The eBook Reader Blog

Amazon announced their new Prime Book Box for Kids service a few months ago but it was an invitation only program at first. Now Prime Book Box is available to all Amazon Prime members in the United States. Prime Book Box is a subscription service that delivers a box of curated children’s books every 1-3 […]

Here lately Amazon is going through a cycle of having a different refurbished Kindle on sale every couple of weeks. It was the new Kindle Oasis for awhile, then the Kindle Voyage, and now it’s the Kindle Paperwhite’s turn again. The certified refurbished Wi-Fi Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers (advertisements) is on sale for $74.99. […]

The ReMarkable is a digital notepad and ereader that supports PDF and ePub formats. It was first released in September 2017, and it was the first device to come with a 10.3-inch E Ink screen. Until now it has been primarily a digital notepad, with very basic reading features, but now there’s a software update […]

Onyx has officially released a new software update for the 10.3-inch Onyx Boox Note and the 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max2 that fixes some bugs and adds some new features. One of the main changes with the 1.9.0 update is the addition of a new note-taking app called Knote, which replaces the old notes app. The […]

Last August I posted about how I think there should be more options for small portable ebook readers that easily fit into a pocket so you can take them everywhere. There used to be a few smaller ereaders with 4 and 5-inch screens like the Pyrus Mini, Kobo Mini and PocketBook 360, but now all […]

Today Amazon unveiled an upcoming new service for Prime members called Prime Book Box that aims to deliver a box of curated children’s books every 1-3 months. It costs $22.99 per box, and customers can subscribe to receive a new box of books every one, two, or three months. Amazon claims the price of the […]

Last month Hoopla Digital expanded their catalog of ebooks and audiobooks that are available for free through public libraries by signing a deal with Open Road Integrated Media. Now Hoopla has announced a new agreement with HarperCollins Publishers to add their full backlist of audiobooks to Hoolpa’s catalog. Among the new titles includes bestsellers like […]

Yesterday an email showed up in my inbox from Google Webmaster Tools saying that The eBook Reader Blog was not a mobile-friendly website and that 100% of the pages had critical mobile usability errors. This website is turning six years old in a few months, and I’ve never setup a mobile-friendly version of this site […]