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		<title>Onyx Has Released a New Remote Page Turner Called Tappy</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/08/onyx-has-released-a-new-remote-page-turner-called-tappy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It looks like Onyx saw how popular Kobo&#8217;s new remote page turner was and they decided to release one of their own, and Onyx went in an entirely different direction with it. I didn&#8217;t even suspect it was a page turner when I first saw it; I&#8217;ve never seen one quite like this before. It [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kindle Software Update 5.19.4 Now Rolling Out to Some Kindles</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/07/kindle-software-update-5-19-4-now-rolling-out-to-some-kindles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amazon has released another software update for Kindles, but so far it&#8217;s only available for a few models. As of this writing, the 5.19.4 software update is available to download for the Kindle Colorsoft (but not the Scribe version), the 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite, and the 2022 Kindle Scribe. It&#8217;s weird to see the 2024 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Tell if Amazon is Dropping Support for Your Kindle</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/06/how-to-tell-if-amazon-is-dropping-support-for-your-kindle/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amazon is going to be ending support for the first five generations of Kindle ereaders on May 20th, 2026. If you&#8217;re unsure if your Kindle is getting cut off from Amazon&#8217;s services, there a few tells that can determine that pretty quickly. First off, if your Kindle doesn&#8217;t have a touchscreen, it&#8217;s getting axed. Second, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>More Kindle Deals Added to Amazon’s Mother’s Day Sales</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/05/more-kindle-deals-added-to-amazons-mothers-day-sales/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales and Discounts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amazon has added some new Kindle deals to their Mother&#8217;s Day sales that they first started last week. Most of the sales on Kindle devices are the same as they were when I first posted them, with the addition of new &#8220;Reading Together&#8221; bundles for the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft, and they added some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kindle Colorsoft Now Supports System Wide Dark Mode</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/04/kindle-colorsoft-now-supports-system-wide-dark-mode/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kindle colorsoft]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been seeing a bunch of posts online about the Kindle Colorsoft now supporting true Dark Mode across the entire interface like black and white Kindles have for years now. This is one of those new features that has to be activated by Amazon before it will show up, and not all Colorsofts have gotten [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>PocketBook eReaders On Sale, Including New InkPad One eNote</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/01/pocketbook-ereaders-on-sale-including-new-inkpad-one-enote/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales and Discounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PocketBook]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking to buy a new ereader or eNote, several PocketBook devices are currently on sale from their official Amazon store. Update 5/5: Now they have coupon offers in addition to the sale prices on most models, so the prices are even lower than what&#8217;s listed below (in some cases $25 lower). I was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>XTEINK Under Fire After Decision to Block Custom Software Now</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/30/xteink-under-fire-after-decision-to-block-custom-software-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just when things were looking good, someone thought it would be a smart idea to start blocking Xteink ereaders from installing custom software, according to reports on reddit, and the reasons they give for doing so are pretty questionable. Here&#8217;s a quote: Previously, we noticed that some users who tried using third-party firmware encountered problems [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kobo Contest: Win a Libra Colour, Kobo Remote, or Gift Cards</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/29/kobo-contest-win-a-libra-colour-kobo-remote-or-gift-cards/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kobo]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kobo is running a This or That Contest from now until May 12th where you can enter to win a Kobo Libra Colour bundle worth $340, a Kobo Remote that&#8217;s worth $30, or a $75 Kobo eGift card. To enter the contest, you just have to take a short quiz to &#8220;discover your reader persona&#8221;, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>XTEINK X4 Near the Top of Amazon’s Best Sellers List for eBook Readers</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/28/xteink-x4-near-the-top-of-amazons-best-sellers-list-for-ebook-readers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xteink]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today I happened to check the best sellers list for ebook readers at Amazon, and I was surprised to see the Xteink X4 near the top of the list. It&#8217;s currently ranked at #6, but it&#8217;s actually the 5th ranked ebook reader since #5 is a wireless charging dock for the Kindle Paperwhite and Colorsoft. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Big Mother’s Day Sale on Kindle eReaders and Kindle Bundles</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/27/big-mothers-day-sale-on-kindle-ereaders-and-kindle-bundles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales and Discounts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend Amazon rolled out some sales on the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft, along with a bunch of bundle packages that include them, and they have some cases on sale too. So far they don&#8217;t have the basic Kindle or the any of the Kindle Scribes on sale, but I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Kobo Collector Cases Released; Plus Kobo Libra Colour Sale</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/24/new-kobo-collector-cases-released-plus-kobo-libra-colour-sale/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kobo has released some new limited edition cases for the Kobo Libra Colour and Kobo Clara models that they&#8217;re calling &#8220;collector&#8221; cases. They just got released today, and they have a couple different floral patterns available for each model. The Kobo Libra Colour collector case is selling for $39.99 and the collector case for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Boox Go 10.3 Gen 2 Without Frontlight Now Available on Amazon</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/23/boox-go-10-3-gen-2-without-frontlight-now-available-on-amazon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last month Onyx announced the release of two new second generation Boox Go 10.3 eNotes, one with a frontlight (the Lumi version) and one without a frontlight. They&#8217;ve been selling the frontlit version for the past month, and now the Boox Go 10.3 without a frontlight is available to purchase from Onyx&#8217;s Amazon store for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Project Hail Mary Case for Kindle Paperwhite and Colorsoft</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/22/new-project-hail-mary-case-for-kindle-paperwhite-and-colorsoft/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I noticed that Amazon is now advertising a Limited Edition Project Hail Mary case on the product pages for the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft. The design is a lot more eye-catching than most Kindle cases, but at $49.99 it is a bit more expensive than Amazon&#8217;s standard Kindle cases, and they don&#8217;t have any [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>XTEINK X4 Review with Stock Software – $69 Mini eReader</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/21/xteink-x4-review-with-stock-software-69-mini-ereader/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Review unit purchased from Amazon Overview The X4 is a mini pocket-sized ereader from a new company called Xteink. It&#8217;s one of the smallest and lightest ereaders ever made at just 74 grams. It&#8217;s also one of the most basic in terms of overall features, but it&#8217;s also capable of running custom software. It has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Most People Unhappy With Kindles Aren’t Using Them as Intended</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/04/20/most-people-unhappy-with-kindles-arent-using-them-as-intended/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently realized the majority of people that complain about Kindles aren&#8217;t using them the way Amazon intended. They want to use them to sideload ebooks or comics obtained elsewhere, or they want to be able to backup their Kindle ebook files on a computer, for fear that Amazon is going to take them away [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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