Waterfi has been selling the Kindle Paperwhite with aftermarket waterproofing for several years now. For a long time that was the only option for a waterproof Kindle, until the new Kindle Oasis came along. Now Waterfi has a cheaper option available where you can get a refurbished Kindle Paperwhite for $99 that’s waterproof. The 3G […]
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What Could Amazon Have In Store for a Kindle Paperwhite 4?
When you look closely at the current Kindle Paperwhite, it’s starting to lag behind other ebook readers in certain areas. Not just other brands like the Nook Glowlight 3 and Kobo models that offer more storage space and have frontlights with adjustable color temperature, but also other Kindles. For instance, the basic $79 Kindle has […]
32GB Kindle Paperwhite Manga Model $89 at Woot (Ended)
Today only Woot has the Kindle Paperwhite Manga Model on sale for $89. It has 32GB of internal storage space instead of the usual 4GB like on the regular Kindle Paperwhite. They are selling them as refurbished and they’re available in both black and white models. It’s the Wi-Fi with Special Offers (ads) version but […]
Frontlights Still Vary Greatly From One to the Next
The current Kindle Paperwhite has been out for over 2.5 years now, and the Paperwhite line originally launched back in 2012 with the first frontlit Kindle. After that long of making them you’d think they would all come out looking the same, but that’s not the case at all. It’s amazing how much frontlights vary […]
Get up to $70 off Kindle Paperwhite with Trade-in Bonus
In addition to the Kindle sales that Amazon is currently running for Valentine’s Day, they’ve also brought back the $50 trade-in bonus toward the purchase of a new Kindle Paperwhite. The way the Kindle Trade-in deal works is you trade-in an old Kindle, either working or broken, then Amazon will apply a $50 discount to […]
Kindle Paperwhite Refurbs $79, 1st Gen Kindle Oasis $179
Amazon has certified refurbished Kindle Paperwhites on sale again for $79. That’s the same price they were going for over Black Friday and the busy holiday shopping season. The base Kindle Paperwhite sells for $119 normally so the refurbished units are like getting $40 off the regular price. Most refurbished Kindles are in like new […]
Nook Glowlight 3 vs Kindle Paperwhite 3 Comparison (Video)
Now that Barnes and Noble has released a new Nook, some people are wondering how it stacks up against the Kindle Paperwhite. Both sell for the same price ($119, although the Kindle is $20 more without ads), and both are in the same mid-level class of ereaders as far as hardware is concerned. It feels […]
Kindle Indexing, Battery Drain, and Tips for Loading Lots of eBooks
If you get a new Kindle and load a bunch of ebooks onto it at once, don’t be alarmed if your Kindle suddenly starts running slowly or if the battery starts draining quickly. Whenever you add new books to a Kindle it has to index them so that you can quickly find things when running […]