Yesterday after posting an article about how Amazon hasn’t been putting Kindles on sale nearly as frequently as they used to, they went put the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition on sale for $159.99. Weird timing. However, it’s another Prime exclusive sale so you have to be an Amazon Prime member to get the deal, and […]
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Now Live, Kindles Not Included Again
Amazon has rolled out their Big Spring Sale to give people another reason to buy stuff, but Kindle ereaders are mysteriously missing from the sale, as the trend of Kindles not going on sale continues. Amazon used to put Kindles on sale all the time, but something changed last year. It started with their Black […]
New 7″ PocketBook Era Color Getting Released in April
PocketBook’s German division has announced the upcoming release of the PocketBook Era Color with a 7-inch color E Ink Kaleido 3 screen. The new model shares the same design as the original PocketBook Era, but it adds some upgrades, including a faster quad-core CPU and more storage space (32GB), and of course it has a […]
It’s Time for Color E Ink Screens to Go Mainstream
Some people won’t like to hear this, but I think this is going to be the year where we start to see a lot more ereaders and eNotes using color E Ink screens. Last year when I reviewed the Onyx Boox Tab Ultra C with the latest generation color E Ink screen, a Kaleido 3 […]
Price History for Kindle eReaders – Lowest Sale Prices List
Amazon is known for putting Kindles on sale all the time, but lately that hasn’t been the case. In fact, it’s been over 5 months since the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite were last on sale at what would be considered low sale prices. For Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Amazon did something different this past […]
Is the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite Being Phased Out?
I wonder if Amazon has decided to phase out the 8GB version of the Kindle Paperwhite, or maybe they’re just having stock issues, but it’s been out of stock for a while now. You can still order the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite from Amazon for $139.99, but the webpage says it isn’t expected to ship for […]
Kindle Unlimited Gift Subscriptions Now Cheaper for 12 Months
I just noticed that Amazon has lowered the prices of their Kindle Unlimited gift subscriptions for the 6 and 12-month terms. The 6-month option has only decreased by a couple bucks, but the 12-month subscription has gone down by $23.48. The 24-month term is still priced the same as before at 40% off the standard […]
Narrow Bezels vs Wide Bezels, Which Do You Prefer?
It seems like a growing trend with ebook readers is to make the bezels smaller and smaller with each new generation that comes out, to the point where it can become a hindrance in some cases. Kindles are a good example of how bezels have become narrower over the years. The Kindle Paperwhites 1-3 all […]