Popslate is back with their second generation E Ink iPhone case. This time around it has a bigger, higher resolution screen than the original Popslate, and it adds some nifty new features like an added battery that can extend your phone’s usage by up to 9 hours. The Popslate 2 works with the iPhone 6, […]
New Energy eReader HD Models Available from Amazon
Here’s something that I should have noticed sooner. The three new ereaders that were just released from Energy Sistem are available for purchase from Amazon.com. I don’t recall the Energy eReaders selling in the US from Amazon before, so I didn’t think to check. The company is based in Spain and sells their ereaders on […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle eBook Deals – February 27th
It’s time for another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks. Plus today only Amazon is taking up to 80% off Kindle Books with Oscar Movie tie-ins. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of February 27th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only […]
Kindle Previewer 3 Lets You Convert and Preview eBooks with Enhanced Typesetting
Amazon recently released a beta version of Kindle Previewer 3, a free desktop application for Windows and Mac computers that allows authors, publishers, and ebook creators to preview how their ebooks will look when using the new enhanced typesetting engine on Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps. The previewer supports importing a number of ebook formats, […]
Hate Fire OS 5? Here’s How to Downgrade Back to Fire OS 4
This is a first. Amazon has decided to give 4th gen Kindle Fire tablet owners the option to downgrade back to Fire OS 4 if they decide they don’t like the new Fire OS 5.1.1 update that is automatically rolling out to Fire tablets. The firmware rollback option is available for the Fire HD 6, […]
Don’t Get Scammed by Fake Amazon Kindle and Fire Tablet Support Sites
I recently heard about people getting scammed by third-party support sites for Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets. There’s a discussion about one particular scam site on Amazon’s Kindle forum. I didn’t know it was such a big deal until I typed “kindle tech support” into Google search. The first couple of listings are legit. Then […]
New Energy eReaders Released: Screenlight HD and Slim HD
Last week I posted about the Energy eReader Pro HD, a new thin flush-screen ereader with Android 4.2 and Google Play from Energy Sistem, an electronics company based in Spain. Energy Sistem has also released two other new ereaders to add to their lineup, the Screenlight HD and Slim HD. Both are more basic than […]
Amazon Raises Free Shipping Threshold to $49 but Drops to $25 for Books
Things have just gone from bad to worse for Amazon shoppers. Yesterday they teased us with what turned out to be an erroneous $70 price drop on the Fire HD 8 (and it was back down to $99 again for a few hours today). Then Amazon goes and follows that up with a minimum order […]