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		<title>Sale on Like-New Kindle Scribe and Kindle Colorsoft</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/31/sale-on-like-new-kindle-scribe-and-kindle-colorsoft/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales and Discounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now that Amazon has raised the prices of Kindles by $40-$50 each, people are waiting for them to go on sale again. Unfortunately there isn&#8217;t much going on in the Kindle sales department lately, but Amazon does have a few &#8220;like-new&#8221; Kindles on sale. The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is on sale for $243.99. That&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Boox Picco eReader Getting Lots of Hype, Despite Lack of Details</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/28/new-boox-picco-ereader-getting-lots-of-hype-despite-lack-of-details/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[onyx boox]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last month one of Onyx&#8217;s YouTube influencers let the cat out of the bag about Onyx releasing a new mini ereader soon called the Boox Picco. So far we know absolutely nothing about it other than the alleged screen size, but some are already crowning it as the best mini ereader that money can buy, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kindle Colorsoft Too Pricey Compared to Other Color eReaders Now</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/27/kindle-colorsoft-too-pricey-compared-to-other-color-ereaders-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kindle colorsoft]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Of all the Kindles that had their prices increased last week, the Kindle Colorsoft was hit the hardest in terms of how the price compares to similar models on the market. The cheapest color Kindle is now $289.99. That&#8217;s a lot higher than color ereaders from other brands, especially since Amazon has yet to release [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New PocketBook Q is a Portable eReader Shaped Like a Phone</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/26/new-pocketbook-q-is-a-portable-ereader-shaped-like-a-phone/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/26/new-pocketbook-q-is-a-portable-ereader-shaped-like-a-phone/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[eBook Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PocketBook]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It looks like Pocketbook is going to be entering the pocketable ereader market soon (with a name like &#8220;Pocketbook&#8221; maybe they should&#8217;ve thought of doing that sooner), but maybe not in the way we were expecting with the popularity of Xteink&#8217;s ereaders taking off. This is more of a competitor to devices like the Boox [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Software Update for Kobo eReaders That Seemingly Does Nothing</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/25/new-software-update-for-kobo-ereaders-that-seemingly-does-nothing/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/25/new-software-update-for-kobo-ereaders-that-seemingly-does-nothing/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kobo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firmware update]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kobo has released a new software update and it&#8217;s a bit of a mystery. The release notes list some changes, but at the top it says updating the software isn&#8217;t required to get the changes, so apparently the update doesn&#8217;t really do anything. So then what is the purpose of the update? The new software [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amazon Should Ditch Ad-Supported Kindles After Price Increase</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/24/amazon-should-drop-ad-supported-kindles-after-price-increase/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/24/amazon-should-drop-ad-supported-kindles-after-price-increase/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If Amazon expects people to pay $149.99 for a basic Kindle now, they should at least get rid of the ridiculous requirement to pay them an additional $20 on top of that to get rid of the advertisements that appear on the sleep screen when the device is turned off. It&#8217;s crazy to expect people [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amazon Just Raised the Prices of Kindles by $40-$50 Each</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/21/amazon-has-just-raised-the-price-of-kindles-by-40-50-each/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got some bad news to share. The price of Kindles suddenly skyrocketed overnight, and they are now $40-$50 more expensive than the were just yesterday. The 16GB Kindle Paperwhite is now priced at $199 for the ad-supported version, up from $159. The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is now selling for $249. That&#8217;s a $50 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jailbroken Kindles: How to Remove Ads and Install Simple UI for KOReader</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/20/jailbroken-kindles-how-to-remove-ads-and-install-simple-ui-for-koreader/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week I posted a video showing how to jailbreak Kindles and install KOReader using the new Vera jailbreak, and so far I&#8217;m liking it a lot, but the Kindle&#8217;s annoying screensaver ads made me not want to use the device, and KOReader&#8217;s default homescreen and library view is pretty inelegant. The first thing I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Firmware Update for Kindle Oasis Adds Hardened DRM</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/18/new-firmware-update-for-kindle-oasis-adds-hardened-drm/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[firmware update]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re still using a Kindle Oasis 3 (the 10th generation model from 2019), Amazon has a surprise for you. They just released a new software update for it, but it&#8217;s not the kind of update that adds any shiny new features. The new software version is 5.18.2.1.1, and the release notes don&#8217;t acknowledge its [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kobo Clara Models On Sale, and More New Limited Edition Cases Released</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/17/kobo-clara-models-on-sale-and-more-new-limited-edition-cases-released/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales and Discounts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for a back to school sale on select Kobo reading devices. The Kobo Clara Colour and Kobo Clara BW are both on sale from Kobo&#8217;s website and at Best Buy (yeah, Kobos are sold at Best Buy now, including in stores so you can see them before buying). The Kobo Clara Colour is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Jailbreak Kindles and Install KOReader Using Vera (Video)</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/14/how-to-jailbreak-kindles-and-install-koreader-using-vera-video/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[After the new Vera Jailbreak got released earlier in the week, it looked simple enough for me to finally give jailbreaking a shot. It turned out to be even easier than it looked, and I recorded the process to help show others how jailbreaking works. The cool thing is everything can be done from the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>PocketBook Era Lite is What Kobo Libra BW Should’ve Been</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/13/pocketbook-era-lite-is-what-kobo-libra-bw-shouldve-been/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ever since Kobo released the Kobo Libra Colour in April of 2024, people have been eagerly waiting for Kobo to release a version with a black-and-white E Ink screen, but it&#8217;s been over two years now and it looks like that&#8217;s never going to happen. It would be different if Kobo hadn&#8217;t discontinued the Libra [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[For reasons nobody understands, Kobo refuses to release a 7&quot; Libra with a black and white E Ink screen, so PocketBook did it for them. Again. The Era Lite is...]]></media:description>
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		<title>XTEINK Confirms the XTEINK X4 is Getting Discontinued</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/12/xteink-confirms-the-xteink-x4-is-getting-discontinued/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I had a feeling this was going to happen, and now Xteink has confirmed it. The much-loved Xteink X4 ereader is in the process of getting phased out. This morning the above message was posted on Xteink&#8217;s official Facebook page saying goodbye to the X4. I guess the rumors of an updated X4 Gen 2 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Video Demo of PocketBook’s Faster Highlighting and Dictionary Modes</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/12/video-demo-of-pocketbooks-faster-highlighting-and-dictionary-modes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PocketBook]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I posted the video review for the PocketBook Era Lite, I kind of glossed over the faster dictionary and highlighting modes, so I put together another video showing how those work. There are two ways to add highlights and two ways to use the dictionary on PocketBook ereaders. The standard way where you long-press [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New “Véra” Jailbreak Released for Latest Kindles with Current Software</title>
		<link>https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/08/11/new-vera-jailbreak-released-for-latest-kindles-with-current-software/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Groezinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been waiting for a new jailbreak method to come along that supports Kindles with newer software, the wait is over for several of the latest Kindle models running software all the way up to version 5.19.6&#8212;and that was just released last week. Most Kindles out in the wild probably don&#8217;t even have that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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