The eBook Reader Blog

Today Amazon announced the upcoming release of new Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets, along with Kids Editions for each. The new Fire tablets are up for pre-order right now and they officially get released on June 7th. The Fire 7 remains $49 and the Fire HD 8 starts at $79. The Kids Editions […]

If you added Google Play to your Fire tablet and it suddenly stopped working properly after the Alexa update, here’s a quick fix to get things working again. Basically all that you need to do is install a couple newer versions of Google apps, namely Google Account Manager and Google Services Framework. Then restart your […]

Today Amazon released a new updated version of the Fire HD 8 tablet. It comes with a number of improvements and a much lower starting price, so it’s a win win. I knew something was going on with the Fire HD 8 last month when all the various colors and model variations suddenly and mysteriously […]

Yesterday I happened to notice that Amazon’s 8-inch Fire tablet has suddenly gone missing. It’s no longer listed at the top of the page with the other Fire tablets, and its price has been removed from the fire comparison charts at Amazon. Yesterday the Fire HD 8 was listed as “currently unavailable”, with no option […]

Below are super easy directions showing you how to install the Google Play Store on Amazon’s Fire tablets. Basically all you have to do is sideload a few apps and install them. Easy peasy. You can do it all from the Fire tablet itself, no computer or rooting required. Update: See here for an updated […]

I don’t know what’s going on with Amazon but they keep dropping the price of the Fire HD 8 to $79 or $99 for a few hours each day. This has happened for three days in a row but just for a few hours at a time. See updates below… It normally sells for $149. […]

I don’t understand Amazon sometimes. I happened to notice that they have their new Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition bundle on sale for $199, which is $50 off the regular price. Yet Amazon doesn’t advertise this deal anywhere on their dedicated deals pages. Whatever… It’s a limited time offer that doesn’t say anywhere when it […]