Amazon has released another software update for Kindles. It’s only been a month since the last update, and since it usually takes a few weeks for Kindles to update automatically, don’t be surprised if you find your Kindle updating once again. This appears to be a fairly minor update, according to the release notes, but […]
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New Nook Update Adds More Fonts, but Removes Georgia and Bold Setting
Barnes and Noble has found a new way to annoy Nook users. According to some posts on the Nook subreddit, B&N has started rolling out a software update for Nooks that changes the font types that are available for reading. The good news is they added some new font types to choose from. The bad […]
Onyx Boox Software Update 4.0 Now Available for These Models
Onyx has started rolling out a new software update for their line of Boox ereaders and eNotes, and the update is applicable for most models released over the past few years. Here’s the full list Boox devices that are now getting the 4.0 update, according to Onyx: Go 10.3, Go Color 7, Go 6 Note […]
Kindle Software Update 5.18.1 Released With Unusual New Feature
It’s time for another round of software updates for Kindle ereaders and the Kindle Scribe. Yesterday Amazon started rolling out an update for all 10th through 12th gen Kindles, plus the Kindle Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe (both versions). The new software version is 5.18.1 for all models. At this point it’s still unclear what the […]
Kindle Scribe Software Update 5.17.3 Adds Side Panel Writing
Amazon has released a software update, version 5.17.3, for both the 2022 and 2024 Kindle Scribe that adds a new way to write notes within ebooks and Word documents, and it also adds a new visually-distracting icon on the screen that can’t be removed (how fun). Basically, the new feature gives you the option to […]
Another Kindle Software Update that Probably Does Nothing
Amazon has released yet another software update for all 10th, 11th and 12th generation Kindles, including the new Kindle and new Kindle Paperwhite models for 2024. The newer Kindles have a different software version (5.17.1.0.4) than previous gen models (5.17.1.0.3), and the Kindle Colorsoft is still missing from the updates page so it’s not included […]
Kindle Scribe Software Update Adds New Annotation Features
Today is the release date for the new Kindle Scribe 2, and Amazon has released a software update for the first Kindle Scribe that adds the new software features they’re advertising for the Scribe 2. The new software version is 5.17.2, and it’s the biggest update that Amazon has released for the Kindle Scribe in […]
Software Update for New Kindle and New Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon has been releasing a plethora of software updates for Kindles lately, and yet it’s been ages since they actually added any useful new features, but at least they’re fixing some of the bugs that they introduced with previous updates. There’s now a software update available for the new 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite and the […]