For the final week of Christmas shopping Amazon has some Kindle devices and Fire tablets on sale again. The Kindle Paperwhite remains on sale for $99, and the 1st gen Kindle Oasis with 3G is $60 off. They’ve put some refurbished Kindles on sale as well, and Kindle Unlimited subscriptions are still 30% off for […]
Nook Glowlight 3 On Sale for $89
Barnes and Noble has put their latest Nook on sale for the next couple of days. The deal is even better than their Black Friday sale. Through December 20th you can get the new Nook Glowlight 3 for $89.99 with free shipping. Apparently the deal isn’t available in retail stores; the note says it’s online […]
Prime Members Don’t Forget Your Free eBooks with Prime Reading
Prime Reading is one of the many perks available for Amazon Prime members. It provides unlimited access to a small library of Kindle ebooks, along with some comics, magazines and even some audiobooks. It’s one of those things that’s easy to forget about, especially if you don’t use it regularly, but they often add new […]
Kepubify Can Easily Convert ePub eBooks to Kobo ePubs
There’s a new freeware tool called Kepubify that can quickly and easily convert ePub ebooks into Kobo ePubs. Kobo’s ebooks use a variation of ePub format, commonly referred to as Kobo ePubs (.kepubs). If you have a Kobo ereader you can take advantage of additional software features by using Kobo ePubs instead of regular ePubs. […]
How Many eBook Readers Do You Own?
I saw this topic mentioned over at MobileRead and it’s an interesting question. How many ebook readers do you own? Are they all the same brand or do you own multiple types of ereaders? It seems like lots of people have more than one. It’s not uncommon for someone to own more than one Kindle; […]
Here’s How to Disable the Touchscreen on Kindle Oasis 2
Earlier in the week Amazon released a software update for Kindles to add some new features. The entry-level Kindle and 1st gen Kindle Oasis got audiobook support, and they added the option to temporarily disable the touchscreen to the new Kindle Oasis 2. Oddly the feature isn’t available on the 1st gen Oasis even though […]
What’s Battery Life Like on the New Kindle Oasis 2?
Here lately a number of people have been asking about the battery life on the new Kindle Oasis 2, but I’m not quite sure what the answer is, even after several weeks of using the device. My problem is I have too many ereaders in use at the same time to get an accurate feel […]
New Update Adds Audible Support to Kindle and 1st Gen Oasis
Amazon has started rolling out a software update for Kindles to add some new features. Both the current entry-level Kindle (8th generation) and the 1st gen Kindle Oasis now support Audible audiobooks, just like the new Kindle Oasis 2. You can listen to audiobooks using Bluetooth headphones or speakers (so it turns out the 1st […]