New Kindle releases have been becoming less frequent in recent years. In fact last year was the first calendar year since 2008 where Amazon didn’t release any new Kindles at all. Now we’re already over halfway through 2021 and still no new Kindles have been seen. The last Kindle to get released was the Kindle […]
Kobo Elipsa Help Guides and Getting Started Tips
The Kobo Elipsa was released a couple weeks ago and I’ve been working on putting together a review, but I’ve found that some of the new features aren’t explained very well (or at all). One thing that’s odd about Kobo is they don’t include a user manual with their devices, and they don’t provide one […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals for July 4th
It’s time for another roundup of ten free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for the holiday weekend. Amazon also has some Kindle ebooks on sale for their main Deal of the Day, and you can get a refurbished Kindle for as low as $59. Please note the free Kindle books listed below are free as of July […]
Amazon Dropping Support for Windows 7 on Kindle App for PC
It looks like Amazon is officially going to stop supporting the Kindle App for PC on Windows 7 computers moving forward. Windows 7 is no longer listed as a supported operating system, and there’s this note on Amazon’s help page for installing the Kindle app for PC: Note: The Kindle app will no longer receive […]
Alexa Reading Sidekick Can Read Books Along With Kids
Amazon has introduced a new Alexa feature called Reading Sidekick that works in conjunction with an Amazon Kids+ subscription to read books along with children. Here’s more about how the feature works from Amazon’s Reading Sidekick landing page: “With Reading Sidekick, Alexa and your child will take turns reading. She will listen, help if your […]
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 […]
Amazon Already Ditched New Ad Layout on Kindles
Last month I posted about how Kindles with Special Offers were getting a new ad layout, but it looks like Amazon has already abandoned that idea. Last month all my ad-supported Kindles started showing the new ad layout with a black screen and white text. Then when you turned the Kindle on it showed a […]
Is Kobo Elipsa’s New E Ink Carta 1200 Screen Just a Marketing Gimmick?
On June 24th Kobo officially released the Kobo Elipsa, a new ebook reader and notebook hybrid device with a 10.3-inch E Ink Carta “1200” screen. On E Ink’s website they say the Kobo Elipsa “is the first to feature Carta 1200 E Ink technology”. E Ink claims their new “Carta 1200” screens have 20% faster […]