Something is stirring at Amazon. In the past six months the company has been updating the Kindle e-reader with new language options and support for ebooks in Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Icelandic, Swedish and Welsh. Today Amazon has unveiled new portal in the Kindle store for Traditional Chinese and is launching with 20,000 Traditional Chinese titles. It includes translations … [Read more...] about Amazon unveils support for Traditional Chinese ebooks
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Kindle Paperwhite 4 on sale for $89 in the States and $119 in Canada
Amazon is running a Mother's Day promotion for the Kindle Paperwhite 4 and the new Kindle with frontlight. The Paperwhite 4 has received a $40 discount and is now on sale for $89, the price has never been slashed like this before. The entry level Kindle has received a $20 savings and can be purchased for $69. In order to sell as many of these are possible Amazon is also … [Read more...] about Kindle Paperwhite 4 on sale for $89 in the States and $119 in Canada
Amazon is now directly selling the Kindle in the UAE
Amazon has just launched a marketplace in the United Arab Emirates They rebranded their Dubai-based e-commerce company Souq.com that they acquired for $580 million. The Souq website will still be available in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, but for everyone else they are now being redirected to the landing page for Amazon.ae. In 2018 Amazon unveiled official support for the Arab … [Read more...] about Amazon is now directly selling the Kindle in the UAE
Do you prefer black or white Kindles?
The vast majority of Amazon Kindles have always had a black body. Quite recently Amazon has given the option to buy the entry level Kindle and the Paperwhite in both black and white. Meanwhile the Oasis can be purchased in black, but also merlot and walnut. What color do you prefer your Kindle? The very first Amazon Kindle e-reader that was released in 2007 had a white body … [Read more...] about Do you prefer black or white Kindles?
Amazon Kindle e-Reader – 2019 Review
The basic entry level Kindle has been refreshed with some pretty compelling features. It has a brand new E Ink Carta display, whereas all of the other Kindles employed E Ink Pearl, which came out in 2010. It also is employing a front-lit display, which is ideal for reading in the dark, but unlike smartphones which are backlit, this technology has LED lights on the bottom of the … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle e-Reader – 2019 Review
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4 on sale in the UK
The Kindle Paperwhite 4 is available in the United Kingdom for £99.99, which is an overall savings of £20. This is a fantastic deal because the regular price is £119.99 and Amazon tends not to have deals like this on new products. Springtime is here and with all of the April showers an waterproof Kindle might make sense. The glorious 300 PPI screen is great for making text … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4 on sale in the UK
The New Kindle with front-light is available this week
The new entry level Amazon Kindle with an adjustable front-lit display and an E Ink Carta display is available this week. Customers who pre-ordered one over the course of the past few weeks will have their orders dispatched on April 10th. New orders placed after this date will have them shipped out right away, but the shipping time depends on your location and if you have a … [Read more...] about The New Kindle with front-light is available this week
Amazon releases 5.11.1.1 update for the Kindle
Amazon has just pushed a new firmware update to every single Kindle released after the Paperwhite 2. Version 5.11.1.1. One of the big new features has to do with translations, which allow you to translate a specific word or body of text to a different language. The Kindle now supports Afrikaans, Catalan, Icelandic, Swedish and Welsh. They have also added a new keyboard layout … [Read more...] about Amazon releases 5.11.1.1 update for the Kindle
Kindle e-Readers will receive Sort by Read and Unread soon
Amazon will be pushing out a firmware update sometime in April that will give all Kindle e-Readers the ability to sort by read and unread ebooks in the library. The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4 has already received the 5.11.1 update, but every single Kindle model after the Paperwhite 2 will receive this new feature sometime in the next few weeks. There is not many sorting options … [Read more...] about Kindle e-Readers will receive Sort by Read and Unread soon