If the new 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max is a bit out of your price range, there are a couple of really good alternatives for large-screen ereaders with the new 9.7-inch Onyx Boox N96 and N96ML. A US distributor has started selling the N96 on Amazon and eBay for $379, plus shipping. That’s a good price […]
New 13.3-inch Icarus eReader Available on Indiegogo
Icarus has launched a crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo for their new 13.3-inch Icarus A4 Android ereader. It’s a rebranded Onyx Boox Max, so both are mostly the exact same aside from the branding and a few tweaks here and there. Here’s the link to the page for Icarus’s 13.3″ ereader. The funding goal is $25,000. […]
10 Free Kindle Books for Mother’s Day
Here’s a roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for Mother’s Day, so let’s pass along some free ebooks for moms to read. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of May 8th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a […]
Page Buttons and eBook Readers are a Great Mix
When the Kindle Oasis was first announced, all the talk was about the new tapered design and the included leather charging cover. But the number one thing that caught my attention was the return of the page buttons. I’ve always really liked having dedicated page buttons on ereaders. Being able to rest a thumb on […]
Updated Shipping Dates for Kindle Oasis are Surprising
The Kindle Oasis, Amazon’s 8th generation Kindle, was officially released on April 27th, 2016. For the most part the initial release date was only for those that pre-ordered early. Most orders shipped after that date, and now a week and a half later some configurations of the Kindle Oasis are four months away from shipping. […]
Kindle Oasis PDF Review and Video Walkthrough
People are always asking if Kindles are good for reading PDFs so I went ahead and put together a video review showing how the Kindle Oasis handles PDF files. The features for PDFs are still the exact same as they are on the other current Kindle models, so nothing has changed from the Kindle Voyage […]
How to Transfer eBooks and PDFs to Kindles via USB
Here’s a quick tutorial on how to transfer ebooks, PDFs, and other supported files to a Kindle using a USB cable attached to a computer. I was adding some PDFs to my Kindle Oasis the other day and I made a rookie mistake. I forgot and placed the PDF files on the root, the top […]
13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max Available on Amazon for $650 to Pre-Order
The Onyx Boox Max is a new 13.3-inch E Ink ereader that runs Android 4.0 and has a pressure-sensitive touchscreen for accurate handwriting using a stylus. The first batch of orders just started shipping out last week from a specialized German retailer. Now a new seller that just launched on Amazon is taking pre-orders in […]