kindle + eReaders Archives

How to set up a family account for your Kindle library. Yay for sharing books!

My daughter and I have the same taste in books, generally, so we love sharing anything good we’ve read lately. That’s typically been much easier to do with hardcopy books than digital ones, but now you can set up a Family Library for your Kindle library....

Free Kindle books for World Book Day! Don’t mind if we do.

by Kristen Chase | E-Readers

If you’re looking to add some new books to your summer reading list, you’ll want to head over to Amazon right now and download the 9 free Kindle books they’re offering today in honor of World Book Day. But hurry, you’ve got about 30 hours (and...

Whoa, awesome Kindle sale. But you have to hurry!

by Kristen Chase | Sales, Whoo!

If you’ve been waiting for a killer price on a Kindle e-reader (or want to stock up early on holiday gifts), now is your chance to grab a Kindle on sale! To celebrate the Kindle’s 10th anniversary, Amazon is offering most of their popular e-readers at an...

A new Kindle is here, and it’s waterproof!

by Kristen Chase | E-Readers

We’ve seen (and owned) many iterations of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, but finally, after ten years of Kindle devices, they’ve launched a waterproof model, aptly named Oasis. Now, if you’re like “Wait, there already was a Kindle...

Last-minute tech gift ideas you can still get. But you know, hurry!

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks

So what if it’s the day before Christmas Eve? That’s plenty of time to grab a fabulous gift for anyone still left on your list. (Or, maybe everyone if you’re just starting). We put together a bunch of solid last-minute tech gift ideas you can still...

Prime Reading: Being an Amazon Prime member just got a whole lot more awesome

by Kate Etue | E-Readers

As if free two-day shipping on almost any purchase and the ability to shop for groceries in my pajamas wasn’t reason enough to join Amazon Prime, their newest feature, Prime Reading, has convinced me to keep on renewing my membership. Prime members now get free...

Web Coolness: Pokemon Go, Disney emoji, and NES Classic Edition is back!

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. A couple of cool uses for Pokemon Go (it’s not all scary, yay!): A very good cause (above) and kids with autism. Everything you need to know about Pokemon Go if you...

How to get free Kindle books? Make sure you’re using Kindle First!

by Kristen Chase | E-Readers

This morning as I was flipping through my emails on my phone, I discovered an email with a subject “Your Prime membership includes a free Kindle book,” which I clicked right away because who doesn’t love free? And to my total surprise, I actually do...

Here’s how to get your Amazon credit from Apple. Yay free money!

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

It must be the week of class action lawsuit settlements. First with Ticketmaster, and now Apple, who’s required to fund over $4 million dollars in credits to eBook customers. That means if you bought eBooks on Amazon between 2010 and 2012, you might have credit...

Tablets vs E-book Readers: What’s the best way for kids to read? Reader Q&A

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

So, I want my daughter to read more this summer, and with all our upcoming travel, I’m considering a tablet or e-book reader but I’m not sure which is best. -Dawn We’re definitely with you that gadgets can be a whole lot easier to travel with, Dawn,...

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