Amazon recently added a new bundle package deal for the entry-level Kindle that comes with an Amazon cover and power adapter for $109, with six different color choices for the cover. The Kindle sells for $79 and the Amazon cover sells for $29 when purchased separately, so essentially you get a free power adapter with […]
Kindle Fire HDX Lightning Deal for $149 – Is it Worth It?
For at least the second time in the past couple of weeks Amazon has their 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX marked down to $149 for one of their Lightning Deals. The regular retail price is $215 so that’s $65 off the regular price, but it’s not quite as good of a deal as it may seem. […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle eBook Deals – January 27th
Let’s change things up a bit and do a mid-week roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle books. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of January 27th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a few days before going back to […]
Today Only: Up to 90% off Kindle Books and eTextbooks for Students
One of Amazon’s main deal of the day items for today, January 26th, takes up to 90% off select Kindle books for students. They have a slew of titles available across various categories, including engineering and transportation, computers and technology, business, history, math—lots of stuff. Most of the eTextbooks are under $5, so there are […]
Kobo Adds Book Stats to Website, With Estimated Reading Time
Kobo has started rolling out a new book stats and keywords section to the product pages of ebooks on the Kobo website. The stats don’t appear for all books but a good share of them now display stats. Book statistics include the number of pages, the total number of words, and there’s a reading time […]
Texture Offers Unlimited Digital Magazines for $9.99 per Month
Have you heard of Texture, the magazine subscription app? Until last week I’d never heard of it before, at least that’s what I thought at first. Texture isn’t new exactly. A few months ago Next Issue, which started out on the iPad, changed its name to Texture, and added some new social and sharing features […]
Kindle Cards, New Book-Specific Kindle Gift Cards
I came across an interesting help page at Amazon the other day that describes a product that I never heard of before: Kindle Cards. Apparently Kindle Cards are as rare as unicorns because I can’t find a shred of information about them anywhere outside of the help article. Using Google search pulls up one single […]
How to Print From an Amazon Fire Tablet
I came across a help page at Amazon the other day that explains how to print from an Amazon Fire tablet. Fire tablets can print all kinds of things, including emails, PDFs, calendar events, pictures, documents, web pages, notes, screenshots, and more. I’ve never been one to print anything from a tablet but the process […]