One week after bringing Kobo ebook readers to the United States through Walmart, Kobo has decided to put the Kobo Aura H2O on sale from their website, but it’s not on sale at Walmart. Undercutting your new retail partner’s price after the first week seems like a strange thing to do, but Kobo has always […]
Prime Book Box Now Available for Amazon Prime Members
Amazon announced their new Prime Book Box for Kids service a few months ago but it was an invitation only program at first. Now Prime Book Box is available to all Amazon Prime members in the United States. Prime Book Box is a subscription service that delivers a box of curated children’s books every 1-3 […]
Certified Refurbished Kindle Paperwhite on Sale for $74.99
Here lately Amazon is going through a cycle of having a different refurbished Kindle on sale every couple of weeks. It was the new Kindle Oasis for awhile, then the Kindle Voyage, and now it’s the Kindle Paperwhite’s turn again. The certified refurbished Wi-Fi Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers (advertisements) is on sale for $74.99. […]
Amazon Kindle Oasis 2nd Gen Skins
I recently posted a review of a matte screen protector for the 2018 iPad, and while I don’t like how fuzzy it makes the screen look, I really like how the matte screen protector feels. It has sort of textured paper feel to it. That got me thinking it would be nice if ebook readers […]
New Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 Released for $329
Earlier this month Samsung unveiled a new 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab A, and they’ve started rolling it out in various markets. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is available on Amazon for $329, except it’s temporarily out of stock at the moment. That’s the same price as the 2018 iPad, but unfortunately it doesn’t support Samsung’s […]
Walmart eBooks Surprising Price Match Policy
This week Walmart started selling ebooks and audiobooks in the US, along with Kobo’s current lineup of E Ink ebook readers. I was looking over the Walmart eBooks Help section and came across an interesting detail about their price matching policy. As it turns out, Walmart has a favorable price matching policy regarding ebooks and […]
New PocketBook Touch Lux 4 and Basic Lux 2 Revealed
Pocketbook has announced the upcoming release of two new Pocketbook ebook readers, the Touch Lux 4 and Basic Lux 2. Pocketbook offers a wide variety of models. These two new devices don’t have any cutting-edge features but they have an interesting design with page buttons below the screen and they’re very lightweight at just 155 […]
Walmart Now Selling eBooks and Kobo eReaders, But What’s With the Phony Reviews?
The Kobo Walmart partnership announced earlier in the year has finally come to fruition in the US. Residents of the United States can now purchase ebooks, audiobooks, and Kobo ebook readers through Walmart’s website, although the ebooks and audiobooks just redirect to Kobo’s website with a Walmart logo. The ebooks and audiobooks are also available […]