Onyx is currently promoting a Christmas Sale on their website where you can get $15-$50 off the price of Boox ereaders and E Ink notepads depending on how much you spend. The deals are only available from Onyx’s official Boox Shop, not their Amazon store, but one advantage with buying from Onyx directly is they […]
B&N Members Get $50 off 7.8″ Nook Glowlight Plus
Barnes and Noble has rolled out an early Black Friday Nook deal exclusively for B&N Members. They’re taking $50 off the price of the 7.8-inch Nook Glowlight Plus (members have to be signed in to see the discount during checkout). $149 is a good price for a waterproof ebook reader with a 7.8-inch E Ink […]
Onyx Selling Poke2 Color Again with Color E Ink Screen
Onyx has started taking orders for the Poke2 Color once again, their first color ereader that uses E Ink’s new Kaleido screen technology. Onyx first started selling the Poke2 Color back in August, but they only sold it for one day before it sold out and then it’s been unavailable ever since. It’s good to […]
What Was Your First eBook Reader, and Do You Still Use It?
Posting about the 1st gen Kindle the other day got me thinking about the first ebook reader I ever bought. It wasn’t the first Kindle or even the second generation Kindle. I didn’t know Kindles existed until mid-2009. When I first came across the 2nd gen Kindle listed on Amazon’s website I thought it was […]
Get a Kindle for $59, Plus Kindle Covers and eBooks on Sale
Amazon has started their Black Friday Deals Week so that means it’s time for another round of Kindle sales. They have the entry-level Kindle marked down to $59 again, which is $30 off the regular price, and it’s available in both black and white. You also have the option to add 3 months of Kindle […]
Looking Back at 1st Kindle It’s Hard to Believe Anyone Would Buy One
Thirteen years ago today on November 19th, 2007 Amazon released the 1st generation Kindle e-reader. It sold out in just a few hours and then remained on backorder for several months, but looking back at it now it’s hard to believe enough people were interested in buying such an odd-looking device in an ebook niche […]
This is How Much Amazon Will Give You to Trade-In Your Old Kindle
For the past few years Amazon has been offering Kindle customers the option to trade-in an old Kindle to get an Amazon credit, plus they’ll give you 20% off the price of a new Kindle. The Kindle trade-in program is a good way to upgrade to a newer Kindle at a lower price, and Amazon […]
No New Kindle Released This Year, First Time Since 2008
Amazon has released at least one new Kindle e-reader every year since 2009 when the second generation Kindle came out. The first generation Kindle was released in 2007, so 2008 was the only year that Amazon didn’t release a new Kindle device since the very first Kindle was introduced. Some folks have been hoping for […]