France’s National Book Center (the CNL) just released its annual report on the health of the country’s bookstores, and let’s say it right away: 2025 marks a bit of a turning point. This is a French situation, but it’s a worrying one worth paying attention to.
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Got an old Kindle that’s been gathering dust in a drawer for the past few weeks? Maybe you figured it was headed for the trash now that Amazon has “unplugged” it. Well, good news: your e-reader isn’t dead. It still works perfectly, and there’s a really simple way to keep transferring books to it and reading for years to come.
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You just transferred an ebook to your e-reader, you open it… and… it’s a disaster! Repeated blank pages, oversized margins, shifted lines, text spilling off the screen, garbled accents, or (worse) an e-reader that simply crashes. You can dig through your device’s settings all you want, but nothing helps. Don’t worry: the problem rarely comes from the e-reader itself. It’s the file that’s causing trouble, and we’re going to look at 3 ways to repair your digital book (ebook).
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If you’re the type to track your reading, set yourself monthly page-count challenges, and geek out over all kinds of stats, I’ve got some news you’ll love. Rakuten Kobo just announced an official partnership with StoryGraph, and the integration is arriving as early as June 2026 on all Kobo e-readers and apps.
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Amazon is planning to release new Kindle e-readers soon, and they will feature user-replaceable batteries to extend the lifespan of Kindle devices.
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PocketBook is making a smart move with its new e-reader, the PocketBook Era Lite. Available since May 2026 at a price of around $210, it retains most of what made the original PocketBook Era a success while slipping under that tempting $220 mark. And as a bonus, it ships with an unexpected partnership with Marschpat, a digital sheet music platform for musicians.
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The Kindle Scribe without a frontlight will be released on June 11 in the US! The backlight-free Kindle Scribe had been unavailable since the product was first announced last year in 2025. It had no release date and no way for customers to order it.
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While it’s common sense to go for a color e-reader straight away, it’s worth pausing for a moment to consider whether a black and white e-reader might not be a better choice.
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If you have a Kindle e-reader you may need to know which version you have, or its serial number. This short tutorial will show you how to find out.
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At the end of 2025, Amazon announced a new black-and-white Kindle Scribe to replace the previous model. So what exactly changed between the two versions?
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