The Amazon Kindle Voyage originally came out in 2014 and it this particular model might be discontinued. The only version currently in stock is the WIFI Edition with Special Offers, every other model is no longer available and there is no scheduled date when it will be back in stock. The Voyage used to be Amazon's most expensive flagship e-reader, but it eventually lost its … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Voyage Discontinued?
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Manga Model Available on Woot
The Amazon Kindle Manga Model is exclusively available in Japan, although all the menus and UI have English settings. This is the only Kindle Paperwhite in the world that has 32GB of space to house your ebook, manga and PDF collections. Woot is having a sale on refurbished models that are currently retailing for $89 until they are sold out. The Kindle Manga … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Manga Model Available on Woot
Amazon is removing adverts for all Prime Exclusive Phones
Amazon has announced that they are removing all of the advertisements on the lock screen for all of their Prime exclusive phones. Existing phones will be receiving a firmware update in the next week or two that will remove ads. With this change, the only difference between discounted Prime Exclusive Phones and their regular price counterparts will be the preloaded Amazon … [Read more...] about Amazon is removing adverts for all Prime Exclusive Phones
Amazon Brings New Search Features to the Kindle
Amazon has just pushed out a new firmware update for any Kindle made in the past five years. In-book search now includes results from your notes and highlights and a clock now appears at the top of the screen when you are reading a book. If you are not a fan of the time, or merely groan to yourself that you have been reading for nine hours straight, you can disable it in the … [Read more...] about Amazon Brings New Search Features to the Kindle
Good e-Reader Roundtable – The New Kindle 2018 e-Reader
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Roundtable with Michael and Peter! Today they discuss the new Kindle that will be released in 2018 and the types of features that are realistic for Amazon to employ. It is very likely the company will offer different storage versions, so people can pay more money and have more internal storage for audiobooks and ebooks. The entry level Kindle … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Roundtable – The New Kindle 2018 e-Reader
Amazon and B&N e-Readers and Tablets on Sale for Valentine’s Day
Amazon and Barnes and Noble have just posted their Valentine's Day deals for Kindle e-readers and Samsung Galaxy Tab for Nook. The Paperwhite and entry level Kindle are on sale and B&N is running a promotion when you buy one Samsung Galaxy Tab A NOOK 7 and you get the second one 50% off. Kobo is not running any deals for their line of e-readers and many of their bookstore … [Read more...] about Amazon and B&N e-Readers and Tablets on Sale for Valentine’s Day
Amazon has sold between 20 million and 90 million Kindles
Amazon has announced that since 2007 they have sold tens of millions of Kindles, which is a fairly ambiguous. This means they have sold between 20 million and 90 million e-readers in the past ten years. With so many digital reading devices in the market, bodes well for the future of their ebook unit. In a recent Author Earnings report in from 2016 to early 2017 Amazon sold … [Read more...] about Amazon has sold between 20 million and 90 million Kindles
How to load ebooks on the New Kindle Oasis 2
There are numerous ways to load ebooks on the brand new Amazon Kindle Oasis. You can borrow ebooks from the public library and have them automatically sent to your ereader, well as long as they use Overdrive. Each Kindle is is assigned a unique email address and you can email docs, pdfs and MOBI books directly to your library. This is useful for people who are at home, work or … [Read more...] about How to load ebooks on the New Kindle Oasis 2
What is the Future of E-Readers and E-Ink?
E-Readers went mainstream with the advent of the original Amazon Kindle in 2007. There were a number of other companies that capitalized on the growing trend of bundling hardware with a digital bookstore, including Barnes and Noble, Kobo and Sony. Where will e-readers go in the next decade? Will we have 600 PPI screens like the new Japan Displays E-Paper or will color e-ink … [Read more...] about What is the Future of E-Readers and E-Ink?