With Amazon finding new ways to anger Kindle customers, some people are switching from Kindles to Kobos over Amazon’s latest fiasco in order to download ebook purchases without having them locked into Amazon’s ecosystem (which isn’t really true since there are currently three different ways to download backup copies of Kindle ebooks, and there’s no […]
Kobo Now Selling Their eReaders Directly from Amazon in US
It looks like Kobo has just launched their own Kobo US Amazon store to sell their ereaders and accessories in the United States without going through a reseller. The storefront is titled “Kobo US” and the business name is “Rakuten Kobo US Inc” so it appears to be Kobo’s official store, but it just launched […]
Will Amazon Buy E Ink and Take Control of the ePaper Market?
With all the recent talk about Amazon’s unfair business practices when it comes to ebooks, and with all the conspiracy theories about what they’ll do next to keep control over people’s ebook purchases, I had an idea that would really make things worse for everybody. What if Amazon were to acquire E Ink, the company […]
Where to Buy eBooks for Kindles – Alternative eBook Stores
Now that Amazon has removed the option to download purchased Kindle ebooks outside of Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps, some people are threatening to stop buying ebooks from Amazon entirely, while others are willing to buy exclusive titles when other options don’t exist. At either rate, people are looking for alternatives to the Kindle store […]
Why Does Kobo Advertise Discontinued Models on Their Homepage?
Kobo is one of the best alternatives to the Kindle platform when it comes to ebooks and dedicated ereaders, but sometimes it seems like Kobo is asleep at the wheel. Not only does Kobo not offer a device that’s comparable to the Kindle Paperwhite (the most popular ereader model of all time) to entice would-be […]
Kindles are Basically Useless Now Without a WiFi Connection
I hadn’t thought about this at first, but now that Amazon has disabled Download and Transfer via USB, Kindle ereaders are pretty much useless paperweights unless you regularly keep them connected to WiFi. It’s virtually impossible to get ebooks from Amazon onto Kindles now without a WiFi connection, unless you have an older model with […]
Amazon Is Not Deleting Kindle eBooks From People’s Accounts
Ever since Amazon put a notice on their website about sunsetting the ability to download purchased Kindle ebooks outside of Kindle apps and Kindle ereaders, a false narrative has been spreading online that I keep seeing posted over and over again, and people need to know that it’s not true. Amazon has done a lot […]
Amazon Keeps Finding New Ways to Anger Kindle Customers
From forced software updates that keep breaking things to suddenly removing the ability to download purchased ebooks, Amazon has done a number of things to annoy and irritate Kindle users in recent years. Here’s a summary of some of their more offensive actions: Removal of D&T via USB for Kindles This is the latest thing […]