Month: October 2020
58 posts
Amazon discounts Kindle Essential Bundles
If you are looking to purchase a new Kindle for someone for the upcoming holiday season, you are in luck. Amazon has just discounted various Essential Bundles exclusively for Prime Members. The standard Kindle Essential bundle is available for $89.97, roughly $45 off its normal price, or the Kindle Paperwhite Essentials bundle for $119.97, which is roughly $70 off its normal price. The bundles basically come with a free case, the color can be selected during checkout. They also come with a wall charger, great if someone doesn’t have or use a computer to charge via USB.
Kobo goes beyond e-readers and develops digital signage
Kobo is well known for having a portfolio of excellent e-readers and a deep ebook ecosystem. The company has been in business since 2010 and this has been their primary focus. They are now getting involved in developing digital signage. The first product is a large 30 inch display that is basically a giant Forma.
These are the Scotia Bank Giller Prize Finalists
The Scotia Bank Giller Prize is an annual event in Canada and the winning book receives a $100,000 prize. The winner will be announced in a virtual awards ceremony on Monday, Nov. 9th. The ceremony will be hosted by actor Eric McCormack and will feature musical guest Diana Krall.
Tolino is enhancing their e-readers with new beta features
Tolino is in the process of changing the e-reading experience on all of their e-readers, except for the Shine 1. The beta version offers a taste of some upcoming improvements, such as faster page turning and the new in-book menu. Users can easily test the new tolino reading experience by activating the beta version in the menu of their tolino device under “Reading settings”.
Onyx Boox Max Lumi vs the Onyx Boox Max 3
What are the big differences between the two units? The MAX 3 has Android 9, the Lumi has Android 10. The Lumi has Bluetooth 5.0, while the MAX has 4.1. The Lumi is using DDR4X RAM, while the MAX 3 has DDR3. The Lumi has a split screen view and can run two apps at the same time, it can also screencast to your PC/MAC/Mobile. The Lumi has a front-lit display and glowlight. Max lumi is heavier by 80 grams and 1mm thicker than the Max 3. Max 3 has TWO less pen options in the note taking pallet. The back of the Lumi actually has FCC and a few other cert. stamps that the Max 3 did NOT. There’s no pre-loaded Gallery app on the max 3.
Hold off buying a new Kindle
If you are in the market for a new Kindle e-reader, I would wait. Amazon Prime Day is going to occur on October 13-14 of this year and there will be hefty discounts. Last year Amazon levied a 20% discount on most Kindle models, such as the entry level Kindle and Paperwhite. The flagship Kindle Oasis is hardly ever discounted, but I would not be surprised if it was on sale too.