Here’s a quick tip that some Kobo Forma owners will appreciate. Thanks to the new Kobo software update that was released yesterday, one of the smart folks at MobileRead figured out a way to turn off the annoying swipe to turn on requirement that Kobo added to the Kobo Forma. First off, the power button […]
New Software Update Now Available for Kobo eReaders
Kobo has released a new firmware update for pretty much their entire lineup of ebook readers past and present, except the Kobo Mini. The new software version is 4.12.12111, with a release date of December 2018. It adds a couple of nifty new features that were previously only available on the new Kobo Forma. Now […]
List of Devices that Support Immersion Reading for Kindle Books
One question that frequently comes up now that the new Kindle Paperwhite supports Audible audiobooks is can it be used to read along while an audiobook is playing? Amazon calls this feature Immersion Reading. It’s available on some Kindle apps and Fire tablets, and it highlights the words as the audiobook reads them aloud, but […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – 12/10
Here’s a roundup of ten free Kindle ebooks to help get the week off to a good start. Amazon also has the new Kindle Paperwhite on sale, along with some of their Fire tablets, and Woot still has some older refurbished Kindles for cheap. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below are free […]
New Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite 4 on Sale for $99
Amazon hasn’t been offering very many good deals on Kindles this holiday shopping season, aside from their Paperwhite 3 clearance sale, but that finally changed last night when they put the new Kindle Paperwhite 4 on sale for the first time in the US. You can get the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite for $99 and they’ve […]
New Kindle Paperwhite Audible Bundle Includes Headphones and 3 Months of Audible
Amazon has just put up a new bundle deal offer for the latest Kindle Paperwhite and it’s actually a pretty good deal. The Kindle Paperwhite Audible bundle includes the waterproof Kindle Paperwhite and a pair of Bluetooth headphones, along with a free three month trial for Audible audiobooks. They’re selling the bundle for $209 with […]
Sales Continue on Kindles and Kobo eReaders
I’ve been posting about a number of sales lately for various E Ink ebook readers, and more deals keep turning up. Woot has added several Kindle models to their list of cheap refurbished ereaders. They’ve got the Kindle 3 for as little as $19.99, and they’ve got older Kindle Paperwhites for as low as $35.99. […]
9.7″ Onyx Boox Euclid has Frontlight and Android 6.0
Yesterday I posted about a couple of new Onyx ereaders on Amazon that you probably should avoid buying, but there’s another model called the Onyx Boox Euclid that may be worth considering. It’s basically a Russian version of the Onyx Boox Note S except it adds a frontlight, which is something none of the other […]