Here’s a free highly-rated science fiction ebook for the weekend, available in both Mobi and ePub formats, DRM free. Once again Tor is giving away another book as part of their eBook of the Month Club. Just head over to Tor.com to grab your free copy of All Systems Red by Martha Wells. All that […]
Alexa Hands-Free Mode Coming to Fire HD 8 and Fire 7
Amazon is bringing hands-free Alexa support to both the Fire HD 8 and Fire 7, a feature that was previously only available on the more expensive Fire HD 10. Alexa is a voice-activated assistant app that can be used for everything from getting weather and news updates, to playing music and audiobooks, controlling smart devices, […]
New Kindles and Kobos Very Unlikely Anytime Soon
If you were hoping for a shiny new ereader to get released this summer, like a new Kindle Voyage or an updated Kindle Paperwhite or a new Kobo model, you’re most likely going to have to wait another 6 months at least. There’s a revealing article over at the Taipei Times saying how E Ink’s […]
How to Find Free Audiobooks with Prime Membership
If you’re an Amazon Prime member you can get unlimited access to a selection of free audiobooks each month in addition to Prime eligible Kindle ebooks. Unfortunately Amazon doesn’t make it particularly clear where to find the list of audiobooks available free to borrow for Prime members. In most cases you need to download the […]
List of Amazon Retail Locations to Test Kindles in Stores
If you want to test drive a Kindle or other Amazon device in person before buying, like if you’re trying to decide which Kindle model to choose, there are a growing number of Amazon pop-up stores and Amazon Books shops across the US. They’ve got pop-up stores in shopping malls, at Whole Foods, and some […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Book Deals
Here’s a list of 10 free Kindle books for Easter, along with a few Kindle book deals. Amazon has a list of Kindle books on sale for one of their main deals of the day for April 1st only, with up to 80% off select Kindle exclusive new releases. It’s the first of the month […]
Remarkable Paper Tablet on Sale, Sony DPT-RP1 Too (Kind of)
Yesterday I posted about the Onyx Boox Max Carta being marked down to the lowest price ever for a 13.3-inch E Ink ereader, and it turns out some other large-screen E Ink devices are on sale as well. The 10.3-inch Remarkable paper tablet is currently marked down to $499 for a limited time from the […]
13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max Carta Price Down to $559
The previous generation Onyx Boox Max Carta is currently selling for $559 at Amazon with free shipping. That probably sounds pretty expensive to most people but it’s actually the lowest price a 13.3-inch E Ink ereader has sold for new. The older Sony DPT-S1 once went on sale for $599 when they started phasing it […]