I came across a new eNote on Amazon that I’ve never heard of before, and a quick Google search suggests that pretty much nobody else has heard of it yet either. The Musnap Aura C Paper Tablet appears to be a new eNote out of China with a 10.3″ color E Ink screen (Kaleido 3) […]
Kindle Colorsoft More Popular Than Fire Max 11 Tablet
The Kindle Colorsoft got off to a rocky start with all the negative reviews about the uneven frontlight and the various drawbacks with color E Ink screens in general, but a surprising number of people are still interested in Amazon’s first color Kindle ereader. In fact, the Kindle Colorsoft is currently outselling Amazon’s Fire Max […]
Amazon Launches Kindle Learning Academy
Over on the official Kindle forum, an Amazon staff member posted several notices about a so-called “Kindle Learning Academy” with this explanation describing what that is exactly: The Kindle Learning academy (amazon.com/learningacademy/ereader) is a resource where Amazon Kindle E-reader and App users can come to learn more on how to setup, customize and engage with […]
Kindle Paperwhite Still Most Popular Kindle, Despite Higher Price
About every three years Amazon releases a new Kindle Paperwhite model, and it doesn’t matter how much they increase the price or how infrequently they put it on sale, it always remains at the top of the list of best selling Kindles. Right now the Kindle Paperwhite currently holds 6 out of the top 10 […]
New Bigme HiBreak Pro E Ink Phone with Android 14 Now on Amazon
The Bigme HiBreak Pro is a new Android-powered E Ink phone that’s been available to order from Bigme’s website for the past couple months, and now it’s available to order on Amazon as well. Bigme released two E Ink phones last year, one with a regular black and white screen and one with a color […]
NetGalley Adds Send to Kobo Button to Deliver Books to Kobos
Earlier this year NetGalley switched their ebooks over to a new type of DRM (LCP) that isn’t compatible with Kobo ereaders, and some folks that use NetGalley were disappointed they could no longer use Kobo ereaders to read NetGalley ebooks. Fortunately the two companies worked together to provide a solution, and that solution is now […]
Pocket is Closing Down, Kobo eReaders to Lose Pocket Support
Today Mozilla announced that they plan to shut down Pocket on July 8th, 2025. There’s already a notice up on the Pocket website about the closure, and the Pocket app and extensions will no longer be available to download from app stores after today, May 22nd. If you already have the Pocket app installed, you’ll […]
It’s No Longer Possible to Borrow Library eBooks Directly on Kindles
A few days ago I tried to borrow an ebook from the public library using the web browser on my Kindle Scribe, which I’ve done successfully many times in the past, but now it doesn’t work. Something has changed. It’s no longer possible to borrow ebooks on Kindles through OverDrive without using a second device […]