Kobo put the Kobo Elipsa on sale nearly 3 weeks ago as part of their Mother’s Day deals, and they must’ve sold more than expected at the lower price because they’ve extended the sale on the Elipsa. The Kobo Elipsa is still available for $349.99 with free shipping from Amazon and Walmart in addition to […]
Wikipedia Lookup No Longer Working on Kindles?
Several people have been leaving comments lately saying that the Wikipedia lookup feature is no longer working on Kindles, and some are attributing it to the latest 5.14.3 software update that was pulled last week, but I don’t think that’s the cause. Wikipedia lookup no longer works on my Kindle Paperwhite either, and it’s running […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals for Mother’s Day
Here’s a list of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for Mother’s Day 2022. Kindle ereaders and Kindle covers are still on sale as well, but today is probably the last day they’ll be available at a discount. Amazon also has a list of Kindle ebooks on sale today only. Please keep in mind the free […]
Get $3 Credit When Buying $20 Kobo Gift Card
Kobo is advertising a gift card deal for Mother’s Day on the homepage of their website, but the offer varies by location. In the United States you can get $3 back when buying a $20 gift card. On the Canadian version of Kobo’s website the offer is different. Canadians can get $10 back on a […]
How to Fix Formatting Issues on ePubs Sent to Kindles
Now that Amazon supports sending ePub files to Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps by email, some people are reporting errors with the formatting after Amazon converts the ePub to Kindle format. Naturally, most people assume it’s a problem with Amazon’s conversion service, but according to reports on reddit and MobileRead, it’s actually a problem with […]
Kindle Update 5.14.3 Has Been Pulled
It looks like Amazon’s Kindle developers have decided to pull the latest 5.14.3 software update that was released last week for all Kindle ereaders dating back to the Kindle Paperwhite 3. The Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon has reverted back to the 5.14.2 update for all Kindles that previously had the 5.14.3 update available […]
Get 3 Free eBooks From Tor’s eBook Club
It’s been a long time since posting about Tor’s monthly giveaways for their ebook club, but this month they’re giving away 3 free ebooks as part of a bundle that would cost $26.97 if you purchased each separately right now, and they have good ratings, so the offer is definitely worth checking out. The books […]
Amazon Dropping MOBI Support on Send to Kindle Apps
Last week the news broke about Amazon now allowing Kindle users to send ePub files to Kindles by email, and how the Send to Kindle apps will be getting ePub support later in 2022 as well. There was also a smaller news story that was revealed at the same time that’s worth discussing as well. […]