Two weeks ago Kobo and Walmart announced a new partnership that will make Walmart Kobo’s exclusive retail partner in the United States, so Kobo’s ereaders will finally be available from retail stores in the US once again. Additionally, Walmart will start selling ebooks and audiobooks from Walmart.com and through co-branded apps with Kobo for Android, […]
Frontlights Still Vary Greatly From One to the Next
The current Kindle Paperwhite has been out for over 2.5 years now, and the Paperwhite line originally launched back in 2012 with the first frontlit Kindle. After that long of making them you’d think they would all come out looking the same, but that’s not the case at all. It’s amazing how much frontlights vary […]
Kobo Aura Edition 2 Marked Down to $99
Once again Kobo has the 2nd gen Kobo Aura on sale for $99, matching the price of the Kindle Paperwhite that’s also on sale this week. Of course the Kobo Aura doesn’t have ads like the Paperwhite that cost an extra $20 to remove, so it’s even cheaper when considering that factor. The Kobo Aura […]
Scribd Brings Back Unlimited eBook and Audiobook Plan
Scribd is a subscription service that provides access to a library of ebooks, audiobooks, comics, newspapers, magazines, and sheet music all for a monthly fee of $8.99. Today Scribd announced that they’ve officially brought back their “unlimited” subscription plan, although it’s unlimited with an asterisk. A couple years back Scribd changed their unlimited model to […]
New Software Update 5.9.4 Available for Kindles
Amazon has issued another software update for Kindles to add a couple of new features, including expanded search and an in-book clock. The new firmware version is 5.9.4 and it’s available for all current Kindles and older models back to the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (6th generation). That covers all Kindles released over the past 5 […]
Get up to $70 off Kindle Paperwhite with Trade-in Bonus
In addition to the Kindle sales that Amazon is currently running for Valentine’s Day, they’ve also brought back the $50 trade-in bonus toward the purchase of a new Kindle Paperwhite. The way the Kindle Trade-in deal works is you trade-in an old Kindle, either working or broken, then Amazon will apply a $50 discount to […]
Kindle eReaders On Sale, Fire Tablets Too
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so Amazon has a number of their devices on sale this week. The Kindle Paperwhite is marked down to $99 and the entry-level Kindle is $59, both are $20 off the usual prices. They also have the 7-inch Fire tablet marked down to $39 ($10 off), the Fire […]
Here’s How to Improve Your Kindle Book Recommendations
Have you ever been annoyed by Amazon recommending Kindle books that you have no interest in reading whatsoever? Unfortunately it’s not as easy as filtering out specific categories or authors, but you can help influence what books will show up in your recommendations. Over at Amazon there’s an Improve Your Recommendations section that applies to […]