Review Date: November 2019 – Review unit purchased from Amazon Overview Amazon released the Kindle Kids Edition on October 30th, 2019. It uses the same exact hardware as the entry-level Kindle that Amazon released for 2019, so there isn’t anything new about it exactly. What makes the kids model different is simply the fact that […]
Would You Change How Collections Work on Kindles?
One of the biggest complaints about Kindles and Kindle apps is the lack of organizing options. It’s a bit strange how ebooks are always segregated into different genres when shopping for them, but after you start buying ebooks they all just get thrown together in one long list on your Kindle or app with no […]
Get 50% off 6 Months of Kindle Unlimited
Amazon has started another Kindle Unlimited gift promotion where you can get access to their library of ebooks, audiobooks, comics and magazines at a significant discount. The new Kindle Unlimited gift deal takes 50% off the regular price of a 6-month subscription, taking the price from $59.94 down to $29.97. The 6-month offer has been […]
New Kids Kindle Restricted from Manually Updating?
Last week Amazon released a new Kindle Kids Edition for 2019. It’s the same exact device as the entry-level Kindle but it comes with a cover, a 2-year warranty, and a 1-year subscription to FreeTime Unlimited for access to kid-friendly content. While it’s the same as the entry-level Kindle, one interesting detail to note is […]
Kindle Paperwhite 2 is $39 Refurbished; Kindle Paperwhite 3 is $59
If you’re looking to get a Kindle ebook reader for cheap, Woot has some good deals on refurbished Kindle Paperwhites once again. They’ve been having these deals lately on refurbished Kindles, then they disappear for awhile, but now the Kindle Paperwhite deals are back. The Kindle Paperwhite 2 is available for $39.99 and the Kindle […]
10.3″ Boox Note2 with Android 9 and Octa-Core CPU Now Available on Amazon
Last week Onyx released their latest 10.3-inch ereader and digital notepad, the Boox Note2, and they started taking orders for it from their website. Now the Onyx Boox Note2 is also available to purchase from Onyx’s Amazon store. It’s selling for $549 plus $30 for shipping. Shipping is usually free so I’d wait a few […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – November 3rd
Here’s another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for some Sunday reading. There’s not many Kindle deals ongoing right now, other than refurbished Kindle Paperwhites for $79, $99 for 32GB, but they’re on backorder. Don’t forget if you’re an Amazon Prime member you can get select a free ebook from Amazon First Reads each […]
The Open Book Project Aims to Develop Open Hardware eBook Reader
There’s an interesting article over on Hackaday about how someone is trying to develop an open source ebook reader that doesn’t lock users into a closed platform. As the The Open Book Project page at github describes it, “The Open Book aims to be a simple device that anyone with a soldering iron can build […]