Amazon offers a number of Kindle eTextbooks to rent and buy in the Kindle Store. Many of them are just basically regular nonfiction ebooks, but some carry a specific eTextbook designation that adds some extra features. Many of the eTextbooks are available like regular Kindle ebooks on Kindle ereaders, Fire tablets, and Kindle apps for […]
Frontlight Pinholes: A Common Defect Among eBook Readers
If you’ve ever noticed small pinholes of light on your frontlit ebook reader, you’re not alone. It’s actually a fairly common defect among E Ink ebook readers. All brands are susceptible to it, Kindles, Kobos, Onyx’s Android ereaders, and others. The only ebook readers immune to the issue are ereaders without frontlights, and probably the […]
White Onyx Boox M96 Now Down to $318
The Onyx Boox M96 is the only 9.7-inch ebook reader available on the current market, aside from older outdated models and a few obsure models only available in certain parts of Asia. A lack of options doesn’t usually equate to a lower price point since there isn’t any competition to compete with, but in this […]
Step-by-Step Guide for Jailbreaking Kindles Using Serial Port Method
When Amazon released the Kindle Voyage and $79 Kindle Touch last fall, they came with newer software that completely blocked previous jailbreaking methods. It’s the same story with the new Kindle Paperwhite 3, and the older Paperwhites all have the newer software as well. It all started with the release of software version 5.6. To […]
Google Play Books App Now Syncs Notes to Google Drive
Google has added a handy new feature to their Play Books app for Android and iOS that gives users the option to sync notes, highlights, and bookmarks to Google Drive. After you turn on the new notes saving feature in the Play Books settings menu, all your notes and highlights get organized into a Google […]
New Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Tablets Arrive in August
Yesterday Samsung issued a press release announcing the upcoming global release of two new tablets in the Galaxy Tab S2 line, and they just might be the best tablets ever for ereading. There’s a 9.7-inch model and an 8-inch model. Both feature high-end Super AMOLED displays with high pixel density and an iPad-like 4:3 screen […]
10 Free Kindle Books and eBook Deals – Sunday, July 19th
Here’s another weekly roundup of 10 free Kindle ebooks for your reading enjoyment. The Kindle ebooks are free as of July 19th, 2015. Please note that most of these titles are free for a limited-time only and will expire in a few days or hours. Owning a Kindle is not required to read these free […]
10 Free Kobo eBooks and Kobo Discount Codes
Lately I’ve been posting a list of 10 free Kindle ebooks each week, usually on Sundays. I used to post lists of free Kobo ebooks too, but somewhere along the line Kobo removed their free ebooks section and made it practically impossible to find free ebooks on their website. Kobo has been redesigning their website […]