Maker of Cybooks, Bookeen is a French ereader company that has partnered with Carrefour, a large retailer with nearly 12,000 stores worldwide, to release a new Nolim ereader. The device has an unusual design, with an integrated silicone cover built-in that turns the screen on and off when opening. The design is meant to partially […]
Amazon Charts: New Weekly Bestseller List for All Amazon Books
Amazon launched a new kind of bestseller list today called Amazon Charts that tracks the most popular books that people are reading and buying each week across a variety of metrics. The Amazon Charts list shows the top books read and sold each week ranking the top 20 in both fiction and nonfiction for each. […]
New Fire HD 8 and 7-inch Fire Tablets up for Pre-Order
Today Amazon announced the upcoming release of new Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets, along with Kids Editions for each. The new Fire tablets are up for pre-order right now and they officially get released on June 7th. The Fire 7 remains $49 and the Fire HD 8 starts at $79. The Kids Editions […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Book Deals
It’s been a couple of months since posting a roundup of free Kindle ebooks and since there’s not much else going on right now it’s a good time to do it again. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below are free as of May 16th, 2017. Most of these titles are free for […]
Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 Now Available to Pre-Order
Kobo’s latest ebook reader, the second generation Kobo Aura H2O, has officially gone up for pre-order starting today. Both Kobo.com and Chapters.Indigo have the new 6.8-inch H2O available to pre-order. The US price is $179 and the Canadian price is $199. The release date is only a week away on May 22nd, so it will […]
How to Downgrade Software on Kobo eReaders After Buggy Updates
A lot of people have been leaving comments lately about how the last couple of software updates for Kobo ereaders have been causing a number of problems. There are several reports of the last 4.4.9298 update causing a problem with devices not recognizing the microSD card. There are some battery drain issues that seem to […]
Amazon Adds New Kindle Travel Bundles to Kindle Lineup
Amazon has some new listings up on their website for Kindle Travel Bundles that come with a premium leather cover, a power adapter, and a travel bag. The Kindle Travel Bundles are available for the Kindle Paperwhite, the Kindle Voyage, and the Kindle Oasis. They are currently up for pre-order and officially get released in […]
Do Kindle eReaders Need More Font Sizes?
Some people have left comments recently about how they wished Kindles had more font choices to choose from. So what do you think about the Kindle’s current selection of font sizes? What size do you like the best? I usually use the forth or fifth size from the left, depending on the book, but it […]