One of the long-standing benefits for Amazon Prime members is officially coming to an end soon. Amazon has started sending out emails informing customers that the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library will no longer be available starting January 4th, 2021. The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library first launched back in 2011. It allowed Prime members that owned […]
Onyx Poke3 Released – Another Day, Another New Onyx eReader
Onyx has released yet another new ereader for 2020, the Boox Poke3, a 6-inch ebook reader with a small form factor that runs Android 10. It’s the same price ($189) and the same design as the short-lived Poke2, although they did change the color from a light grey to a dark grey. Like Onyx’s other […]
Kindle With Frontlight On Sale Again With Prime Day Price
Amazon is hosting another round of sales on various Amazon devices in what they’re calling Alexa’s Birthday Deals. You can get the entry-level Kindle for $59.99 with free shipping. That’s $30 off the regular price and is the same price it sold for during Prime Day. They also have the Kindle Essentials Bundle marked down […]
Comparison of Onyx Boox Note Air, Note3 and Note2
Now that Onyx has started accepting orders for their new 10.3-inch Note Air and Note3 on Amazon, they’ve posted a Buying Guide on their blog that lays out some of the differences between the Note Air and Note3, and they throw in the Note2 for good measure. Considering the comparison article comes directly from Onyx, […]
Onyx Note Air, Note3 and Nova3 Now Available on Amazon
Onyx’s latest lineup of Android-powered Boox ereaders are now available to purchase via Amazon through Onyx’s Amazon store. There are three new models. The Nova3 is a 7.8-inch device and both Note models have a 10.3-inch E Ink screen, although the Note3 has a flexible Mobius screen and the Note Air has a standard glass-based […]
Kindle for PC and Mac Forcing Update to Newer Version
For those of you that use an older version of the Kindle for PC or Mac application on your computer to avoid ebooks in KFX format, Amazon has started forcing an update to the latest version even if you have automatic updates turned off. There are a number of reports of this happening at MobileRead […]
Nameless 6″ eReader with 300 ppi and Android 8.1 for $130
If you scour the depths of Amazon’s website you can sometimes turn up an obscure ereader that you’ve never seen before. This morning I happened to come across this nameless ebook reader from China that has decent specs for the price, but it’s one of those things where there’s no information about it so it’s […]
E Ink Increasing Production of Color E Ink “Kaleido” Screens
A few weeks ago I posted an article questioning if E Ink’s new color screens for e-readers were already fizzling out or if they were just more popular than expected after the few ebook readers on the market with color screens were unavailable to purchase for several weeks. Apparently it’s the latter. According to E […]