Last year was the first calendar year since 2008 where Amazon didn’t release a new Kindle model, and that was the year after the very first Kindle was released so that’s going all the way back to the beginning. The current Kindle Paperwhite was released in 2018, and both the entry-level Kindle and Kindle Oasis […]
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Prime Members Get Two Free Kindle eBooks in January via First Reads
Most Amazon Prime members probably don’t know it, but one of the perks of having a Prime membership is the ability to get a free Kindle ebook each month from a list of new pre-release exclusive books at Amazon. This month instead of being able to get one free Kindle ebook, Prime members can choose […]
Kindle Challenge – Earn $5 eBook Credit for Reading
Amazon has rolled out a Kindle Challenge that runs through January where you can earn a $5 ebook credit for completing a series of challenges and earning badges. Head over to the Kindle Challenge page at Amazon for the terms and conditions and to see the list of quests, as Amazon calls them. Apparently not […]
New Kindles Can Automatically Connect to Your Home Wi-Fi Network
Here’s something I never noticed before. On the product page for the Kindle Oasis there’s a section in the technical details that says the device can automatically connect to your home Wi-Fi network during initial setup. I don’t recall this feature being an option the last time I registered a new Kindle, but it’s been […]
Is Amazon Ever Going to Add Immersion Reading to Kindles?
Ever since Amazon brought audiobook support back to Kindles, people often ask if it’s possible to read a Kindle ebook while listening to the audiobook being read aloud. Amazon calls this Immersion Reading, and it’s a feature that’s been available on Kindle apps and Fire tablets for a long time. With Immersion Reading enabled, it […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – 12/26
Here’s a list of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for the holiday weekend. Plus Amazon has some Kindle ebooks on sale for one of their main deals of the day, and they’ll likely have other Kindle ebooks on sale tomorrow since they do that a lot this time of year. Update: Woot has the Kindle […]
2019 Kindle Marked Down to $39 at Woot (Refurbished)
Woot is running a sale today on a couple of Amazon devices. It’s another one of their 1-day sales and is only valid for December 21st, 2020. During the sale you can get the latest entry-level Kindle for only $39 at Woot. The only catch is it’s not new; like usual the Kindles on Woot […]
Kindle Paperwhite 4 Software Jailbreak Instructions Released
If you want to jailbreak the software on your Kindle Paperwhite 4 to add more features now is a good time to do so before getting stuck with newer software updates that cannot be (easily) jailbroken. The helpful folks at MobileRead recently posted a new jailbreak method for the Kindle Paperwhite 4 that makes it […]