Last month Amazon started sending out emails to customers notifying them that Kindle ereaders need to be updated by March 22nd, 2016 in order to retain access to the Kindle store and other Amazon services. This only applies to older Kindle models, from the 1st generation Kindle all the way up to the Kindle Paperwhite […]
Visionect Launches Development Kits for 32-inch E Ink Screens
The folks at Visionect issued a press release today announcing the launch of new development kits for 32-inch E Ink screens. The kits are available in both greyscale E Ink and color E Ink. The color screens support a resolution of 1280 x 720 and the greyscale screens have a resolution of 2560 x 1440. […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Book Deals – March 13th
Here’s another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for your Sunday. Last week’s sales on Kindle ereaders have ended, but Amazon is taking up to 80% off some top-rated Kindle books today only, and they’ve also got the Fire Kids Edition marked down to $79, which is $20 off the regular price. Also don’t […]
Kobo Glo HD on Sale for $109 Again
Kobo has been running sales on their ereaders a bit more frequently lately. The Kobo Glo HD is on sale once again just like it was last month for Valentine’s day. They’ve taken $20 off the regular price, taking it from $129 to $109. The sale runs from March 11th through March 20th, 2016. Amazon […]
Black Beauty is Amazon’s Free Audiobook for March
Every month Amazon gives away a free audiobook to help promote their Whispersync for Voice feature that syncs Kindle ebooks and Audible audiobooks so that you can easily switch back and forth between reading the ebook and listening to the audiobook. This month’s freebie is a repeat but that was from a long time ago. […]
Kindle Voyage Finally on Sale, Down to $179
This week Amazon has their line of Kindles on sale for $20 off the regular price. All current models are included in the deal except the Kindle Voyage. It appears that Best Buy didn’t get the memo on that last part because they do have the Kindle Voyage marked down by $20 in addition to […]
How to Export Google Doc Files as ePub eBooks
Google added a new feature to Google Docs this past week that gives users the option to export their document files as ebooks in ePub format. Aside from Amazon and the Kindle, just about every ebook reader app and reading device supports ePub format. EPub has some obvious advantages over ebooks in PDF and other […]
New AirBook City Base, a Basic eReader for $80 (Video)
I came across an unusual ebook reader listed at Amazon called the AirBook City Base. It’s a basic ebook reader with a 6-inch E Ink Pearl screen. It doesn’t have Wi-Fi and it doesn’t have a touchscreen but it is quite cheap at $80 with free shipping. The AirBook City Base is sold by a […]