
Amazon has several of their products for kids on sale this week, including the Kids Kindle and Kids Fire tablets. The Kindle Kids Edition is marked down to $69.99 from $109.99. That’s $5 higher than Amazon’s Prime Day sale price last month, but this deal does not require a Prime membership. The Kids Kindle is […]
Kindle Lineup Changes Should Happen in 2021
New Kindle releases have been becoming less frequent in recent years. In fact last year was the first calendar year since 2008 where Amazon didn’t release any new Kindles at all. Now we’re already over halfway through 2021 and still no new Kindles have been seen. The last Kindle to get released was the Kindle […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals for July 4th
It’s time for another roundup of ten free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for the holiday weekend. Amazon also has some Kindle ebooks on sale for their main Deal of the Day, and you can get a refurbished Kindle for as low as $59. Please note the free Kindle books listed below are free as of July […]
Amazon Dropping Support for Windows 7 on Kindle App for PC
It looks like Amazon is officially going to stop supporting the Kindle App for PC on Windows 7 computers moving forward. Windows 7 is no longer listed as a supported operating system, and there’s this note on Amazon’s help page for installing the Kindle app for PC: Note: The Kindle app will no longer receive […]
Alexa Reading Sidekick Can Read Books Along With Kids
Amazon has introduced a new Alexa feature called Reading Sidekick that works in conjunction with an Amazon Kids+ subscription to read books along with children. Here’s more about how the feature works from Amazon’s Reading Sidekick landing page: “With Reading Sidekick, Alexa and your child will take turns reading. She will listen, help if your […]
Amazon Already Ditched New Ad Layout on Kindles
Last month I posted about how Kindles with Special Offers were getting a new ad layout, but it looks like Amazon has already abandoned that idea. Last month all my ad-supported Kindles started showing the new ad layout with a black screen and white text. Then when you turned the Kindle on it showed a […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – June 22nd
Below you will find a list of ten free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Amazon still has a number of Prime Day Deals active through today as well, with Kindles up to $70 off, so now is the best time to get a new Kindle. Please note the free Kindle books listed below are free as of […]