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Amazon Kindle Oasis 3 is Shipping Tomorrow – Will You Get One?

23 July, 201923 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle21 Comments

Amazon's newest Kindle ebook reader is shipping tomorrow (or, depending on the retailer you bought from, it is arriving tomorrow). This $249 ereader is waterproof and...

Kindle Deals

15 July, 201915 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, KindleOne Comment

Amazon's Prime day deals may only be for Prime subscribers, but they're not the only deals the retailer is offering right now. Over on Woot Amazon...

Amazon Prime Day Kindle Deals Are Now Live –

14 July, 201914 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Fire, KindleLeave a comment

Amazon Prime day doesn't officially start for another few hours but the Kindle and Fire deals are already live. If you have an Amazon Prime subscription you...

Kindle Firmware Update 5.12.1 Released

9 July, 20199 July, 2019e-Reading Hardware, KindleOne Comment

Amazon rolled out another firmware update for its Kindle ereaders yesterday. The affected models include all new Kindles as well as older units as far back...

Waterproof eReaders Currently on the Market (Updated)

26 June, 201927 June, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle5 Comments

Amazon has popularized waterproof ereaders, but they are far from the first company to release one. Over the past 5 years quite a few ereaders have...

New Kindle Oasis Has a Color-Changing Frontlight (Yawn)

19 June, 201919 June, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle17 Comments

Last month's FCC filing kept us all looking for a new Fire tablet, when we should have been keeping an eye out for a new Kindle....

Kindle Oasis, Paperwhite, and Kindle (2019) On Sale for Father’s Day

9 June, 20199 June, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Fire, Kindle3 Comments

Amazon has put their hardware on sale for Father's Day, and this time around they are including the Kindle Oasis. All three Kindle models are on...

Kindle Paperwhite 4 On Sale For $89, Refurbished

4 June, 20194 June, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle2 Comments

The 2018 Kindle Paperwhite is on sale again as a refurb. The refurb had previously been selling for $119, but now Amazon has marked it down...

Amazon Adds New Filter Option in Kindle Firmware Update 5.11.2

1 June, 20191 June, 2019e-Reading Software, KindleOne Comment

Amazon rolled out an update for its Kindle ereaders on Friday. A few months ago Amazon gave you the option of sorting your library by read/unread,...

Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Are on Sale for $89, $69

5 May, 20195 May, 2019e-Reading Hardware, KindleLeave a comment

Remember when I said the new basic Kindle wasn't a good value (at $10 more than the previous model) because you could frequently find the Kindle...

Amazon Releases New Kindle Firmware Update – But Only For the 2018 Kindle Paperwhite

27 March, 201927 March, 2019e-Reading Software, Kindle9 Comments

When Amazon launched the new entry-level Kindle (2019) a couple weeks ago, the press release mentioned that the new device would let you sort your library...

Kindle Voyage is On Sale at Woot – $129, New

26 March, 201926 March, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle5 Comments

Reports of the Kindle Voyage's retirement have been greatly exaggerated. Woot has the Kindle Voyage on sale today for $129 These are reportedly new units, and...

Kindle (2019) Has a Frontlight, Costs $89, and is a Terrible Value

20 March, 201920 March, 2019e-Reading Hardware, Kindle9 Comments

Amazon launched their newest Kindle today, and it looks like this is going to be their biggest mistake since the Kindle Voyage. The new Kindle gains...