The eBook Reader Blog

When Amazon first announced the new Kindle Oasis for 2019, they dropped a few subtle hints in the press release about it having an upgraded E Ink screen. According to reports, the new screen technology was supposed to improve the E Ink refresh rate for faster page turns and quicker loading of menus and such. […]

When Kobo released the Kobo Aura One back in 2016, it was the first ebook reader to have a frontlight with adjustable color temperature. There were apps to filter out blue light on LCD screens, but it was the first E Ink ebook reader to offer a color-shifting feature using a frontlight. Since then just […]

The latest new Kindle Oasis with adjustable frontlight color officially gets released tomorrow, and Amazon has already released a software update for it. The update adds a “Warmth Schedule” to set the frontlight to automatically shift between cool white and warm amber as the day goes on, and the changelog also mentions the new Read […]

There’s something wrong with the price of the new Kindle Oasis 3, and not just its inordinately high retail price. For some reason Amazon is charging $70 more for the US version of the Kindle Oasis with 4G LTE than they are charging for the international version. The international Kindle Paperwhite with 4G LTE is […]

Ever since Amazon announced the upcoming release of the Kindle Oasis 3 with adjustable frontlight color, which comes out later this month, the price of the Kindle Oasis 2 has plummeted to all-time lows. Amazon now has the refurbished Kindle Oasis 2 on sale for $169—$40 off the regular price. That’s $30 less than the […]

It’s interesting how Amazon has started taking pre-orders for the new Kindle Oasis 3 while simultaneously discounting the Kindle Oasis 2 by $50. Considering the Kindle Oasis 3 (more like 2.5) is so similar to the previous version, is it really worth spending an extra $50 just for the option to use a warm-colored frontlight? […]

Last week when Amazon unveiled the new Kindle Oasis, it was mainly about the addition of frontlight color adjustment, but they also hinted at improvements with the E Ink screen. I thought it was probably just marketing hype at first but it sounds the new Kindle Oasis does indeed have an upgraded E Ink screen. […]

Amazon has just unveiled a Kindle Oasis with adjustable frontlight color. It appears to be exactly the same as the 2nd gen Kindle Oasis except now it comes with cool and warm frontlights so you can adjust the frontlight color to your preference. You can adjust the color manually or set a schedule to have […]