A couple weeks ago Onyx announced the release of a new 6-inch ebook reader called the Poke5, but Onyx hasn’t had any available from their US warehouse yet. So far they’re only selling them from their Hong Kong warehouse for $179.99 with a magnetic case (they were sold out for a while but now they’re […]
Regular Kindles Getting Less New Features and Updates Now
I can’t help but notice that the software development of regular Kindle ereaders has slowed to a crawl ever since the Kindle Scribe came along. Amazon’s Kindle developers have added several new features to the Kindle Scribe since it was released with the last two updates, but regular Kindles are no longer getting updates and […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and Kindle Deals for Mother’s Day
Here’s a list of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for Mother’s Day weekend. Amazon also still has all versions of the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale, along with covers, but today is the last day of the sale. They also have a list of Kindle ebooks on sale today only, and there’s an offer […]
New 7.8″ PocketBook InkPad 4 Now Available on Amazon
PocketBook announced the InkPad 4 back in late March and I was starting to wonder what happened to it, but now it has finally turned up for sale from PocketBook’s official Amazon store (it looks like they closed their Newegg store so at least there’s still one option in the US). The PocketBook InkPad 4 […]
Kindle Unlimited Price Increase; Here’s How to Get the Old Price
Yesterday Amazon started sending out emails to Kindle Unlimited subscribers in the US notifying them about a rate increase for monthly KU plans that takes the price from $9.99 per month to $11.99 per month. Most people don’t seem to know that there’s still a way to get Kindle Unlimited at a lower price via […]
Is Amazon Planning to Disable USB Downloads for eBooks?
There are some people that believe Amazon is taking steps to slowly eliminate the option that allows Kindle owners to download purchased ebooks from Amazon’s website for USB transfer. Earlier this year Amazon stopped allowing people to download Kindle Unlimited titles for USB transfer, and the option to download samples was removed some time ago […]
Quick Fix for Kindle Back to Home/Library Button Disappearing
The other day I turned on my Kindle Scribe and tried to exit the book I was currently reading and discovered that that was not possible. For some reason the button at the top left of the menu bar that lets you go back to the Library view had disappeared. This button can also say […]
New 7.8″ PocketBook InkPad Color 2 Coming Soon (Video)
A couple weeks ago PocketBook announced the upcoming release of a second generation InkPad Color with a 7.8-inch color E Ink screen. The InkPad Color 2 has a revised design and several upgrades over the first gen InkPad Color that was released over 2 years ago. They claim the screen has an improved color filter […]