One thing I’ve noticed about the base Kindle—the 10th gen model with a frontlight that was released in 2019—is the plastic casing material is prone to scuffs and scratches. In fact you can permanently scratch the plastic just by lightly running a fingernail across it. I never noticed how easily it scratches before, and considering […]
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Could This Be a Picture of a New Kindle for 2021?
Last week when Amazon started rolling out the new Display Cover feature that gives Kindles the option to show book cover images on the lock screen, a new webpage was added to Amazon’s website describing how the new feature works and what models it’s available on. Under the list of compatible Kindle devices it says, […]
Book Covers Now Available on Kindle Lock Screens
Amazon has now officially started rolling out a new feature for Kindle e-readers that gives users the option to show book covers on the lock screen when the Kindle is turned off and sleeping. The book cover feature first started to appear on Kindles in India and Mexico last week, and now it looks like […]
Some Kindles Now Getting Option to Display Book Covers on Sleep Screen
There’s an interesting post over on reddit with a few reports of a new Display Cover setting suddenly appearing under Device Options on some people’s Kindles. Update: Amazon has now officially rolled out this new feature. See here: Book Covers Now Available on Kindle Lock Screens. The setting gives users the option to display book […]
Will Amazon Ever Release a Kindle with a Color E Ink Screen?
Last year after reviewing the first generation of E Ink’s new Kaleido color screens, I posted about how I didn’t expect Amazon to release a color Kindle anytime soon—at the time I just felt that E Ink’s color technology wasn’t quite good enough for the big stage. Now after seeing E Ink’s new improved Kaleido […]
KindleBreak Released – New Jailbreak Method for Kindles
There’s some good news for those that like to jailbreak their Kindles to add more features and functionality. A new jailbreaking method called KindleBreak was just released by Kindle enthusiasts over on MobileRead. It’s based on the KindleDrip vulnerability that was revealed earlier this year. KindleBreak works on most Kindles dating back to 2013 when […]
Kids Kindle on Sale for $75 – Don’t Buy a Regular Kindle!
Amazon is having another Kindle sale but this time around the Kindle Kids Edition is the only model being offered at a discount. The Kids Kindle is marked down to $74.99 with free shipping. That matches the lowest price ever for this particular model, tying Amazon’s Prime Day price. The Kids Kindle is the same […]
Kindle Paperwhite 4 Surpasses 100k Reviews
Amazon never releases any Kindle sales figures so it’s impossible to know how many Kindles they sell, but the number of overall customer reviews can give some indication of a Kindle’s popularity. The Kindle Paperwhite 4 recently crossed the 100,000 reviews mark at Amazon. Given that, it appears to be the most popular Kindle of […]