One of the cool things about Kindles is Amazon offers a trade-in program where you can trade an old Kindle for a gift card credit, plus Amazon will give you 20% off the purchase of a new Kindle, and you can even maximize the savings by using the discount when Kindles are on sale. However, […]
Amazon Now Guarantees Kindle eReader Security Updates for 4 Years
Amazon has a new help page up on their website regarding software security updates for Kindle ereaders where they guarantee that Kindles will receive security updates for at least four years after the device is sold on their website as a current model. There’s also a new entry on the Manage Your Devices page at […]
New 7.8″ Onyx Nova Air Getting Released Soon
Onyx has officially announced the upcoming release of a new 7.8-inch ebook reader and E Ink notepad called the Onyx Boox Nova Air. Interestingly, the Nova Air is mostly the same as the previous Nova3 from a software and hardware standpoint (there aren’t any notable improvements to speak of in that regard), but it does […]
10.3″ Onyx Note2 Hits New Low Price of $439
Onyx’s previous generation 10.3-inch Note2 model is currently selling for its lowest price ever on Amazon at $439 with free shipping. The Note2 is still more advanced than any other ereader on the market outside of the Note3, which sells for $549, and even then the differences are virtually unnoticeable. The Note2 was replaced by […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – August 21st
Here’s a list of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for the weekend. Amazon also still has Kindle ereaders on sale for another day or two. The Kindle Paperwhite is at its lowest price ever at $79 for the 8GB version and $99 for 32GB. Please note the free Kindle books listed below are free as […]
Kindles No Longer Have Banner Ads After Update
Earlier this week Amazon released a new software update, version 5.13.7, for Kindle ereaders that changes some of the user interface elements and navigation options. One surprising change that seems to have gone relatively unnoticed so far (I’ve yet to see a single comment about it) is the fact that ad-supported Kindles no longer show […]
Kobo Elipsa eReader Bundle Now Sold on Amazon
There’s now another way to purchase the new Kobo Elipsa ereader and notebook that was released toward the end of June. In the US, the Kobo Elipsa was only sold from Kobo’s website initially. Then they started selling it on Walmart’s website last month (but not in stores), and now another seller has listed the […]
New Kindle Software Update 5.13.7 Brings User Interface Changes
Amazon has released a new firmware update for Kindle e-readers that brings some fairly big changes to the user interface. The homescreen has a new look and they changed the quick settings menu at the top of the screen, along with the reading settings menu when reading a book. One negative that some users are […]