Today Amazon officially unveiled a new entry-level Kindle with an improved screen and a few other upgrades, and it’s set to get released on October 12th. The biggest change with the new 11th generation Kindle is it has a 300 ppi E Ink screen instead of a 167 ppi screen like all the basic Kindles […]
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Google FeedBurner’s Email Service is Finally Dead
Last year Google announced that they were going to be phasing out the FeedBurner email service that delivers daily updates from websites like this one, but then the emails kept going out after the cutoff date and continued to do so for about a year, although the delivery times became more erratic and sometimes they […]
Website Update: Daily Google FeedBurner eMails Ending
If you follow this website, The eBook Reader Blog, by email, those emails will no longer be sent out starting in July 2021. The emails are delivered by Google FeedBurner, but in typical Google fashion they’ve decided to discontinue some of FeedBurner’s services, so the emails are being phased out in July. FeedBurner will still […]
Update for Nova3 Color Improves Ghosting Issues (Video)
Onyx has released another software update for the Nova3 Color that helps optimize the way the screen refreshes to minimize afterimage effects and unwanted artifacts (called ghosting) from showing up on the color E Ink screen. They uploaded a YouTube video (embedded below) showing how their updated Regal Refresh Mode has improved refresh performance when […]
Android 9 Upgrade Now Available for Onyx Note Pro and Nova Pro
Onyx has finally released the promised upgrade from Android 6 to Android 9 for the 10.3-inch Note Pro and 7.8-inch Nova Pro, but it might be more trouble than it’s worth for most people. Onyx has been saying they would upgrade the Note Pro and Nova Pro for literally a year and a half now […]
Get 10% Off 7.8-inch Nook Glowlight Plus
A lot of ebook readers have been going on sale lately, including Onyx’s ereaders and the Kobo Clara HD, and now Barnes and Noble has put the Nook Glowlight Plus on sale as well. The Nook Glowlight Plus normally sells for $199, but it’s currently marked down to $179 with free shipping. It’s the least […]
New Boox Assistant App Allows Easy Syncing and Sharing with Onyx Devices
Onyx recently released a new Boox Assistant app that allows you to easily share and sync notes and documents from Onyx devices with Android phones and tablets. The Boox Assistant app can be used to wirelessly transfer things like ebooks, PDFs and web articles from your phone to your Boox device, and it can also […]
List of Kindle and Fire Tablet Deals for Prime Day
Prime Day is upon us once again with some of the best deals of the year on Kindles and Fire tablets. If you don’t have a Prime membership you can get a 30-day free trial, and you can always cancel before the end of the trial if you don’t want Prime, so there’s no reason […]