Prime Day Glitch: Kindles Shipped Ready for Jailbreak

Is Amazon shipping Kindles running older-generation software? That seems to be the scenario. As Nathan of the e-Book Reader Blog pointed out, the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition that he bought during Prime Day came with software that dates back to last year. While that might appear to be a huge oversight on Amazon’s part, it … Read more

Amazon Prime Day Dillema: To Kindle or Not to Kindle

Here is a dilemma that many to-be Kindle buyers are likely to find themselves in at the moment. Amazon is offering some incredible Fourth of July discounts on almost its entire range of Kindle devices. That includes the flagship Kindle Colorsoft and the Kindle Scribe. While that is great, the problem is that Amazon also … Read more

Amazon Laying Off More Staff From Books and Other Divisions to Improve Efficiency

Amazon announced another round of layoffs, this time affecting employees from its books, Kindle section, and Goodreads review site. The retail giant stated the move has been made to improve efficiency as well as to streamline its operations. Fewer than 100 employees have been affected. “As part of our ongoing work to make our teams … Read more