Now that Amazon supports sending ePub files to Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps by email, some people are reporting errors with the formatting after Amazon converts the ePub to Kindle format. Naturally, most people assume it’s a problem with Amazon’s conversion service, but according to reports on reddit and MobileRead, it’s actually a problem with […]
Kindle Update 5.14.3 Has Been Pulled
It looks like Amazon’s Kindle developers have decided to pull the latest 5.14.3 software update that was released last week for all Kindle ereaders dating back to the Kindle Paperwhite 3. The Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon has reverted back to the 5.14.2 update for all Kindles that previously had the 5.14.3 update available […]
Get 3 Free eBooks From Tor’s eBook Club
It’s been a long time since posting about Tor’s monthly giveaways for their ebook club, but this month they’re giving away 3 free ebooks as part of a bundle that would cost $26.97 if you purchased each separately right now, and they have good ratings, so the offer is definitely worth checking out. The books […]
Amazon Dropping MOBI Support on Send to Kindle Apps
Last week the news broke about Amazon now allowing Kindle users to send ePub files to Kindles by email, and how the Send to Kindle apps will be getting ePub support later in 2022 as well. There was also a smaller news story that was revealed at the same time that’s worth discussing as well. […]
Huge Kindle Sale for Mother’s Day
Every year Amazon puts Kindle ereaders and other Amazon devices on sale for the week leading up to Mother’s Day, and this year is no exception. In fact, the deals are better than usual this year. They have the 6.8-inch Kindle Paperwhite marked down to $104.99, which ties the lowest price it’s been since it […]
Kindles Now Support ePubs Sent by Email
Here’s an interesting detail that just turned up at MobileRead. You can now send ePub ebooks by email to Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps. Amazon even has ePub listed as a supported format now for the Kindle Personal Documents Service, and there’s a note saying the Send-to-Kindle applications will also support ePub starting in late […]
7″ Onyx Boox Leaf eReader Now Available at Best Buy
The Boox Leaf is Onyx’s latest 7-inch ereader that was released in December of 2021, and now it’s finally available to purchase from a US retailer. For some odd reason Onyx refuses to sell their smaller models from their Amazon store so if you wanted to get one you had to order from China or […]
New Jailbreak Released for Kindle eReaders up to 5.14.2
A new software jailbreak has been released for all Kindles dating back to the Kindle Paperwhite 2, so that includes all Kindles released since 2013, and it works up to software version 5.14.2. The latest Kindle update 5.14.3 was just released a couple of days ago to close the loophole that enables this, so as […]