You’ve always got to be careful when shopping online. There are always those that are looking to make a buck by selling you an outdated or useless product. That’s the case with Best Buy and their bogus Sony eBook Gift Cards that they are trying to sell for $25 and $50 each. The problem with […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Book Deals
It’s time for another weekly roundup of free Kindle books. Unfortunately all the Kindle ereaders and Fire tablet sales have ended for the holiday season (at least on current models) but there are some new Kindle ebook deals to take advantage of. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of […]
First Look at 8-inch Icarus Illumina XL with Android 4.2 (Video)
The Icarus Illumina XL is a new ebook reader that was first introduced back in October. It has an 8-inch screen (that’s why it’s called “XL”) and it runs Android 4.2 and can install Android apps. Icarus launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to help fund the ereader, and to give people the option to […]
Nook Glowlight Plus Update Adds Adobe DRM Support, Kind of
The Nook Glowlight Plus was released in October 2015, but it turns out the folks at Barnes and Noble forgot to add Adobe DRM support to this model when it was first launched. It’s taken a couple of months and now the Nook Glowlight Plus finally has Adobe DRM support. Or at least that’s the […]
InkBook Obsidian Android eReader Review and Video Walkthrough
Review Date: December 2015 – Review unit provided by Arta Tech Overview The inkBook Obsidian was released in late 2015 by Arta Tech, an ereader company based in Europe. The device is based on the Boyue Shine (T63), and is among the first of its kind to be released. Last year I reviewed the T61 […]
Onyx Boox M96 Plus and M96C Now Sold on Amazon
A marketplace seller at Amazon has recently started selling a couple of variations of the Onyx Boox M96. Both sell for $339, the same price as the original M96, which is no longer available to purchase since these newer ones have taken its place. The new listings include the M96 Plus model, which adds double […]
Night Light: Google Adds New Blue Light Filter to Play Books App
Last week Amazon started rolling out a software update for Fire tablets that adds a new Blue Shade feature that filters blue light, and now Google is jumping on the anti blue light bandwagon too. Yesterday Google announced the addition of a new feature for the Google Play Books app called Night Light, which gradually […]
How to Get a $50 Fire Tablet Before Christmas
Amazon’s new $49 Fire tablet has proven to be a very popular item this year. It has been out of stock at Amazon all December. They sold out of them on Black Friday weekend when they had them on sale for $35. Amazon doesn’t reveal sales figures; they just say they’ve sold “millions” of Fire […]