It’s finally happened. After years of complaints from customers, myself included, Amazon has finally added a bold font to Kindle ereaders. Amazon has started rolling out a new software update for Kindles to add the new Amazon Ember Bold font choice. The new software version is 5.8.7, and the new font is the only change […]
10.3-inch reMarkable Paper Tablet and eReader Unveiled (Video)
A Norwegian hardware start-up company has unveiled plans to launch a new digital paper tablet called reMarkable that attempts to bring the look and feel of paper to a tablet-like device. The reMarkable tablet combines a 10.3-inch E Ink Carta screen with a new type of screen technology called Canvas that claims to be the […]
16GB Fire HD 6 $55; Some Kindles and Fires Now Sold Out
Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have ended for Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets, but similar sales will likely return a couple weeks before Christmas. While the main sales are over, Amazon does have one remaining good deal for a Fire tablet. It’s last year’s model but it has current Fire OS 5 software […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals for Cyber Monday
With all the shopping going on this past week, it’s nice to get something for free so here’s a roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Amazon also a bunch of deals going on for Cyber Monday. They’re having a huge sale on Kindle eBooks, and Amazon’s ebook subscription service, Kindle Unlimited, is being discounted […]
Cyber Monday Deals for eReaders, Tablets, and Kindle Books
Amazon has already started promoting their deals for Cyber Monday. Big surprise, most of the sales for Amazon’s devices are the exact same deals that have been ongoing for the past week as part of their Black Friday deals so not much has really changed in that regard. Kobo has added a couple of lukewarm […]
10 Free Audiobooks from Audible and Amazon – November 27th
Awhile ago I posted a roundup of 10 Free Audiobooks from Audible.com available through Amazon, shortly followed up by another 10 Free Audiobooks a few weeks later, and then another 10 Free Audiobooks in October. Most of those titles are still available for free, so don’t forget to check those earlier posts for more freebies. […]
Best eBook Readers for 2016 List
This is a quick note to mention that I’ve updated the Best eBook Readers page to reflect the best dedicated ereaders currently available as we near the end of 2016. There were more ereaders released this year than last year. The two most unique were the Kindle Oasis with its magnetic charging cover and the […]
Energy eReaders with E Ink Carta Screens Back at Amazon
Earlier this year Spain-based Energy Sistem launched three new Energy eReaders that have E Ink Carta screens and varying levels of features, from an entry-level model without a frontlight to a Pro version with Android and a flush glass screen. The Energy ereaders were briefly sold on Amazon but then they disappeared for a long […]