Amazon rarely puts their newest Kindle ereader on sale (Kindle Fire tablets are another matter*), but it looks like they have made an exception. The two-month-old 4th-gen Kindle Paperwhite...
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Kindle Android App Now Lets You Store eBooks on Your SD Card
Amazon just released a new update for the Kindle Android app in Google Play today. There's no new feature listed in the "What's New" section, but it does show this...
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Amazon’s Black Friday Sales Begin Today – Here’s What’s Good
As promised, Amazon's Black Friday deals start today, and they are so good that they are well worth tearing yourself away from the table. Amazon doesn't have either of...
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Kindle Voyage is On Sale Today at Woot – $99 (refurbs)
Have I got a deal for you! Woot is selling refurbished Kindle Voyages for $99 today. This is $40 off of Amazon's price for the discontinued Kindle (and Amazon...
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Kindle Firmware Update 5.10 Adds More Adverts on the Home Screen, New Reading Options
Amazon released a new Kindle firmware update on Tuesday alongside the new Paperwhite. The update, which surprisingly didn't download automatically, changes the layout for the Kindle's home screen, and...
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Kindle Paperwhite 4 is Lighter, Waterproof
Amazon PR gave me the runaround on this launch so I have nothing official to tell you, but luckily for me the new Kindle has already leaked on Wired.it. The...
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New Kindle to Launch Next Week?
It looks like Amazon may have begun its irregularly scheduled leaks in anticipation of a new Kindle launch. Earlier today an announcement was made on the Weibo social network...
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Fire Tablets and Kindles Now $15 to $40 Off (Prime Members Only)
Amazon is throwing another of its periodic sales on its hardware, and once again, the deals are for Amazon Prime members only. Both the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite...
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Making a Literary Clock from a Hacked Kindle (Video)
We've seen a Kindle turned into a weather station, thermometer, fridge magnet, a display for the Raspberry Pi, and a monitor. And now, if you have a spare Kindle...
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Something is Happening to the Kindle Voyage
Remember earlier this year when the basic Kindle disappeared from the Kindle listings on Amazon.com, only to return a few days later? It looks like that situation has recurred....
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Kindle Firmware Update 5.9.7 Adds Early Returns for Library Books
The latest Kindle firmware update dropped on Monday. According to the changelog, this update features "performance improvements and other general enhancements" as well as one new feature that library...
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Trade in an Old Kindle and Amazon Will Give You 25% Off a New One
Amazon just gave us a reason to go find that an old dead Kindle lying in a drawer somewhere and blow the dust off. The retailer is running a...
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Kindle Oasis 2 Refurbs Now Available for $179
Amazon is now selling refurbished units of its latest and greatest ereader at a 28% discount. The Kindle Oasis 2 normally retails for $249 and up, but you can...
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Why Wait for Prime Day? $39 Fire HD 8, $69 Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon's big sale day is still a week away, but there's no reason to wait. The retailer has lowered the price on several Kindle and Fire tablet models. Prime...
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Amazon Claims to Accurately Measure Pages Read in Kindle Unlimited, Neglects to Mention There’s no Standard Page Size
Earlier this week Amazon released a statement tangential to the ongoing problem of cheating in Kindle Unlimited, but as with many of Amazon's statements the bigger story is what was...
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