There have been quite a few complaints about battery life on the new Kindle Oasis 2 not being as good as the Kindle Paperwhite and other ereaders. To me it doesn’t seem like a big difference, but then again I almost never have the frontlight set higher than 12 on the brightness meter, which is […]
Kindle Trade-in Deal Takes 25% Off Purchase of New Kindle
Amazon has started a new trade-in promotion to get a discount on the purchase of a new Kindle when trading in an old one. You get the value of the trade in the form of an Amazon gift card, plus a 25% discount on a new Kindle ereader. They used to offer a $20 trade-in […]
Fire HD 10 $99 Today Only, Plus a Few Other Deals
Amazon has their Fire HD 10 tablet on sale again. This time it’s back to its Black Friday price of only $99, and the deal isn’t restricted to Amazon Prime members like the last sale. That’s the lowest price that Amazon has sold the Fire HD 10 for, $10 lower than the previous sale that […]
List of 10.3-inch E Ink eReaders and Notepads
There are a few new 10.3-inch E Ink ereaders and digital notepads expected to get released this year. The 10.3-inch screens are a new size from E Ink, and they’re flexible so they are a lot lighter and more durable than regular glass-based E Ink screens. The 10.3-inch models have a screen resolution of 1872 […]
Get 3 Free Classic Audiobooks for World Book Day
Yesterday was World Book Day, and to help celebrate Audible is giving away three audiobook classics. You can get Moby Dick narrated by Anthony Heald, Winnie-the-Pooh narrated by Peter Dennis, and Emma narrated by Nadia May. You can find the free audiobooks on Audible’s World Book Day page. The page says that they will be […]
New Kobo Software Update Adds Fast Page Turn Feature (Video)
Kobo has issued a new software update for their line of ebook readers that adds a couple of new features, most notably a fast page flip feature to quickly scan through pages. The new firmware version is 4.8.10956. It’s available for most models except the Kobo Mini. Like usual you can wait for the update […]
How to Get White Text with Black Background on Kobos – Night Mode
There used to be a simple hack for Kobo ereaders to enable night mode (white text with a black background), but it doesn’t work anymore with the newer models and newer firmware. Update: There’s an easier way to use inverted mode now. All you have to do is enable a hidden developers settings menu. See […]
New Jezetek eBook Readers, Includes First Frontlit 10.3-inch Model (Video)
I came across a video on YouTube showing some new ereaders from a company called Jezetek. I’ve never seen the brand being sold anywhere, not even on Chinese wholesale websites like Banggood, so they might only be sold in China and a few other countries but they’re somewhat similar to the Boyue ereaders so maybe […]