It looks like Amazon is experimenting with some new creative cover designs for their Kindle for Kids bundle. The Kids Kindle doesn’t appear to sell nearly as well as the other Kindles (it only has 43 posted reviews after being available for over 1 year) so they’re probably looking for new ways to make it […]
Large Print Mode on Kobo eBook Readers Makes UI Text Larger
Have you tried the new Large Print Mode setting that was added to Kobo ereaders with one of the recent updates? I hadn’t noticed it until just now because it wasn’t mentioned in the release notes, but it’s a new feature they added recently. The Large Print option is located under Beta Features in the […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Deals
Now is a good time for another roundup of 10 free Kindle ebooks for the weekend. There are lots of highly-rated thrillers available right now. The Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle continue to be on sale until Valentine’s Day, as are Fire tablets and other Amazon devices. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below […]
Will You Buy eBooks From Walmart?
Two weeks ago Kobo and Walmart announced a new partnership that will make Walmart Kobo’s exclusive retail partner in the United States, so Kobo’s ereaders will finally be available from retail stores in the US once again. Additionally, Walmart will start selling ebooks and audiobooks from Walmart.com and through co-branded apps with Kobo for Android, […]
Frontlights Still Vary Greatly From One to the Next
The current Kindle Paperwhite has been out for over 2.5 years now, and the Paperwhite line originally launched back in 2012 with the first frontlit Kindle. After that long of making them you’d think they would all come out looking the same, but that’s not the case at all. It’s amazing how much frontlights vary […]
Kobo Aura Edition 2 Marked Down to $99
Once again Kobo has the 2nd gen Kobo Aura on sale for $99, matching the price of the Kindle Paperwhite that’s also on sale this week. Of course the Kobo Aura doesn’t have ads like the Paperwhite that cost an extra $20 to remove, so it’s even cheaper when considering that factor. The Kobo Aura […]
Scribd Brings Back Unlimited eBook and Audiobook Plan
Scribd is a subscription service that provides access to a library of ebooks, audiobooks, comics, newspapers, magazines, and sheet music all for a monthly fee of $8.99. Today Scribd announced that they’ve officially brought back their “unlimited” subscription plan, although it’s unlimited with an asterisk. A couple years back Scribd changed their unlimited model to […]
New Software Update 5.9.4 Available for Kindles
Amazon has issued another software update for Kindles to add a couple of new features, including expanded search and an in-book clock. The new firmware version is 5.9.4 and it’s available for all current Kindles and older models back to the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (6th generation). That covers all Kindles released over the past 5 […]