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The Amazon Kindle app for iOS can now save your preferred font and layout settings into custom themes. Located in Aa menu, themes allow you to toggle between favorite reading configurations with a single tap. This system is ideal for people who share the same login and password between multiple people in a household. The settings in the iOS app are automatically synced to the … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle can now save preferred fonts & layout settings

Amazon has just unveiled a new series of cases for the entry level Kindle. They are called Printed Covers and feature three full color themes, bookscape, library and mystery. They magnetically close, protecting your Kindle and automatically put to sleep when the case is closed and wakes it up when the case is opened. They are retailing for $24 USD on the main Amazon website and … [Read more...] about Amazon releases new Print Cover cases for the Kindle

A couple of years ago Amazon incorporated Audible audiobooks on the Amazon Kindle. All of the current and previous generation models have an audiobook player and you can listen to them with a pair of wireless headphones. There is an Audible shop, next to the Kindle store, where a wide selection of audio content is available. Amazon does not let you sideload in your own … [Read more...] about Should Amazon let you sideload audiobooks on the Kindle?

Many people are buying a new Kindle e-reader for the summer and in conjunction with COVID, many of their most popular models are sold out. The Kindle Paperwhite 32GB without ads is of stock for 6-8 weeks and ditto with the 8GB model, except the base is in stock, but many of the new colors, such as Plum and Sage also facing the same delays. The Amazon Kindle Oasis 32GB is out of … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite and Oasis are sold out

The Amazon Paperwhite 3 has not received a firmware update since last year and most of the other Kindles are a full version ahead. This includes the Kindle Paperwhite 4, Kindle Basic, Kindle Voyage and the Oasis. Good e-Reader reported a week ago that the Kindle Paperwhite 3 was on the verge of being discontinued, due to the lack of support. Amazon read our story and confirmed … [Read more...] about Amazon says the Kindle Paperwhite 3 will get new firmware

The Kobo Nia is coming out in a few days, and Amazon is doing everything in their power to convince you to buy the entry level Kindle. They have just discounted it by $20 and it is now available for $69.99 USD. The Kobo Nia is going to retail for $99 USD, so it looks like Amazon has fired the first shot.The entry level Kindle e-reader features a 6 inch E Ink Carta display … [Read more...] about Amazon lowers price of the Kindle to compete against the Nia

For over a decade, Amazon had subsidized the cost of a Kindle with a program called Special Offers. This put advertisements on the home screen and the lock screen, it costs around $20 to remove it. Amazon is undergoing a rebranding effort of Special Offers and is now calling it Ad-Supported and if you want the adfree model they are calling it Without Ads.Currently the new … [Read more...] about Amazon is changing their Kindle Special Offers Program

Amazon has ended support for the Kindle Paperwhite 3 and the e-reader will not receive any future firmware updates. The only exception is if Amazon upgrades their Kindle Whispersync program and Kindle Store with a new version of TLS.The 7th generation Kindle Paperwhite 3 was one of Amazon's most successful e-readers ever. It came out in 2015 and was heavily marketed for … [Read more...] about Amazon has ended support for the Kindle Paperwhite 3

Amazon Kindle Unlimited offers 1.4  million audiobooks, comics, ebooks and graphic novels. The platform continiously offers discounts, but tends not to advertise them. Currently you get get a free two month trial and promotion lasts until the end of August. It is only good for people who reside in the United States.One of the most important aspects of this deal is not just … [Read more...] about Amazon keeps pushing Kindle Unlimited

If you have multiple Amazon Kindle e-readers and various mobile apps installed, sometimes you will be limited to how many copies of the same ebook can be loaded on them. Many people turn to the online version of your content and devices page on the main Amazon website, that helps you remove old Kindles that you no longer use or delete a book. This system has undergone a huge … [Read more...] about Kindle Manage Your Content and Devices Page has New Features