Now that Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis and stopped selling it from their website (at least in the US; it’s still available from some international Amazon websites until they sell out), people are looking for an alternative to the Kindle Oasis. Fortunately, if you like the asymmetrical design of the Kindle Oasis with the […]
Kindle Software Update 5.16.7 Released, But What’s Changed?
Amazon has started rolling out another software update for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, as well as the Kindle Scribe. The new firmware version is 5.16.7 , and it’s available to download from the Kindle Software Updates page at Amazon if you want to manually install the update now, but there’s really no compelling […]
Kindle Scribe Sales Numbers Keep Declining Rapidly
Last month I did a couple of posts with estimated sales figures for the Kindle Scribe based on the monthly sales numbers that Amazon now shows for most products on their website. The first post was on January 12th so part of the holiday shopping season was included in the data, and the overall Kindle […]
Kobo Software Updates Have Really Slowed Down Lately
It’s been six months since Kobo last released a software update for their line of dedicated ereaders. They used to release updates a lot more frequently than that, so what has changed? It was the same story last year. After 6 months of nothing for the first half of the year, they finally released a […]
Looks Like There’s a Market for Smaller eReaders After All
For years I’ve been saying ereader companies like Amazon and Kobo should release smaller ebook readers that you can easily fit into a pocket to take with you everywhere, but instead it seems like most dedicated reading devices keep getting larger and heavier with each new generation. Onyx is one company that’s willing to try […]
Kindle Oasis Has Been Removed From Kindle Lineup
Over the past few months there have been some signs that Amazon was in the process of phasing out the Kindle Oasis, and it looks like that time has officially come. The Kindle Oasis has been removed from the main Kindle landing page at Amazon, and it no longer appears in Amazon’s Kindle comparison tables […]
What are the Most Durable Brands of eReaders?
When it comes to dedicated reading devices and eNote devices with E Ink screens, overall durability is a key factor to consider before buying one, but which brands are considered the most durable? The problem with these kinds of things is no one is out there buying every new device that comes out and testing […]
Don’t Waste Money on Kindles with Too Much Storage Space
People often ask which storage option to choose when buying a new Kindle, and I always say to choose the lowest option if you only plan to read ebooks because 8GB is more than enough for that, but there are other cases where getting more storage space makes sense. Amazon is the only company that […]