Woot is selling the basic entry level Kindle e-reader for $42 and you can purchase up to ten of them for this price and they are fulfilled by Amazon and will be shipped out in June 29th. The device that Woot is selling is the 7th generation Kindle model, which came out in 2014. It is slightly heavier and thicker. … [Read more...]
Amazon Prime now available in Australia
Amazon Prime is now available in Australia and it offers free two day delivery Two-day shipping in all major cities except Darwin, as well as and regional cities such as Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Gold Coast, Newcastle and more. In more remote locations, Prime members will get free shipping that will be as fast as four … [Read more...]
Amazon permanently discounts the Kindle Voyage
The Kindle Voyage is going to be discontinued within the next few months and the only model is that is available is the WIFI and Special Offers version, the 3G variant has been sold out all year long. Amazon has just permanently discounted the Voyage today, the old price was $199 and the new one is … [Read more...]
The Kobo Clara HD does a good job reading manga
Manga is starting to see some strong gains in the United States and sales rose 29% to $110 million in 2016. This is the same year that Barnes and Noble started to increase the size of the manga section in all of their bookstores and this year they are making a new kids manga section. Digital manga has yet to take off … [Read more...]
Amazon Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale
If you want to get the latest generation Kindle e-readers before they are discontinued and new models come out, Amazon is having a 25% off sale. The Kindle Basic Touch is only $59.99 and the Kindle Paperwhite is available for $99. Amazon tends to discount both of these e-readers during special holidays, such as … [Read more...]
Kobo Clara HD VS Amazon Kindle Oasis 2
The Kobo Clara HD and Amazon Kindle Oasis 2 represent the latest generation e-readers. The Clara HD came out a few weeks ago and the Oasis 2 debuted late last year. The one thing the new Kobo has going for it is the Comfortlight PRO technology, which adds color temperature control. Whereas the Oasis has a larger … [Read more...]
The Kindle is made by underpaid workers
The Amazon Kindle line of e-readers is made by illegal underpaid workers at Foxconn, according to China Labor Watch. 40% of the staff were agency workers and those who were working working overtime were being paid at the normal hourly rate instead of the time-and-a-half required by Chinese law and by Amazon’s own … [Read more...]
Remarkable implements new power management system
The Remarkable writing tablet has been on the market for almost a year now and they have only issued three small updates. If you use your device often, you might have noticed some degrading power issues. Remarkable has confirmed to Good e-Reader that they have just pushed out a new power management system. In a … [Read more...]
Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 has a OpenDyslexic font
Barnes and Noble issued a small firmware update for the Nook Glowlight 3 and OpenDyslexic is now available as an additional font option and they have also added various improvements to wishlist and search. The 49.2.36 firmware is being pushed to all Nook users via WIFi and it will automatically install the next time … [Read more...]
Intel Tiger Rapid features an E Ink Screen
Intel has just unveiled a new dual screen notebook called the Tiger Rapid. It features a full HD LCD display on one side, and an E Ink screen on the other, and both are powered by a single eighth-generation Core processor. This new device harkens back to almost a decade ago when the Entourage Edge first came … [Read more...]
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 vs Kobo Clara HD
The Kobo Clara HD and Amazon Kindle Paperwhite are two e-readers that cost the same amount of money and have a fair bit in common. The Kobo model has a competitive advantage with its Comfortlight PRO display, which allows you to configure the color temperature of the front-lit display, to mute the bright white light. … [Read more...]
You can now sideload fonts on the Amazon Kindle
Amazon has just implemented functionality on the Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage and Kindle Oasis for users to load in their own fonts. All you need to do is upload OTF or TTF font files in the fonts folder, and it’s best to use all the different versions of the font for italics and bold. I think it is … [Read more...]