Yesterday Overdrive started another “Big Library Read” where people can download the selected title as an ebook or audiobook or both from public libraries without any wait lists or holds. The promotion is open to all Overdrive libraries and school partners worldwide. All you need is a library card to download the ebook and audiobook […]
Kindle Software Update Arrives with New Bold and Font Settings
Yesterday when Amazon announced the new 7″ Kindle Oasis, the press release also mentioned a software update for current Kindles to add some of the new features that are going to be available on the 2nd gen Oasis. One day later and the new update has officially arrived. The new firmware version is 5.8.11 and […]
New Kindle Oasis has 7-inch Screen, is Waterproof, and Supports Audiobooks
Amazon has just announced a new Kindle Oasis for 2017. It’s available to pre-order right now for $249 and it gets released on October 31st. The main changes with the new 2nd model include a larger 7-inch 300ppi E Ink screen, it’s waterproof with an IPX8 rating, it has double the storage space with 8GB […]
Amazon Launches New Forums for Kindles and Other Amazon Devices
A lot of people probably never noticed because they were kind of hard to find, but Amazon had a Kindle forum and Kindle help forum on their website, along with a number of other discussion forums, but Amazon recently announced that they will be closing them down on October 13th, 2017. The notice atop the […]
Woot Deals on Refurbished Kindles and Fire Tablets from $15 and Up
Once again Woot has a bunch of refurbished Kindles and Fire tablets available at deep discounts. You can get a Kindle Keyboard with free 3G wireless for $15! They also have the 3G Kindle Touch for $25. One main difference with these older models is they support audio and text-to-speech unlike the newer models. Another […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for your holiday weekend. Amazon also has a list of Kindle ebooks on sale today only (October 8th) for one of their main deals of the day. The deal takes up to 80% off top thrillers. The Prime members Kindle sale is still active […]
Kindle Customer Reviews are Surprisingly Consistent, Dislike of $79 Kindle Remains
Almost exactly one year ago I posted an article examining the reviews of different Kindle models. Today I was looking over the numbers and it’s interesting how the overall ratings for each model remain exactly the same as they were one year ago. Thousands of additional reviews have been added for each Kindle since that […]
Boyue Likebook Plus, Another 7.8-inch 300ppi eReader with Android
Another version of the new 7.8-inch 300ppi Boyue ereader recently turned up for sale on AliExpress. The device is called the Boyue Likebook Plus and it’s selling for $199 USD. It’s very similar to the Icarus Illumina XL HD that just started shipping. Boyue makes ereaders for a variety of companies so they often turn […]