The eBook Reader Blog

Amazon recently updated their Kindle Android app to add some new notetaking features for ebooks. If you have a device that supports using a stylus, the update basically turns the Android app into a Kindle Scribe, at least when it comes to annotating ebooks. I don’t have an Android phone or tablet that supports this […]

Yesterday Amazon officially announced they are rebranding Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+, and they’re now including “audiobooks with virtual voice” on KDP Select titles. Amazon is putting a bigger emphasis on audiobooks in general when it comes to Kindle+. Authors can now add ACX audiobooks to Kindle+ by enrolling them in KDP Select. If a book […]

With Xteink’s devices and other mini ereaders that magnetically attach to the back of phones surging in popularity, many people were hoping to see Amazon release a mini Kindle this fall as a mainstream alternative. Unfortunately that isn’t going to happen. But Amazon is releasing a new device with a similar form factor and a […]

Not only are the new Kindles substantially more expensive than the previous generation models, Amazon is also no longer including USB cables in the box with the purchase of new Kindles. Now if you want a USB-C cable to charge your Kindle and transfer files using a computer, you have to purchase a USB cable […]

I’ve been railing against the screensaver ads that come on the new plastic-backed Kindles for 2026 ever since I got the Kindle Ube, so I was surprised when the advertisements suddenly disappeared. For some reason my ad-supported Kindle Ube is no longer showing ads on the lockscreen; it’s now showing one of the new screensavers […]