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		<title>Changes Coming to Adobe Digital Editions – ByteBooks Account Required</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/10/changes-coming-to-adobe-digital-editions-bytebooks-account-required/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you use Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) to manage your purchased ebooks, you might be asked to sign-in using a new system at some point in the future that requires setting up a ByteBooks account, and it&#8217;s recommended to use the same email account you used with Adobe. Adobe has &#8220;transitioned&#8221; their ebook platform to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New “Story So Far” Feature Rolling Out to Kindle eReaders and Apps</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/09/new-story-so-far-feature-rolling-out-to-kindle-ereaders-and-apps/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amazon has finally started rolling out the new &#8220;Story So Far&#8221; feature that they&#8217;ve been advertising on the product pages for the Kindle Scribes for the past 7 months. Story So Far is basically an extension of the recaps feature that they came out with a little over a year ago. Recaps give you a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Boox Go 6 Gen II Released, and Everyone Already Hates It</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/08/new-boox-go-6-gen-ii-released-and-everyone-already-hates-it/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Onyx has announced the release of the Boox Go 6 Gen II for the international market, a 6&#8243; black and white ereader that runs Android. It&#8217;s mostly the same as the first gen version, except this new model adds stylus support and it has more RAM, and it comes in different colors. That sounds like [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>PocketBook Era Lite Now Available to Order on Amazon for $199</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/06/pocketbook-era-lite-now-available-to-order-on-amazon-for-199/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/06/pocketbook-era-lite-now-available-to-order-on-amazon-for-199/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[PocketBook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pocketbook era]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last month Pocketbook announced they would be releasing a new 7&#8243; Era Lite ereader with a 300ppi black-and-white Carta 1300 E Ink screen, and now it&#8217;s available to purchase directly from PocketBook&#8217;s Amazon Store. The price is surprisingly reasonable at $199 with free shipping. That&#8217;s only $20 higher than the Libra 2 sold for 5 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Amazon Holding Kindle eBook Licenses Hostage on Older Kindles?</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/05/is-amazon-holding-kindle-ebook-licenses-hostage-on-older-kindles/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/05/is-amazon-holding-kindle-ebook-licenses-hostage-on-older-kindles/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now that Amazon has ended support for the first five generations of Kindles, some people are finding out that Amazon is still counting the ebook licenses for books downloaded to those Kindles against the total, and Amazon gives no explanation on how to get that license back. Most Kindle ebooks have a license limit of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Kindle Reading App for Windows Now Available to Download</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/04/new-kindle-reading-app-for-windows-now-available-to-download/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you missed the news back in April, Amazon has decided to discontinue their Windows for PC app in favor of a new Kindle Reading app that&#8217;s available exclusively through the Microsoft Store. When the news first hit, many thought Windows 11 would be required to use the new Kindle app, but it turns out [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kindle Software Update 5.19.4.0.1 Released, Adds AI Search to Kindle Scribes</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/03/kindle-software-update-5-19-4-0-1-released-adds-ai-search-to-kindle-scribes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last month Amazon released software update 5.19.4, but it was only available for a few Kindle models. Now Amazon has started rolling out another Kindle software update, version 5.19.4.0.1, and it&#8217;s available for all four Kindle Scribe models, the 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite, the Kindle Colorsoft, and the 11th gen Kindle from 2024 (the 2022 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Big Kindle Sales Coming – When to Get the Best Deals and What to Expect</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/02/big-kindle-sales-coming-when-to-get-the-best-deals-and-what-to-expect/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales and Discounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been thinking about buying a new Kindle, June is going to be the best time to get one and what could end up being the lowest prices of the year. Amazon has announced they will be doing Prime Day in June this year, from June 23rd through June 26th. Prime Day and Black [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Modern eReaders Have Lost the Plot with Too Many Extra Features</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/06/01/modern-ereaders-have-lost-the-plot-with-too-many-extra-features/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ever since I started using the Xteink X4, a super basic mini ereader, I&#8217;ve been surprised by how much I don&#8217;t miss most of the extra features that are available on modern ebook readers. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with having a bunch of features that you&#8217;re rarely going to make use of, but I feel like [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Most Expensive eNotes with E Ink Screens – Why are People Buying Them?</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/29/the-most-expensive-enotes-with-e-ink-screens-why-are-people-buying-them/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been running this website long enough to remember when the 6&#8243; Kindle 2 sold for $369, and there was a time when Sony&#8217;s eNotes sold for more than $1100 when they first came out, but I still can&#8217;t believe how much some of these eNotes with E Ink screens are selling for these days. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>XTEINK X3 with 3.7″ E Ink Screen Now Available on Amazon</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/28/xteink-x3-with-3-7-e-ink-screen-now-available-on-amazon/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/28/xteink-x3-with-3-7-e-ink-screen-now-available-on-amazon/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Xteink X3 is now available to purchase from Xteink&#8217;s official Amazon store, and it&#8217;s the Developer&#8217;s Edition so it&#8217;s open to installing custom software. There are two color choices, space black and mist gray, and they&#8217;re both selling for $79 with free shipping. I recently reviewed the Xteink X4 and was really impressed with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Don’t Buy Any of These Kindle Models – They Can’t Be Registered</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/27/dont-buy-any-of-these-kindle-models-they-cant-be-registered/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/27/dont-buy-any-of-these-kindle-models-they-cant-be-registered/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now that Amazon has officially ended support for the first 5 generations of Kindles, it creates a bit of an issue on the used market since those models can no longer be registered with an Amazon account. I&#8217;m still seeing a bunch of these older Kindles for sale on sites like eBay, and most don&#8217;t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amazon Quietly Changed the Terms of Kindle Security Updates</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/26/amazon-quietly-changed-the-terms-of-kindle-security-updates/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While doing some research for a different article, I noticed a subtle change to the language that Amazon uses on the Kindle security updates page, so I checked the Internet Archive&#8217;s Wayback Machine and confirmed that Amazon did indeed change things to their benefit at some point. First off, Amazon used to say that security [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kobo eReaders Getting StoryGraph Integration in June</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/25/kobo-ereaders-getting-storygraph-integration-in-june/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week Kobo announced a new partnership with StoryGraph, an alternative to Goodreads, for tracking reading stats and providing reading recommendations when using Kobo ereaders and Kobo apps. Starting in June, you&#8217;ll be able to link your Kobo account with a StoryGraph account to automatically sync reading progress of ebooks and audiobooks purchased from Kobo. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amazon Cutting Off Old Kindles is a Bad Move That Could’ve Been Avoided</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/05/21/amazon-cutting-off-old-kindles-is-a-bad-move-that-couldve-been-avoided/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Amazon first announced they would be ending support for all Kindles released before 2013, I thought it wasn&#8217;t that big of a deal and was something we should have expected to happen eventually. 14 years is a long run for any handheld electronic gadget. Nothing works forever, and it&#8217;s unrealistic to expect any ereader [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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