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Amazon confirmed its Prime Big Deal Days sale will run for two days starting at 3:01am ET on October 6, spanning more than 35 product categories including electronics, kitchenware, fashion and beauty. Brands like Shark, Anker, Sony and Lego are expected to participate, alongside discounts on Amazon's own Kindle and Echo devices, plus a dedicated Halloween deals section.
Amazon has increased prices on several standard Kindle models and their Signature editions, while leaving the newly launched Kindle Scribe, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, and Kindle Scribe Without Front Light untouched at $500, $630, and $430 respectively. Amazon did not comment directly to WIRED, but told CNET the hikes stem from rising memory and storage component costs. The new Scribe lineup features an 11-inch screen, slimmer design, quad-core chip, and upcoming AI tools like spoiler-free book summaries.
Engadget reviewed the Boox Go 6 (Gen II), a 6-inch Android-powered ereader, praising its compact size, adjustable warm/cool front light, and 300PPI display. The reviewer noted the device lacks any IP water or dust resistance rating, a drawback compared to competitors like Kobo, and observed noticeable screen ghosting when switching apps, though this is adjustable via refresh settings.
A community poll of over 2,100 respondents found that more than 70% of Kindle users have either already moved to rivals like Kobo or Boox, or plan to switch on their next upgrade, following Amazon's August update that closed a Libby lending loophole and tightened DRM restrictions on the Kindle Oasis. About 33% said they've already switched, while 37.7% said they intend to leave Amazon's ecosystem for a future device.
Amazon has increased prices by $20 to $100 across several of its hardware lines, including Kindle e-readers, Echo speakers, Eero routers and Fire TV devices, with the steepest hikes hitting its cheaper, best-selling models. An Amazon spokesperson told CNET the increases stem from rising memory and storage component costs, though Amazon would not comment directly to WIRED. Notably, the pricier Kindle Scribe lineup was left untouched despite using similar components.
Amazon has quietly equipped every Kindle released since 2016 with Bluetooth, even though the devices lack built-in speakers or headphone jacks. The wireless connection lets users pair headphones or speakers to listen to audiobooks or have text read aloud, rather than for downloading books, which still relies on Wi-Fi or USB.
ZDNET released its updated roundup of top reading tablets for 2026, based on hands-on testing, research and comparison shopping across vendor listings, retailer data and customer reviews. The guide explains its methodology, noting that while affiliate commissions from purchases support the site, they do not influence which products are recommended or their pricing.
Developer unrealJune has released Kindshare, an open-source tool that lets jailbroken Kindle devices receive files via Google's Quick Share from Android phones. The setup requires a Kindle capable of being jailbroken, installation of KOReader, and manual configuration through GitHub instructions, with full compatibility confirmed only on a Kindle Voyage running firmware 5.13.6. The tool currently only supports receiving files, not sending them from the Kindle.
Amazon has raised prices across many of its budget electronics, including the Echo Dot, Kindle and Fire TV Stick HD, with the Echo Dot jumping from $50 to $80. A company spokesperson attributed the increases to sharply higher memory and storage component costs, saying Amazon had absorbed the added expense as long as it could before passing it on. Ring doorbell cameras and the pricier Echo Studio speaker were notably left untouched.
A developer released a Claude Code plugin skill that pulls every highlight from a Kindle book's notebook page, including ones Amazon's export feature truncates or hides entirely due to an undocumented export cap. It reconstructs the missing text by cross-referencing the Mac Kindle app's synced annotation positions and the Cloud Reader's rendered pages, producing one combined, verbatim Markdown file with location citations.
Amazon has increased prices across much of its hardware lineup, including Echo speakers, Kindle e-readers, Fire TV Stick devices, and eero mesh routers, with some products jumping by $30-50. Ring devices were reportedly excluded from the increases. An Amazon spokesperson attributed the changes to rising memory and storage component costs that the company said it could no longer absorb.
Amazon quietly increased prices across several hardware lines last week, including Echo speakers, Kindle e-readers, Fire TV Stick streaming devices, and eero routers. The steepest jump hit the 5th-generation Echo Dot, which climbed from $49.99 to $79.99, a 60% increase, while other products saw hikes ranging roughly from 11% to 42%. Amazon attributed the changes to rising costs for memory and storage components used in the devices.