One thing that keeps annoying me with Kindles over the past couple of years is a bug that sometimes reverts the font type back to the original publisher’s font. I always use a custom font called Merriweather that I got off my old Windows 7 computer (it’s my favorite font type for ebooks), and I’m […]
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Kindles, Kobos, and Nooks Are On Sale
If you’re looking to buy a new ebook reader, now is a good time to get one at a discounted price. Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble all have ereaders on sale right now. Amazon has the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale. The best deal is the kids version of the Kindle Paperwhite for […]
Onyx Adds More Cloud Storage Space and OCR Uses Per Day
If you’re an Onyx Boox user or plan to be, you might like to know that Onyx announced a couple of changes to their cloud storage and OCR features today. First off, all registered Boox users now have access to 10GB of free cloud storage for syncing, data backup, and saving files. Previously Onyx’s cloud […]
New Basic Kindle Now Available to Pre-Order
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 […]
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 […]