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Amazon's Older Kindle Models Will Lose Support Including Kindle Store Access Starting May 20
Amazon is said to soon discontinue support for several older Kindle devices. According to social media chatter, the company has informed users that select Kindle models released in 2012 or earlier will lose key functionality starting May 20, 2026. While these devices will continue to support basic reading, their capabilities will be significantly r...
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Amazon Introduces Ask This Book AI Feature for the Kindle App, Provides Spoiler-Free Answers
Amazon has introduced an AI feature called Ask this Book to the Kindle app on iOS. It lets readers ask questions about their current or past books and get spoiler-free answers. Users can query plot points, characters or highlighted passages without breaking their reading flow. The feature is currently limited to English books in the US, with Androi...
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Amazon Announces AI-Powered Kindle Translate Service for Kindle Direct Publishing Authors
Amazon on Monday announced a new translation service, which makes it easier for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors to share their eBooks in multiple languages. Dubbed Kindle Translate, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to translate text from and to English and select other languages. The service is currently in beta, and the eBook title...
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Amazon Event Roundup: Amazon Launches Fire TV Stick 4K Select, Omni QLED Series, New Kindle Scribe and Echo Devices
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select, Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, and other new smart home devices, along with new smart TVs, were unveiled on Tuesday at the company's hardware launch event. Currently available for pre-order, most of the devices will start shipping next, while others will go on sale later this year. During the event, the US-based tech gi...
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Colour Finally Comes to Kindle Scribe: Meet Amazon's 2025 E-Reader With a Vibrant New Display
Amazon has unveiled the latest Kindle Scribe lineup at its 2025 fall hardware event, introducing the first colour display model, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The new e-reader features a quad-core chipset and a redesigned front light system with miniaturised LEDs. While announced this week, the third-generation devices will only go on sale later this ye...
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Amazon's Next Color Kindle Leaked Hinting "Petit Color" Could Be a Cheaper Alternative
Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition was launched in 2024. However, a new leak suggests that the US-based tech giant is currently working on a new e-reader, which could be called the Kindle Petit Color. The moniker has not been finalised yet, but the prototype of the tablet shows it in White, with thick bezels and a colour display.
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Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Kids With 7-Inch Display and a Kid-Friendly Cover Launched
At a time when many believe that kids these days need to stay away from digital devices, Amazon decided to drop a brand-new product that caters specifically to children. The new Amazon Kindle ColorSoft Kids, apart from its colour display, comes with a special Amazon Kids+ plan, a special cover and parental controls built in.
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Amazon Trims Jobs in Devices and Services Unit
Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit. Amazon trimmed some Alexa-related jobs in 2023 and has been conducting small cuts to various groups in recent months,
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Amazon Launches Kindle Paperwhite's Latest Edition In India
The Kindle Paperwhite has a battery life of up to 12 weeks from a single charge and a USB-C charging port.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite With a 7-inch Screen, 16GB of Storage Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Amazon on Wednesday launched a refreshed version of the Kindle Paperwhite in India with new features. It now features a larger 7-inch e-ink screen which is said to deliver the highest contrast ratio of any Kindle to date. Powered by a dual-core processor, the all-new Kindle Paperwhite can offer up to 25 percent faster page turns without having a ne...
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Amazon Is Adding an AI-Powered ‘Recaps’ Feature to Kindle Devices
Amazon is adding a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to Kindle devices that will help users quickly refresh their memory while reading a book series. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature is dubbed Recaps, and it will provide a short AI-generated recap of the books already read in a series to bring the user up to speed before they read the...
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Amazon Great Indian Festival: Top Deals on Kindle Devices Worth Checking Out
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 is going strong with significant discounts on its Kindle range of e-readers. You can pick the chunky but reliable Kindle Paperwhite (8GB) for Rs. 11,999 or go for the more expensive Oasis line of e-readers.
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Amazon Devices Unit Morale Suffers Amid Staff Cuts, Shaky Development Pipeline
Some workers within Amazon’s once-storied hardware division – responsible for popular devices like the Kindle reader and Echo voice-assistant – say morale within the division has suffered amid staff cutbacks and a pipeline of devices in development that they fear are unlikely to prove hits.
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ChatGPT Is Leading to Increase in AI-Written E-Books on Amazon, Kindle
The software's emergence has already ruffled some of the biggest technology firms, prompting Alphabet and Microsoft to hastily debut new functions in Google and Bing, respectively, that incorporate AI. The rapid consumer adoption of ChatGPT has spurred frenzied activity in tech circles as investors pour money into AI-focused startups and given te...
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Amazon Kindle (2022) Review: Your Basic Kindle, Now Refined
The new Amazon Kindle (2022) or 11th generation, is a much needed update to the 10th generation Kindle which had one big change – the front light. The 2022 model also includes the front light, but also offers a better design and more storage. So, should you get one? Read our review to find out.
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Amazon's Older Kindle Models Will Lose Support Including Kindle Store Access Starting May 20
Amazon is said to soon discontinue support for several older Kindle devices. According to social media chatter, the company has informed users that select Kindle models released in 2012 or earlier will lose key functionality starting May 20, 2026. While these devices will continue to support basic reading, their capabilities will be significantly r...
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Amazon Introduces Ask This Book AI Feature for the Kindle App, Provides Spoiler-Free Answers
Amazon has introduced an AI feature called Ask this Book to the Kindle app on iOS. It lets readers ask questions about their current or past books and get spoiler-free answers. Users can query plot points, characters or highlighted passages without breaking their reading flow. The feature is currently limited to English books in the US, with Androi...
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Amazon Announces AI-Powered Kindle Translate Service for Kindle Direct Publishing Authors
Amazon on Monday announced a new translation service, which makes it easier for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors to share their eBooks in multiple languages. Dubbed Kindle Translate, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to translate text from and to English and select other languages. The service is currently in beta, and the eBook title...
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Amazon Event Roundup: Amazon Launches Fire TV Stick 4K Select, Omni QLED Series, New Kindle Scribe and Echo Devices
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select, Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, and other new smart home devices, along with new smart TVs, were unveiled on Tuesday at the company's hardware launch event. Currently available for pre-order, most of the devices will start shipping next, while others will go on sale later this year. During the event, the US-based tech gi...
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Colour Finally Comes to Kindle Scribe: Meet Amazon's 2025 E-Reader With a Vibrant New Display
Amazon has unveiled the latest Kindle Scribe lineup at its 2025 fall hardware event, introducing the first colour display model, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The new e-reader features a quad-core chipset and a redesigned front light system with miniaturised LEDs. While announced this week, the third-generation devices will only go on sale later this ye...
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Amazon's Next Color Kindle Leaked Hinting "Petit Color" Could Be a Cheaper Alternative
Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition was launched in 2024. However, a new leak suggests that the US-based tech giant is currently working on a new e-reader, which could be called the Kindle Petit Color. The moniker has not been finalised yet, but the prototype of the tablet shows it in White, with thick bezels and a colour display.
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Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Kids With 7-Inch Display and a Kid-Friendly Cover Launched
At a time when many believe that kids these days need to stay away from digital devices, Amazon decided to drop a brand-new product that caters specifically to children. The new Amazon Kindle ColorSoft Kids, apart from its colour display, comes with a special Amazon Kids+ plan, a special cover and parental controls built in.
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Amazon Trims Jobs in Devices and Services Unit
Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit. Amazon trimmed some Alexa-related jobs in 2023 and has been conducting small cuts to various groups in recent months,
-
Amazon Launches Kindle Paperwhite's Latest Edition In India
The Kindle Paperwhite has a battery life of up to 12 weeks from a single charge and a USB-C charging port.
-
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite With a 7-inch Screen, 16GB of Storage Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Amazon on Wednesday launched a refreshed version of the Kindle Paperwhite in India with new features. It now features a larger 7-inch e-ink screen which is said to deliver the highest contrast ratio of any Kindle to date. Powered by a dual-core processor, the all-new Kindle Paperwhite can offer up to 25 percent faster page turns without having a ne...
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Amazon Is Adding an AI-Powered ‘Recaps’ Feature to Kindle Devices
Amazon is adding a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to Kindle devices that will help users quickly refresh their memory while reading a book series. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature is dubbed Recaps, and it will provide a short AI-generated recap of the books already read in a series to bring the user up to speed before they read the...
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Amazon Great Indian Festival: Top Deals on Kindle Devices Worth Checking Out
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 is going strong with significant discounts on its Kindle range of e-readers. You can pick the chunky but reliable Kindle Paperwhite (8GB) for Rs. 11,999 or go for the more expensive Oasis line of e-readers.
-
Amazon Devices Unit Morale Suffers Amid Staff Cuts, Shaky Development Pipeline
Some workers within Amazon’s once-storied hardware division – responsible for popular devices like the Kindle reader and Echo voice-assistant – say morale within the division has suffered amid staff cutbacks and a pipeline of devices in development that they fear are unlikely to prove hits.
-
ChatGPT Is Leading to Increase in AI-Written E-Books on Amazon, Kindle
The software's emergence has already ruffled some of the biggest technology firms, prompting Alphabet and Microsoft to hastily debut new functions in Google and Bing, respectively, that incorporate AI. The rapid consumer adoption of ChatGPT has spurred frenzied activity in tech circles as investors pour money into AI-focused startups and given te...
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Amazon Kindle (2022) Review: Your Basic Kindle, Now Refined
The new Amazon Kindle (2022) or 11th generation, is a much needed update to the 10th generation Kindle which had one big change – the front light. The 2022 model also includes the front light, but also offers a better design and more storage. So, should you get one? Read our review to find out.
