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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
$60 off the Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle? Say less
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. SAVE $60: As of May 28, this Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle is on sale for $479.97 at Amazon. That's a savings of 11% on the list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle $479.97 at Amazon $539.97 Save $60 Get Deal The Kindle Scribe is the latest product for book lovers to lust over. An e-reader and notetaker combined, this new model of the Kindle is seriously enviable. As of May 28, there's a great deal on the Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle that will see you saving $60. The bundle is currently priced at just $479.97 (for the 64GB model), down from $539.97. The deal comes with the Premium Pen so you can jot down notes and convert them to text as easily as writing in a notebook. Unlike the basic pen, this model comes with an eraser at the top so you can quickly remove mistakes just by flipping the pen. It is also battery-free and works through a special power source embedded in the Kindle Scribe, so there is no need to charge it. This bundle also comes with a 9W power adapter and a plant-based leather folio to store it away. According to Amazon, the plant-based leather is made from 76% renewable bio-materials (non-GMO corn and viscose fiber from Forest Stewardship Council-certified sources) and 24% polyurethane. You can also choose between tungsten and metallic jade colors for the folio and pen. Besides its note-taking abilities, the Kindle Scribe has a 10.2-inch 300 ppi Paperwhite display, glare-free and ink-free. So, like the original Kindle, it's perfect for sitting outside in the sun or harsh lighting. And if you're someone who reads on the go a lot, the Scribe has the best battery life of any model, promising to last months on a single charge. Your TBR list is begging you to grab this great deal.
Forbes
a day ago
- Business
- Forbes
Amazon Slashes Price On Its Kindle Colorsoft Just In Time For Father's Day
Amazon refreshed its range of Kindle ebook readers last October, with an overhaul for the entire range. It included the first ever color Kindle, called the Colorsoft. That Kindle is suddenly on sale for 19% off. Kindle Colorsoft. The thing about the Kindle Colorsoft is that it has been highly praised, but many commenters said that there was just one problem: the price. If that was the barrier for you to upgrading, the current offer may tempt you. Available at the U.K. Amazon site, it's currently the only one of the latest Kindle range to see a price cut. And it's a sizeable one: £50 ($67.30) off means the price tumbles from £269.99 ($363) to £219.99 ($296.12). Here's the link. The deals highlighted in this post were independently selected by the Contributor and do not contain affiliate links. The Colorsoft has a lot in common with the Kindle Paperwhite: both have the fastest page turns ever on Kindle, and seven-inch screens (the basic Kindle, for comparison, has a six-inch display), have flush-front designs and are waterproof so you can read in the bath without panicking. The Colorsoft is only available in what's called a Signature Edition, which has 32GB storage. The Paperwhite also comes in a Signature Edition and it matches this 32GB storage. Both Signature Editions have auto-adjusting front light sensors, while the regular Paperwhite needs you to adjust the brightness yourself. Oh, and both Signature Editions are wireless-chargeable. Of course, the other big difference is that the Colorsoft has a color display, with subtle, pastel colors bringing cookery books, travel guides and graphic novels to life. The thing is, the price cut has now brought the price of the Colorsoft much closer to the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition's cost of £189.99 ($256). So, if you were thinking of moving up to the Paperwhite Signature Edition, an extra £30 ($40) gains you color as well. What's more, if you have an old Kindle that works, you can trade it in to save more money, up to 20% extra.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Indian Express
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2025: The library in your hand
I was maybe one of the early adopters to the Kindle, having got one well before the product was even launched in India. My fascination with a Kindle is the fact that it gives you access to literally all the books in the world, in one way or the other. As an 80s kid who had to walk to a library for the next set of comics and books to consume, this is still a superpower I could not have imagined possible while growing up. The latest Kindle Paperwhite plays on this unlimited access while trying to take the reading experience to a whole new level. The new Kindle Paperwhite is a bit thinner than the last Kindle I reviewed but has no real change in design. It is now easier to set up as you can use the Kindle app on the phone to find the new Kindle and link it to your account. Amazon is pushing its new frustration-free setup across all devices and it worked like a breeze on the Kindle too. You don't have to go through the awkwardness of entering your account ID and password on the e-paper display anymore. Once set up, you have access to all the books you have purchased so far, suggestions based on your past reading habits as well as books that are available for free thanks to your Prime membership. I no longer have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, so this proved a saviour. One of my biggest frustrations with Kindle devices over the years — the inability to buy books easily from the device itself — has been solved to a large extent. I could tap the store button on the homepage, select a book, and pay directly with Amazon UPI. Approve the payment on your UPI app on the phone and you are done. The reading experience too has evolved. I felt the pages flip faster and without any ghosting on the next page as is often seen on some ebook readers. The backlighting is also quite bright and was able to keep me occupied at night with no lights in the room — for those who don't know, the original Kindles did not have backlighting and it came as a feature after a few generations. This warm light can also be adjusted to your preference and this ensures that when you want to doze off after a few pages, you are not struggling as you would after doing the same on a smartphone. I could not help but realise how a Kindle keeps you focussed on what you are consuming, unlike the smartphone which takes you on a Reels trip with every notification. I also felt that the Kindle has evolved into a device that is more relevant to students and researchers. As I read Wendy Doninger's On Hinduism, a version that has been adapted for the Indian audience, I could see all the highlights and bookmarks others had added to the book. You can see the popular highlights on the books and get to that segment in one tap. The Go-To tab lets you skim through a book by listing all the chapters on top of the page you are on. Plus, you can see the book's progress and now also show time on top of the page so that you don't lose track. Like before, you can mail yourself PDF and e-book files that can then be consumed on the Kindle. Also, there is a browser on which you can open websites like and read articles like you would on a phone or tablet. As expected, this browser has limited capabilities, and you cannot load videos or animations — also; there is no speaker on the Kindle. But I loved how you can bookmark pages here and come back to them when you are maybe on a flight. I have over the past couple of years felt that the Kindle is not as popular as it used to be. Even I don't use mine as much as I used to before thanks to the smartphone. I use Audible more now, listening to books as I go for my daily walks than sitting down to read like before. Also, there is always the Kindle app on the phone and iPad to turn to. But with this review, I realised how the Kindle might find new ground thanks to how distracting our smartphones have become. Buy the Kindle if you love reading or have to read for a living. You will find all the knowledge in the world as well as all the focus you can muster. Nandagopal Rajan writes on technology, gadgets and everything related. He has worked with the India Today Group and Hindustan Times. He is an alumnus of Calicut University and Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal. ... Read More
New York Times
a day ago
- General
- New York Times
Best Practices
Every app I use is trying to get me to start a streak. My Kindle praises me when I read a few days in a row. The New York Times Games app gives me gold stars if I do the crossword puzzle every morning. The clothing resale site Poshmark offers me a vague promise of 'rewards' if I keep listing my old pants at a regular cadence. I like to think of myself as a person who can't be swayed by shallow blandishments, but I am attracted to these incentives. I'm a pleaser. If there's a good grade to be gotten, I want the A. In her recent Times story about the benefits of streaks, Nell McShane Wulfhart humbly admits that she has run at least a mile a day for seven years and counting. I read this with a combination of awe and self-recrimination. She even ran her mile when she had Covid! She once ran it naked in a hotel room! This commitment to consistency and fitness seems noble, almost heroic. What am I doing with my life (besides selling my old pants)? Well, I am flossing my teeth. I haven't flossed every single day for seven years, but I have flossed every day since the last time I went to the dentist, which was several months ago, and the pride I feel in this streak is completely out of proportion with the size of the achievement. I wouldn't dare miss a day at this point, not because I'm worried about tartar buildup, but because of how wildly good it feels, at the end of even the worst day, to be able to say, 'Well, at least I have my flossing streak.' I'm aware this sounds pathetic, but it works for me. Once you're on a roll, each day that you add to your streak feels like a prize, an economist told Wulfhart. Of course you want to continue — there's so little in life that offers regular, guaranteed wins. Then there's the loss-aversion motivator: 'Research shows that once you're on a streak, the fear of losing it is stronger than the motivating power of just gaining another day,' Wulfhart writes. Yes, it feels good to tick off another day of flossing, but the idea of losing my months of perfect performance, the disappointment I'd feel in myself if I went back to being a mere mortal with no special dental regimen, keeps me at it. We learn to love streaks as children, when good habits are gamified and there's no feeling so pleasurable as seeing the accumulation of metallic star stickers on a chart. Do we ever outgrow this? It's tempting to observe the patterns of one's life and think, Where might I start a streak? You're looking for things you're already doing that you could continue to do regularly. You're actively identifying things you can do that will make you proud of you. Streaks are really just rituals dressed up in the language of self-optimization. A meditation streak is the same as a meditation practice, only with different framing. Whether we call the activity a streak or a practice, a ritual or a ceremony, it's serving a similar purpose: adding structure, purpose, predictability, meaning to our days. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
What's on your cosy reads list?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone weary of endless scrolling may find far greater delight in a modest volume — even if it's on a Kindle — than in any glowing device designed to distract. From Jane Austen's drawing rooms to Mary Oliver's meadows, readers find peace in words that see them, hold them, and — most wonderfully — ignore their phones. Whether in Murakami's silent cafés or beneath Tolstoy's snowdrifts, the ultimate accomplishment remains: turning pages into peace. For many, a cosy read is less about genre and more about feeling. Sharon Pothigai, a corporate lawyer, calls it a reaffirmation of life's beauty. Architect Subhiksha Thiagarajan links it to nostalgia, now tinged with an appreciation for melancholy. Varshini, a creative strategist, finds comfort in books that make her feel 'held and seen' — even those as quietly unsettling as Murakami's. 'For me, a cosy read is literature rooted in my homeland — Andhra, in Telugu. While I mostly read translations, I'm drawn to short stories that feel domestic and lighthearted, yet offer fresh insights about where I come from,' shares K Samuel Moses Srinivas, an assistant professor. For Salmaa Gafoor, a business professional, it is a retreat into familiar worlds: Jane Austen's wit or JK Rowling's magic (barring the queerphobia). Sam, a social scientist, sees it as any book that rekindles their love for reading — light or heavy.
