Tag: ereaders
3 reasons to be worried if you’re looking for a cheap Kindle this Prime Day
In the run-up to last year’s Amazon Prime Day, so many people I spoke to said they planned to buy a new Kindle in the sale. I proudly told them it was a smart move, as I’ve said countless times before, because Prime Day is when Amazon Devices are available…
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Attention, Kindle owners –today is your last chance to download backups of your ebooks
The Kindle’s Download & Transfer via USB feature is going away soon The feature will be disabled on February 26 You’ll need a pre-2024 Kindle for this to work Last week we got the news that Amazon was killing off an older but very useful tool called Download & Transfer…
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Amazon just killed a useful Kindle USB feature –leaving me stuck with less flexibility for ebook downloads and backups
Amazon is removing the Download & Transfer via USB option on Kindles The feature hadn’t appeared on the latest models It’s likely that the move is to combat ebook piracy I’ve owned and loved some of the best Kindles in the series since Amazon first introduced the ereader, but using…
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Your Kindle Scribe just became a better note-taking ereader with promised AI features rolling out widely now
AI features on the 2024 Kindle Scribe were only available to US customers Latest firmware with AI features is now rolling out to users in the UK, Canada and Australia These features are now also available on the 2022 Kindle Scribe When the Amazon Kindle Scribe (2024) was released in…
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Can’t find the promised AI features on your new Kindle Scribe? Here’s why
The 2024 Kindle Scribe was released on December 5 in major markets Its biggest selling point: AI features available at launch for handwritten notes Unfortunately, this headline act isn’t available to all users About a month after the cheaper 2024 Kindles went on sale, the new Kindle Scribe was finally…
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UPDATE: Amazon has paused Kindle Colorsoft shipping following screen issues
Users have complained about discoloration on the Kindle Colorsoft screen Amazon said it was looking into the problem It’s now temporarily cancelled shipping till a solution has been found Amazon‘s first ever color ereader has only just gone on sale and users who’ve received their early orders are already unhappy,…
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