If you want to try an ebook reader with a new color E Ink screen, there’s now a second option available on Amazon. The Pocketbook Color recently turned up for sale on Amazon for $229 with free shipping. That’s the same price it’s has been selling for on Newegg for the past few months since […]
2019 Kindle Marked Down to $39 at Woot (Refurbished)
Woot is running a sale today on a couple of Amazon devices. It’s another one of their 1-day sales and is only valid for December 21st, 2020. During the sale you can get the latest entry-level Kindle for only $39 at Woot. The only catch is it’s not new; like usual the Kindles on Woot […]
7.8″ Nook Glowlight Plus On Sale for $169
Barnes and Noble has their Nook Glowlight Plus on sale again for $169. That’s $30 off the regular price of $199. They have refurbished units available as well for $149. Barnes and Noble also has a bunch of Nook accessories for 50% off, but they’ve been marked down for at least 6 months now so […]
Kobo Libra H2O On Sale for $149 – 7″ E Ink eReader
Kobo has another one of their ebook readers on sale. Last week it was the 6-inch Kobo Clara HD that was on sale; this week it’s the 7-inch Kobo Libra H2O that’s being discounted. The deal is available at Walmart and Kobo.com, with both the black and white versions of the Libra H2O being on […]
Kindle Paperwhite 4 Software Jailbreak Instructions Released
If you want to jailbreak the software on your Kindle Paperwhite 4 to add more features now is a good time to do so before getting stuck with newer software updates that cannot be (easily) jailbroken. The helpful folks at MobileRead recently posted a new jailbreak method for the Kindle Paperwhite 4 that makes it […]
Kindles Now Have “Group Series in Library” Option in Settings
Last week Amazon released a new software update for Kindles that didn’t seem very interesting on the surface, but it turns out they did add an important new feature not mentioned in the release notes. Kindles running firmware 5.13.4 now have the option to group books together that are in a series. They added series […]
E Ink eReaders: The Best Screensaver is No Screensaver
People have different preferences when it comes to what they like to have display on the screen of an E Ink ebook reader when it’s turned off and resting in sleep mode. The term screensaver is often used to describe the image that appears on the screen while a device sleeps. E Ink screens don’t […]
How to Fix Kindle eBooks Not Downloading for USB Transfer at Amazon
A new issue has cropped up when it comes to downloading Kindle ebooks from the Manage Your Content page at Amazon. The problem occurs when trying to download purchased ebooks for USB transfer when using the Chrome web browser—ebooks simply will not download. There are reports of the problem affecting the Firefox browser as well. […]