Amazon has just announced a new Fire 7 tablet and will retail for $59 in the US and $69 in Canada. It features a 7 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 with 171 PPI. It is powered by a Quad-core 2.0 GHz, 2GB of RAM and either 32 or 64GB of internal storage. If this is not enough, there is an SD card that is capable of an additional 1TB. There is a USB-C port for … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces New Fire 7 Tablet with Android 11 via FireOS 8
Kindle News
Amazon releases new Kindle update which solves many bugs
Amazon released the 14.3 firmware update a couple of weeks ago and pulled it within a day, before too many Kindles downloaded and installed it. This is primarily due to a large number of bugs. The update had an adverse effect on battery life, making Kindles run out of juice within a couple of days, instead of weeks. There were also widespread problems with opening books and … [Read more...] about Amazon releases new Kindle update which solves many bugs
Wikipedia is broken on many older Kindle e-readers
Amazon has a Wikipedia system on their Kindle e-readers. If you long press on a specific word in a book, you can either look it up in the dictionary or get the complete definition and history of it in Wikipedia. Older Kindle e-readers are not able to look up the full description in Wikipedia anymore. However, the little popup card that gives a brief paragraph of Wikipedia still … [Read more...] about Wikipedia is broken on many older Kindle e-readers
Amazon working on a new Kindle with Note Taking Functionality
Good e-Reader disclosed a couple of months ago that Amazon was developing a new Kindle e-reader with note taking functionality. It looks like this will be a reality sometime in 2022 and they will finally develop a large screen Kindle that comes with a stylus and users will be able to freehand draw, take notes and edit PDF files. The company recently conducted a survey with a … [Read more...] about Amazon working on a new Kindle with Note Taking Functionality
How can you buy from Audible and Kindle on e-readers, phones and tablets?
Amazon recently announced that they are no longer going to allow people to buy audiobooks with the Audible App and ebooks with the Kindle app from their apps on Google Play. This is because Google recently implemented a policy that all in-app transactions are handled through the Google Billing system, whereas before companies had their own billing systems. Starting on June 1st, … [Read more...] about How can you buy from Audible and Kindle on e-readers, phones and tablets?
How will the Kindle for Android work on e-readers without Google Play?
Amazon recently discontinued purchases on the Kindle app for Google Play. This is currently happening in the United States and other markets will soon follow. This will prevent anyone with a smartphone or tablet from buying books within the app. What about e-readers and e-notes that either come with the Kindle app preinstalled or have the app sideloaded that does not have … [Read more...] about How will the Kindle for Android work on e-readers without Google Play?
You can no longer buy Kindle eBooks on Android
Amazon has disabled the ability to buy ebooks in the Kindle app for Android. When trying to buy digital books, a new screen is displayed, letting customers know that in order to remain compliment with Google policy changes, buying ebooks is no longer supported. This has happened because Google has now mandated that all apps use their own billing system and will take a 30% cut … [Read more...] about You can no longer buy Kindle eBooks on Android
Amazon rolls back the 5.14.3 firmware update to 5.14.2
Amazon released a new firmware update last week that introduced new features for sorting and viewing your library and collections. They are provided a clearer message when the Kindles battery is low. Apparently, there were some serious problems with this update and prompted Amazon to stop the automatic firmware update process and and delete all of the patch notes. They have … [Read more...] about Amazon rolls back the 5.14.3 firmware update to 5.14.2
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite and Oasis on Sale for Mother’s Day
Every year, Amazon has a huge sale to celebrate Mother’s Day. This year, they have deeply discounted all versions of the 3rd generation Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation, the base model Kindle and various Kids editions. If you are looking to upgrade your old e-reader and buy a new one, or looking to buy your mom something, now is the time.In the United States, … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite and Oasis on Sale for Mother’s Day
Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale at Target
Target is running a sale on the Amazon Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite 11th generation. The Paperwhite with the 6.8 inch screen and 300 PPI display is $30 off, and you can pick one up for $109.99, the sale ends today. If you want to get it at Best Buy instead, the company will price match the Target price. The base model Kindle is less impressive, but a good e-reader if you are … [Read more...] about Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale at Target
The Amazon Kindle will support EPUB in late 2022
Amazon has announced that all of the modern Kindle e-readers will support the most popular ebook format in the world, EPUB. The company recently updated their Send to Kindle documentation and stated that it will add support for EPUB later this year. Send to Kindle will suspend the ability to load in MOBI, since it is an older file format and won't support the newest Kindle … [Read more...] about The Amazon Kindle will support EPUB in late 2022
Hackers release jailbreak for Kindle e-reader
The Amazon Kindle devices are likely the first thing you will have in your mind when you think of e-books. While that goes to show how popular the device is, there also are many who'd like to jailbreak a Kindle to achieve even more out of it. A hacking group has done just such a thing, releasing a new jailbreak which they said is applicable to any Kindle device running firmware … [Read more...] about Hackers release jailbreak for Kindle e-reader
The Kindle now has better Library Views and Sort Menus
Amazon has just released a firmware update for the most of the Kindles made in the past seven years. The company has added a bunch of new features for sorting and viewing your library and collections. They are also providing a clearer message when the Kindles battery is low and performance improvements, bug fixes, and other general enhancements.Here is the complete … [Read more...] about The Kindle now has better Library Views and Sort Menus
