Audible Will No Longer Support Format 4

If you have downloaded your Audible titles on your computer in format 4, Audible will notify you via email that they will no longer support format 4 downloading. Therefore, you are only allowed to download enhanced format audiobooks which produce high-quality audio and greatly improve your listening experience. 

However, if you prefer to listen to your Audible titles in format 4, you can download them all to your device before they make the switch on 6/30/2020. 

Besides, Audible are working on a new software called AudibleSync which will replace Audible Manager to download your Audible books on Windows computer. But you are still able to continue using the Audible Manager software to download Audible books on your computer as long as you are downloading in Enhanced format. 

Bonus tip: if you want to take full control of your Audible files, you can follow this guide to back up your Audible books. 

Amazon Unveils All New Fire HD 8, Fire HD 8 Plus and Kids Edition Tablets

Amazon has just announced the Fire HD 8, Fire HD 8 Plus, and the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition, they will be released on June 3 and are currently available for pre-order. Amazon now has an offer that you get $20 off if you buy two tablets.
A Fire HD 8 with 32GB of storage costs $89.99, with the 64GB models costing $119.99. The Fire HD 8 Plus is $109.99 and $139.99 for the 32GB and 64GB models, respectively. And the Kids Edition sells for $139.
The main upgrades with the Fire HD 8 is that it has a 30% faster processor (2.0 GHz, up from 1.3 GHz) and an increased RAM (2GB). And the Fire HD 8 Plus adds wireless charging and even more RAM at 3GB. And the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition is the same as the Fire HD 8 but it comes with a case with an adjustable stand.

Pro tips:
If you want to read Kindle books on your Kindle Fire, you can follow this guide on how to remove Kindle DRM. Then transfer DRM free Kindle books to your Kindle Fire via USB for reading.

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Will You Buy Onyx Color eReader?

Not long ago, PocketBook announced that they would release a new six inch color ereader in July. And recently, Onyx also shared some great news that would excite all their BOOX fans. Poke2 comes not only in Black and White but also in Colors in the coming months.
Smaller than a palm-size and lighter than three eggs, Poke2 boasts the smallest and lightest E Ink eReader in the industry. Poke2 features the 4th generation E Ink HD Carta display with a resolution of 1488 x 1072 at 300dpi, offering a truly paper-like reading experience and giving high-level customization of reading experience: change fonts and font sizes, adjust image or text contrast, bold text, reflow the whole book... and more.

Poke2 employs Qualcomm Octa-core 2.0GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, Dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth, and Microphone. It helps increase performance and improves power efficiency.  What's more, Poke2 is the only eReader equipped with the open Android 9.0 OS which allows you to install all third-party reading apps such as Kindle, Kobo, Nook...and more. All third-party apps can be automatically optimized and offer native user experience just like on normal tablets.
Bonus tip: you can follow this guide on how to read encrypted Kindle books on Onyx eReaders.

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What’s New with Recently Released Kindle Firmware 5.12.5?

Kindle is regularly updated with improvements to the reading experience. Recently, the new released Kindle Firmware version was 5.12.5 which had added a couple of new features.
Here’s the changelog of what's new:
Progressive Download: Once you initiate a book download, you do not need to wait until the complete book is downloaded. We will allow you to open the book as the download is in progress.
Read seamlessly across devices: Over the next few weeks you will see an updated page location dialog that gives you helpful information on your recent location, and makes it easier to navigate between the current and the most recently read page.
As usual, performance improvements, bug fixes, and other general enhancements.
Now you can download the latest Kindle Firmware from Amazon’s Kindle Software Update page manually, or you can automatically install it via WiFi in the coming weeks.
After updating to the latest Kindle Firmware, you can read Kindle Books before they have finished downloading. By the way, if you want to back up Kindle books to your local disk, you can follow this guide to decrypt and convert Kindle books.

Pocketbook will Launch Color eReader in June

PocketBook just announced the final stage of development of its innovative color screen e-reader. The new PocketBook Color will be one of the first e-readers with a color screen featuring the latest E Ink Print Color ePaper Technology. The device features a color screen with 300-ppi resolution from the newest generation E Ink Kaleido™, which can display 4,096 colors. The new 6-inch PocketBook Color takes e-reading to a brand-new level, making it even more captivating, inspiring, and informative. Besides, the PocketBook Color screen is safe for the eyes and retains all the unique properties inherent to E Ink displays.

With this eye-friendly screen, E-books have never been so attractive to younger readers. Instead of the usual black and white pages, colorful pages can always keep a child’s attention.
The release of the new device is scheduled for June 2020. And this color e-reader will be around $229. If you have many Kindle books and prefer to use PorketBook reader, you can follow this guide to read Kindle books on PorketBook Reader.

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How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from Your Computer

When you remove photos or images from Recycle Bin, it implies that you have permanently deleted them from your computer. Or due to virus, or incorrect hard drive formatting, you have lost your photos permanently. Unlike temporary deletion, in which photos go to Recycle Bin from where you can easily restore them, permanently deleted photos are difficult to recover. If you accidentally delete photos permanently from your computer, imElfin Data Recovery is the best choice for you to recover them easily and quickly.

imElfin Data Recovery is a professional data recovery application. It is designed to recover lost or permanently deleted videos, audio images, documents, emails, and archives from your computer drive, HDD, SSD, SD card, memory card, digital camera, USB drive and other supported devices. Here’s the step by step guide to recover permanently deleted photos from your computer.
Step 1, install imElfin Data Recovery for Windows to your computer. 
Note: 1. Trial users can recover files up to 300M for free；2. imElfin Data Recovery is only available for Windows now.
Step 2, select types of lost files and start scanning. 
Run imElfin Data Recovery, select types of your lost files. Here you should check Graphics first, then click Next on the lower right corner of the software >> Scan to start scanning.

We suggest you use Deep Scan if you haven’t found your deleted photos after the scanning completes.

Step 3, select the photos you want to recover.
When the scanning completes, locate your accidentally deleted photos.

Step 4, recover deleted photos.
Check the boxes to the right of your deleted photos, then click Recover and choose a location to save the recovered images.

Voila! You will find your lost photos that are stored in the folder you have chosen when the recovery completes.

Kobo Partners with Australia’s No.1 Bookseller

On April, 2020, Kobo announced a new strategic partnership with Australia’s largest online bookseller, Booktopia. This partnership lets Rakuten Kobo become Booktopia’s exclusive digital reading partner. Therefore, Booktopia’s customers can now access Kobo’s catalogue of more than five million titles, including eBooks and audiobooks, through a new joint venture, Booktopia by Rakuten Kobo.

Due to coronavirus outbreak, Australians are encouraged to stay inside and socially distance themselves from others. At the same time, there has been a surge in demand for eBooks and audiobooks. With this strategic partnership, Booktopia by Rakuten Kobo will be offering its best free, discounted, and curated content to help readers find much-needed distraction.
Besides, you can back up all of your ebooks that are purchased from Kobo and Booktopia website by following this guide on how to remove Kobo DRM.

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