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 […]
Kobo Nia on Sale for $79; Kobo Elipsa Update
Kobo has been doing rotating sales lately where they have one model on sale and then as soon as that ends they put a different model on sale, and now it’s the Kobo Nia’s turn. The Kobo Nia is marked down to $79 at Kobo, Walmart and Amazon. It’s not a huge discount but it’s […]
New 10.3″ Geniatech KloudNote eReader and Notepad Released
It looks like another company has jumped on the e-note bandwagon. New dedicated ereaders are a rarity these days but a number of companies are coming out with E Ink notebooks that also double as ereaders. The Geniatech KloudNote has turned up for sale on Amazon for $449. It ships from China so delivery is […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – June 22nd
Below you will find a list of ten free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Amazon still has a number of Prime Day Deals active through today as well, with Kindles up to $70 off, so now is the best time to get a new Kindle. Please note the free Kindle books listed below are free as of […]
List of All Kindle Deals for Prime Day 2021
Here’s a list of all the Kindle deals for Prime Day 2021, which runs from June 21st through June 22nd, and I’ve included a list of some other reading devices that are on sale as well. Most of Amazon’s devices are deeply discounted for Prime Day so now is the best time of year to […]