The eBook Reader Blog

Amazon has put the new Kindle Paperwhite on sale for Valentine’s Day, which is coming up next week. They have the 8GB model available for $99, and the 32GB version is $129. That’s $30 off the regular price. The model with 4G LTE wireless is $209—that’s $40 off the regular price, and there are no […]

The Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Oasis both have the option to add cellular wireless so you can easily shop for and download Kindle ebooks on the go, even in places without Wi-Fi. The coverage is provided by AT&T’s 4G LTE network in the US and AT&T partner networks outside the US. Wireless coverage is available […]

Amazon released the 4th generation Kindle Paperwhite in November 2018, but they’re still selling the 3rd gen version as well. In fact the Kindle Paperwhite 3 still ranks #4 on Amazon’s best sellers list for ebook readers, which is updated hourly. They’re still selling more previous gen Paperwhites than the current entry-level Kindle and Kindle […]

Amazon has the new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite on sale today only for one of their main Deals of the Day. The new Kindle Paperwhite is marked down to just $89, its lowest price yet, and all versions are on sale, including the 32GB model. This is a 1-day sale only for January 21st, 2019. It’s […]

Have you noticed how the new Kindle Paperwhite takes longer to turn on after it’s been turned off for awhile? It now shows a “Waking Up” screen that takes a few extra seconds to load before the device will turn on. This happens because of a new Power Saver setting that is enabled by default […]

Here’s a quick review of the water-safe fabric cover for the new Kindle Paperwhite. The water-safe fabric cover sells for $29.99 from Amazon. It’s available in black, blue, and yellow. It’s not waterproof like the new Kindle Paperwhite; Amazon calls it “water-safe”. Water beads up on it and doesn’t really soak in so you can […]

If you got a new Kindle Paperwhite this holiday season and want to open up the software to install other reading apps and software tweaks, there’s a handy jailbreaking tutorial over at MobileRead with step-by-step directions on how to jailbreak the new Kindle Paperwhite 4. The most important thing to do is to keep Wi-Fi […]

Ever since the new Kindle Paperwhite was released, there’s been some confusion about the screen. Some folks think it has a glass screen and other people say it has a plastic screen. First off, let’s define what part of the screen we’re referring to, because some people probably aren’t talking about the same thing. All […]