It’s time for another round of software updates for Kobo’s lineup of ebook readers. It’s been 6 months since Kobo released a software update for anything but the Kobo Elipsa, and that’s a lot longer than usual for Kobo. This new firmware update is version 4.28.18220 and it’s available for pretty much every Kobo model […]
Kindle eReaders on Sale Again But Not From Amazon
Last month Best Buy had Kindle ereaders on sale with Prime Day prices and now they’ve got them on sale again, except the prices are $5 higher this time and the Kindle Oasis isn’t included in the deals. You can grab a Kindle Paperwhite 4 for a reasonable $84.99 ($45 off), or you can get […]
The Four Oldest eBook Readers on the Current Market
Dedicated ebook readers with E Ink screens evolve at a much slower pace than other electronics, but considering they are simple devices designed for reading that’s not particularly surprising. However, in recent years changes are coming even less frequently than before, with fewer new models getting released and fewer upgrades. It’s not unusual for some […]
Amazon Should Add Kindle Reward Points Program for Buying Kindle Books
After all these years selling Kindle ebooks, I’m surprised Amazon has never come out with some of Kindle Points rewards program—it seems like something that would be right up their alley. It would work something like this: Every time you buy a Kindle book, you earn Kindle Points, and then when you reach a certain […]
New PocketBook InkPad Lite 970 has 9.7-inch E Ink Screen
Yesterday PocketBook issued a press release announcing a new ereader with a 9.7-inch E Ink Carta screen called the PocketBook InkPad Lite. It’s basically a budget ereader with a large screen and it’s expected to get released in autumn 2021. Rumor has it the price with be $299, making it the cheapest large-screen ereader on […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Book Deals – August 1st
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to help get the month of August off to a good start. Amazon also has a list of Kindle ebooks on sale today only for one of their Deals of the Day, but other than that there aren’t any notable Kindle-related sales to speak […]
5 Upgrades to Expect on Next New Kindle eReader
Up until last year, Amazon had regularly released at least one new Kindle ereader every year since 2009. Now it’s been over 2 full years since a new Kindle was released, so it’s not unreasonable to expect a new model to show up before the end of 2021. It’s hard to anticipate what moves Amazon […]
Older Kindles to Lose Cellular Connectivity in December
Amazon has started sending out emails to customers with older Kindles to notify them about upcoming changes that will soon render the cellular connectivity features obsolete on most previous-generation Kindle models. Mobile Network Operators are phasing out 2G and 3G networks so all of the older Kindles with cellular connectivity built-in will no longer be […]