Review Date: June 2019 – Review unit purchased from Barnes and Noble Overview Barnes and Noble released the 7.8-inch Nook Glowlight Plus on May 27th, 2019. It was released in stores first, and then they started accepting orders online on May 29th. It’s the first Nook ebook reader to have a screen larger than 6-inches, […]
Have You Seen Amazon’s New Water-Safe Cork Cover for Kindle Paperwhite?
Amazon has released a new premium water-safe cork cover for the latest Kindle Paperwhite. As far as Kindle covers go it’s pretty unique. The Kindle cork cover is available in tan or brown and it sells for $44.99 at Amazon, and it’s only available for the 10th gen waterproof Kindle Paperwhite. Considering the Kindle Paperwhite […]
Closer Look at Clearink’s 2.0 Color ePaper (Video)
Charbax has uploaded a long, detailed video showing Clearink’s latest Color ePaper 2.0 from SID Display Week 2019. Clearink is a new low-power color display technology that is attempting to take a bite out of the LCD market, largely as part of the education sector with tablets and basic laptops. Lenovo recently invested in Clearink […]
Onyx Boox 2.1.2 Update Released for Note Pro and Nova Pro
Onyx has released a new software update for the Onyx Boox Note Pro and Nova Pro. Other models will get added to the list soon. Update: It’s now available for the Max2 Pro as well. The new firmware version is 2.1.2. It adds a few new features, like the ability to convert speech to text, […]
Now’s the Best Time to Trade-in an Old Kindle for the Kindle Oasis
With the 7-inch Kindle Oasis 2 on sale this week starting at $199 for the 8GB model with Special Offers, now is the best time to take advantage of Amazon’s Kindle trade-in service. The trade-in deal takes an additional 25% off the sale price of the Kindle Oasis, plus you can apply the value of […]
Onyx Boox eReaders Can Use Speech Recognition to Input Text
Onyx has posted an article on their website that describes four different ways to input text on Boox ereaders. Two of the options are no surprise—using a Bluetooth keyboard and the new handwriting recognition feature that converts your handwritten notes to typed text—but the other two options I was unaware of—using a Bluetooth OCR scanner […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – June 10th
Here’s a roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to help get the week off to a good start. Also, as noted yesterday, Amazon has Kindles on sale again for $20-$50 off, depending on the model, and Kindle Unlimited subscriptions are still available at a discount of up to 40% off. Please note that the […]
Kindles On Sale Again, Even the Kindle Oasis is $50 off
Amazon has decided it’s time for another round of Kindle sales. They were just on sale last month for Mother’s Day so it hasn’t been very long since the last sale. But what’s crazy about this sale is it’s the first time that Amazon has included the Kindle Oasis in the deals. It’s marked down […]