Some people have started asking if they should wait to buy a new Kindle because they are worried that a new Paperwhite 5 could be released in the near future. Some blogs like to make baseless claims about Amazon coming out with new Kindles all the time, but the truth is nobody outside of Amazon’s […]
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Kindle Paperwhite 4 Software Jailbreak Instructions Released
If you want to jailbreak the software on your Kindle Paperwhite 4 to add more features now is a good time to do so before getting stuck with newer software updates that cannot be (easily) jailbroken. The helpful folks at MobileRead recently posted a new jailbreak method for the Kindle Paperwhite 4 that makes it […]
Kindle Paperwhite On Sale for $99, Kindle Oasis 2 $149
Amazon is having another round of Kindle sales, except this time the Kindle Paperwhite is the only model being discounted. In fact only the black version of the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite is on sale for $99; all the other colors and configurations are still at the regular price. Even the version without ads isn’t on […]
BookBook Case for Kindle Paperwhite Looks Like Hardcover Book
A company called Twelve South recently released a new BookBook case for the latest Kindle Paperwhite model. The BookBook case has a unique design that makes it look like a vintage hardcover book. The case is made from hand-distressed genuine leather and the interior has a microfiber layer. It has the usual automatic sleep/wake feature […]
Kindle Paperwhite 3 Available for $64.99 Refurbished
Amazon currently has the previous generation Kindle Paperwhite on sale for $64.99 refurbished. They’re already sold out of the black ones but they still have the white Kindle Paperwhite 3 available for $64.99 with free shipping. You also have the option to add 3 months of Kindle Unlimited to the purchase for free, which has […]
Why Has Amazon Stopped Updating the Kindle Paperwhite 3?
Last week Amazon released another software update for Kindles, version 5.13.1, and once again the Kindle Paperwhite 3, which Amazon refers to as the Kindle Paperwhite 7th generation, was mysteriously left out. At this point it appears that Amazon has stopped updating the Kindle Paperwhite 3 altogether. They would most certainly update it if there […]
Kindle Paperwhite Now Available in Four Color Choices
Amazon has added some new color choices when purchasing the Kindle Paperwhite from Amazon’s website (other retailers just have the black color option). When the Kindle Paperwhite 4 was first released in November 2018 it was only available in black. Then in summer 2019 they added a blue Kindle Paperwhite. Now they’ve added two more […]
Kindle Dark Mode – Which Kindles Have It and How to Get It
Now that Amazon has started rolling out an update that adds a Dark Mode toggle to the quick settings menu, there’s some confusion over which models have it and which models don’t. Dark Mode isn’t available on all Kindles and it’s not a new feature. It was previously referred to as Inverted Mode, and it […]