Kindles are the most popular dedicated reading devices, but Kobo offers some really solid alternative ereaders, and Kobo’s devices have some advantages over Kindles. Below is a list of five things Kobo ereaders do better than Kindles, in no particular order. Some people consider ePub support to be another advantage for Kobo, but I fail […]
Good Deals on Kindle eReaders at Woot
If you’re looking to get a Kindle ereader at a discount, Woot has some deeply-discounted refurbished Kindles available again, and if you’re lucky you might find the entry-level Kindle on sale at Amazon too, but they keep messing with things—one minute it’s on sale, the next it’s back to full price. When I first started […]
Big Sale on Audible Audiobooks, Plus Other Deals
It’s been a long time since posting about audiobook deals, but this week Audible is having a huge “mega sale” on a wide selection of audiobooks, with up to 70% off. Here’s the link to the main landing page for the Audible audiobooks Mega Sale. Some of the deals are too good to pass up […]
Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition In Stock and Shipping at Best Buy
As mentioned a couple weeks ago, Amazon has been having trouble keeping the Signature Edition of the new Kindle Paperwhite in stock. They have the regular and kids versions available, but shipping for the SE always seems to be several weeks out. As of today, February 25th, the earliest Amazon’s estimated delivery date for the […]
Use noDRM to Remove DRM from Purchased eBooks for Free
For those of you that prefer to remove the DRM from your purchased ebooks to make backups and convert formats and such, there’s a new set of DRM removal tools called noDRM that’s based on Apprentice Harper’s version of the DeDRM tools. The Apprentice Alf blog used to be the go-to source for ebook DRM […]
How to Turn Off Kindle Syncing, and Reasons Why
I’ve recently come to the conclusion that the Whispersync feature on Kindle ereaders is more irritating than it is useful, at least for my personal use case with Kindles. I rarely use Kindle apps since I’d rather read on a Kindle ereader anyway, so the whole syncing reading positions and bookmarks and notes between devices […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks – 2/21/22
Below is a list of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to start off the week. Please keep in mind the free Kindle books listed below are free as of February 21st, 2022. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in the next few days or hours before going […]
Bigme B1 Pro with 10.3″ Color E Ink Screen Now Available on Amazon
There’s a new listing on Amazon with a vendor selling an Android-powered ereader and notebook from China that has a 10.3-inch color E Ink screen. The device is called the Bigme B1 Pro and it’s not new (it was released over a year ago in China), but it is one of the only devices to […]