Ever since the last software update, there have been some reports from Kobo users of their Kobo ereader displaying a full page pop-up ad after waking the device from sleep. There’s some discussion on the topic at MobileRead and reddit, but so far it sounds like the advertisement has only shown up once for the […]
Kindles and Kobo eReaders on Sale Again
It seems like every week there are more sales on Kindles and Kobo ereaders, and the summer of never-ending sales continues this weekend. Woot is hosting another sale on Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets that are refurbished/used. It’s their main Deal of the Day, and it ends on August 3rd or until sold out. They […]
Pocketbook Era Screen Review (Video)
The Pocketbook Era is a new ebook reader that was just released this month (July 2022), and it has an asymmetrical design with a flush screen, and it supposedly uses E Ink’s latest Carta 1200 display but you would never know it by looking at it. The first thing that stood out about the Pocketbook […]
Frank Herbert’s Dune Saga Collection Books 1-3 on Sale for $1.99
If you like reading classic science fiction, the first three books in Frank Herbert’s Dune series are currently on sale as a collection for $1.99 from all the major ebook retailers. That’s over 1200 pages for a couple bucks so it’s an excellent value. The books included are Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune. […]
PocketBook Era Covers Now Available
PocketBook started accepting orders for their new 7-inch PocketBook Era ereader earlier this month, but they didn’t have any covers available for it initially. Now that the PocketBook Era started shipping last week, there are a couple of different official covers from PocketBook available on Amazon, and the prices are fairly reasonable. There’s the PocketBook […]
Free Tor eBook: The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall
Tor is giving away a free ebook again for the next few days as a promotion for their eBook of the Month Club. This month’s free ebook is available to download until the offer ends at 11:59 PM ET on July 29th, 2022. Because of geographical restrictions, it’s technically only available for residents of the […]
Have You Gotten Used to the New Kindle Interface Yet?
I can’t help but notice there’s been a lot less people leaving angry comments about the new Kindle user interface lately. It makes me wonder if people are getting used to the new interface and are starting to come around to it, or if they’ve decided to move onto using something else for reading. Have […]
Kobo Software Update 4.33 Released, Adds New Features
Kobo has started rolling out a new software update for their lineup of Kobo ereaders, and the update adds a couple of new features related to adjusting font sizes and reading PDFs. The new software version is 4.33.19759. Kobo’s updates generally roll out in phases so it might be a while before you receive the […]