We’re only four months into 2024 and Amazon has already discontinued two Kindles this year, while not releasing any new models since 2022. Meanwhile Kobo is releasing three new ereaders this mo...
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/04/15/another-kindle-discontinued-whats-next/
Amazon has a long history of making their own branded products as inexpensive as possible so they can sell more units and keep people engaged in buying more stuff from Amazon. Their Fire tablets ...
If you own a Kindle you’ve probably seen the low battery warning screen when the battery gets too low to keep the Kindle powered on, and the obvious solution is to charge the battery when that ...
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/04/09/kindle-stuck-on-low-battery-warning-screen/
Now that Kobo is releasing a couple of new ereaders with color E Ink screens, Amazon is the only major ereader company that still hasn’t released any color ereaders at all. Last month there was...
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/04/08/is-a-color-kindle-going-to-get-released-in-2024/
There’s a new software update available for all Kindles released since 2018, which includes the 10th and 11th generation models, and the Kindle Scribe. The new software version is 5.16.8, and i...
After a long lull of Kindle sales to start the year, Amazon has put several different Kindle models and bundle packages on sale this past week. Now they have the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite marked to ...
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/03/28/16gb-kindle-paperwhite-now-on-sale-for-129/
After criticizing Amazon earlier in the week for not putting any Kindles on sale during their Big Spring Sales event, they added a few deals on Kindles over the past couple days. I guess they jus...
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/03/23/kindle-scribe-now-100-off-and-kids-kindles-on-sale-too/
If you have an ad-supported Kindle that shows advertisements on the off-screen, there’s an easy way to get those ads removed for free but not everybody knows about it. There’s a well-known tr...
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/03/22/quick-tip-how-to-remove-kindle-ads-for-free/
Yesterday after posting an article about how Amazon hasn’t been putting Kindles on sale nearly as frequently as they used to, they went put the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition on sale for $...
Amazon has rolled out their Big Spring Sale to give people another reason to buy stuff, but Kindle ereaders are mysteriously missing from the sale, as the trend of Kindles not going on sale conti...
Amazon is known for putting Kindles on sale all the time, but lately that hasn’t been the case. In fact, it’s been over 5 months since the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite were last on sale at wh...
I wonder if Amazon has decided to phase out the 8GB version of the Kindle Paperwhite, or maybe they’re just having stock issues, but it’s been out of stock for a while now. You can still orde...
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/03/14/is-the-8gb-kindle-paperwhite-being-phased-out/
I just noticed that Amazon has lowered the prices of their Kindle Unlimited gift subscriptions for the 6 and 12-month terms. The 6-month option has only decreased by a couple bucks, but the 12-mo...
Now that Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis, this is the first time in the past decade where they haven’t offered a premium Kindle. The Kindle Voyage was the first. Then it was followed u...
I recently discovered that my Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition has some light scratches on the screen, which is surprising since I keep it in a case all the time and rarely use it (the Kindle ...