Earlier this week Amazon officially removed the ability to buy and rent Kindle ebooks from the Kindle Android app to comply with Google’s updated Play Store policy that requires app developers to use the Google Play billing system so that Google can claim their 15% cut for in-app purchases. Naturally Amazon isn’t willing to pay […]
Another Kobo Software Update Released
Kobo has started rolling out a new software update for their line of Kobo ebook readers. The new firmware version is 4.33.19608. It’s available for all Kobo models dating back to the original Kobo Touch that was released in 2011. The only exception is the Kobo Mini, which Kobo inexplicably stopped updating in 2016. It […]
10th Gen Kindle Paperwhite for $79 New
The 6-inch Kindle Paperwhite 4 is the Deal of the Day at Woot again, and the deal lasts for five days or until sold out. They have both the 8GB version and 32GB version of the Kindle Paperwhite 4 available in new condition. The 8GB version sells for $79.99 and the 32GB model is $89.99. […]
Turn Pages Using Hand Gestures on Boox Devices
I came across an interesting post on Reddit that demonstrates how to turn pages on Onyx Boox ereaders using hand gestures without having to touch the Boox device. It’s a cool idea that could be quite useful for hands-free reading. With your Boox device sitting in a stand you can page forward and back without […]
Will Kobo Release a New 6-inch eReader in 2022?
Last year Kobo released three new ebook readers in various sizes. There’s the 7-inch Kobo Libra 2, the 8-inch Kobo Sage, and the 10.3-inch Kobo Elipsa. For a long time Kobo only offered 6-inch ereaders (along with the underappreciated 5-inch Kobo Mini, which I wish they would bring back), but now Kobo has moved onto […]
New Onyx Boox Note Air2 Plus Released
Onyx has released another new Android-powered ereader and eNote called the Note Air2 Plus. It’s almost exactly the same as the previous Note Air2, but they changed a couple details. Onyx is back to their old bag of tricks by releasing a “Plus” model. That used to mean they added more storage and RAM, but […]
New Nook Glowlight 4e Getting Released Soon
Today Barnes and Noble announced the upcoming release of a new 6-inch Nook ereader called the Nook Glowlight 4e. It’s basically a trimmed-down version of the Nook Glowlight 4 that was released last year. It has a lower resolution screen, no warm light, and it has 8GB of storage (5GB usable) instead of 32GB. Otherwise […]
Kindle Store Getting Disabled on Kindles Without Touchscreens Soon
According to a number of reports on Reddit from people that have received emails from Amazon, access to the Kindle store is going to be coming to an end on all Kindles without touchscreens starting on August 17, 2022. From reading the email that was posted at Reddit, it sounds like this change mostly applies […]