12:12 PM by xyzzy_foo in E-Book General | News

When updating the Kindle for PC app to 2.9.1 (71006), I receive the following message:

04:43 AM by ab78727 in E-Book General | News

source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/911578...smartphone-lcd

"After teasing the “world’s first dual-screen color E Ink + LCD smartphone,” Bigme has announced its new HiBreak Dual. The Android 14 phone features a 6.13-inch color E Ink screen on the front and a 1.85-inch circular LCD on the back. It also supports a pressure-sensitive stylus, while April 16th preorders will start at $359."

These form factor devices look interesting to me but I haven't yet been compelled (thankfully) to part with my money for any of them. The vendor in particular, Bigme, has been tricky for me - their last collaboration with Pocketbook (Inkpad Eo, afaik) resulted in a somewhat compromised device in spite of Pocketbook's valiant efforts to make it work. But I admit I still stare at articles featuring these devices with attention - maybe I just need to find them used/refurbished .

06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review

Here are the highlights from the past seven days of MobileRead:

E-Book General - News

• Amazon dropping support for more Kindles

01:25 AM by pdurrant in E-Book General | News

From May 20th 2026, Kindles released in 2012 and earlier will no longer be supported by Amazon.

So no registering, buying or downloading to such Kindles.

Affected devices include Kindle 1st and 2nd Generation, Kindle DX and DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5, and Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation.

Full email I received today in spoiler tags:

06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review

Missed some of our big stories this week? Time to catch up:

E-Book General - News

• New Pocketbook 10.3" Notepad/Ereader: Inkpad One

02:16 AM by ab78727 in E-Book General | News

https://pocketbook.ch/en-ch/catalog/...-inkpad-one-ch .

* Big 10.3” E Ink screen – paper-like, glare-free, and eye-safe
* Resolution (Greyscale) 1404 ×1872
* PPI (Greyscale) 226
* Touchscreen Capacitive (multisensor)
* Active stylus for handwriting and essential tools for note-taking
* Button-free design with premium aluminum frame
* Audiobooks via Bluetooth and Text-to-Speech feature
* Open Ecosystem – buy or borrow books on different platforms
* 25 formats support, including Adobe and LCP DRM
* SMARTlight adjusts both brightness and color temperature

02:20 AM by ZodWallop in E-Book General | News

Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks

Mass market paperbacks have long been on their death bed and now the plug has been pulled. I kinda wonder if that format was the most impacted by ebooks?

I do think in part it was killed by big publishers realizing they could sell trade paperbacks for $15-20 instead of the $6-7 of the mass market.

08:58 AM by jhowell in E-Book Readers | Amazon Kindle

From Digital Rights Management on Amazon KDP:

Effective January 20, 2026, verified purchasers can download the EPUB and PDF files of your confirmed DRM-free books.

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a technology you can apply when publishing your eBook that affects how readers can access their purchased content.
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Applying DRM limits reader access to Kindle apps and devices only. DRM technology is designed to limit unauthorized access to or copying of digital content files.

Choosing not to apply DRM (DRM-free) gives readers additional flexibility to enjoy their purchased content across a wider range of devices and applications by providing downloadable EPUB and PDF files. Your royalty rates and payment structure remain unchanged regardless of your DRM selection.
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Reader download access

Effective January 20, 2026, readers can download EPUB and PDF files of your DRM-free books from their Manage Your Content and Devices page on Amazon. Only verified purchasers who have bought your book can access the EPUB/PDF files. Customers who borrowed your books through Kindle Unlimited or other services can't download the EPUB/PDF files, even if the books are DRM-free.

If readers downloaded EPUB/PDF files when your book was DRM-free, they will retain access to those downloaded EPUB/PDF files even if you later apply DRM. However, the option to download EPUB/PDF files will not be available after your DRM setting change is live (approx. 24-72 hours after you publish).