This month’s free Whispersync for Voice freebie is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Each month Amazon offers a free ebook and audiobook combo to help promote their Whispersync for Voice feature. The ebook is a free classic so it doesn’t normally cost anything anyway, but the professionally-narrated Audible audiobooks are rarely free so […]
Nook Trade In Promo for $50 Credit Toward Galaxy Tab
Barnes and Noble has a new trade in deal running from now until March 5th, 2016. You can trade your old Nook in for $50 off the price of a new Nook Galaxy tablet. There are three different Galaxy tabs, the Galaxy Tab 4, Galaxy Tab E, and the higher-end Galaxy Tab S2. Plus you […]
Onyx Boox Max with 13.3″ E Ink Screen Coming Soon
The new set of 9.7-inch Onyx Boox N96 ereaders aren’t the only new devices that Onyx is getting set to release soon. Onyx also has a 13.3-inch ereader in the works called the Onyx Boox Max that is said to be getting released sometime in the next couple of months. For some reason Onyx doesn’t […]
New Onyx Boox N96 and N96ML with Android 4.0 and 9.7″ E Ink Screens
Onyx has a couple of new 9.7-inch E Ink ereaders that are getting set for release soon, the Boox N96 and N96ML. The funny thing about them is they are basically the exact same as the Onyx Boox M96, except they have a new design and a few upgrades. There are two versions of the […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals – Feb 3
Here’s another mid-week roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle books. Amazon is also running some sales on select Fire devices. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of February 3rd, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a few days before […]
Major Update for Kindle eReaders Rolling Out – Version 5.7.2
Amazon has issued a new software update for Kindle ereaders that includes a number of significant changes, including a new homescreen layout, a new OpenDyslexic font choice, a new quick actions menu, and improved book recommendations. The update, version 5.7.2, is now available for the Kindle Voyage, the current entry-level Kindle, and the Kindle Paperwhite […]
Kindle App for iOS Updated to Version 4.17
Yesterday Amazon updated the Kindle for iOS app to version 4.17. The update adds support for interactive magazines on the iPad for some US magazine titles. Interactive magazines contain enhanced content like videos, audio clips and slideshows. The update also adds support for the new iPad Pro, which has a 12.9-inch screen with a resolution […]
Are You Happy with New Kindle Typesetting and Layout Engine?
Amazon started rolling out a new typesetting and layout engine for Kindle books last May to improve text layout and to add new features like hyphens, kerning, and drop caps. Amazon also introduced a new font called Bookerly that was designed specifically for reading ebooks on digital screens (there’s an E Ink version and an […]