Author: Aleksander Hougen

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; Out of the criteria used to judge cloud services, speed is one of the most nebulous. Without extensive testing, it’s difficult to tell whether one service is faster than another. That’s why we’ve tested 17 cloud services to determine which you should go with if you’re looking for the fastest cloud storage. Key Takeaways: Most major cloud storage providers are fast, with Icedrive, Google Drive and pCloud taking the top three spots in overall performance.There is a roughly 15% difference in the performance between the fastest service (Icedrive) and the 10th fastest (OneDrive).Box, SugarSync, Sync.com, ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; When considering online backup services, speed can be an important factor. However, it’s something that can be hard to test yourself without investing a lot of time and money. For that reason, we’ve tested the major backup providers to determine which is the fastest online backup service. Key Takeaways: The first thing to understand is when we’re talking about the “fastest backup,” we’re really talking about two metrics combined: the upload speed and the download speed. For our overall winners, we’ve taken both into account. We’ve also separated the two metrics further down to see ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; How to Return a Kindle Book in 2022 [Return Books for a Refund] Search If you’re looking for how to return a Kindle book, chances are you’ve purchased a book that you now realize you don’t want to read. Or you’ve borrowed a title through Kindle Unlimited or Prime Reading and want to return it to stay under the limit on checked-out books. This guide will show you how to do both. Key Takeaways: You can get your money back for accidental purchases on the Kindle store as long as you request a refund within ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; If you’ve been looking for ways to get free books on your Kindle, then chances are that you’ve run into Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading. Since both of these services are offered by Amazon, the obvious question becomes: What’s the difference? This Amazon Prime Reading vs Kindle Unlimited comparison will make that clear. Key Takeaways: Kindle Unlimited offers a much larger selection of Kindle books than Amazon Prime Reading does.Every Amazon Prime member gets free access to Prime Reading, whereas a Kindle Unlimited subscription costs $9.99 per month.You can access both Prime Reading and Kindle ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; How to Read Kindle Books on PC in 2021 [Kindle on Your Desktop] Search A Kindle is a great device for avid readers, especially those who do a lot of traveling or don’t want to go out and buy physical books. But even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can still read Kindle books with one of the Kindle apps available on your personal computer or smartphone. Here, we’ll show you how to read Kindle books on a PC. Key Takeaways: There’s no Kindle device required to read e-books purchased with your Amazon account.You ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; What Is Prime Reading? Everything You Need To Know in 2021 Search ArticlesEntertainmentWhat Is Prime Reading? Everything You Need to Know About Your Amazon Prime E-Books in 2021 If you’ve ever used Amazon to buy anything, you’re probably aware of Amazon Prime. Initially, the sole Prime benefit was free two-day shipping, but it has since expanded to include other benefits at no extra cost, such as Amazon Prime Video. Prime Reading is another part of the multi-benefit subscription, but what is Prime Reading? Keep reading to learn all the ins and outs of the Prime ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; If you’re looking for a way to provide your child with some sort of device for educational purposes, whether that’s a tablet or an e-reader, chances are you’ll want to limit what they do with it. That’s where Amazon Kids comes in. What is Amazon Kids, though? Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about the service. Key Takeaways: Amazon Kids gives parents greater control over their children’s devices, including the ability to set educational goals.Amazon Kids+ is a subscription service that provides ad-free radio stations and over 20,000 age-appropriate books, audiobooks, movies, ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; How to Send to Kindle Email 2021 [Find Address & Send Books] Search A Kindle is a great investment for avid readers, and the easiest way to read on Amazon’s e-readers is by purchasing your books directly from the Kindle store. However, you can add books from other sources too. Transferring them manually with a cable can be a pain though, so here’s how you can send files directly to your Kindle using your Kindle email address. Key Takeaways: Sending books or documents to your Kindle email is a lot easier and faster than manually ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; If you’re unhappy with your Kindle Unlimited membership, whether it's due to unused months or a lack of titles that interest you, you might be looking to cancel. Keep reading to see two ways you can easily cancel your Kindle Unlimited subscription. Although Amazon Kindle Unlimited is probably the best subscription service for e-books, sporting more than 2 million titles, it still has a long way to go before becoming the Netflix or Spotify of books. If you’re unhappy with the selection of books, this guide will show you how to easily cancel Kindle Unlimited ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; One of the most notable digital trends of the last decade has been the proliferation of subscription services for content. However, subscription services for written works haven’t caught on compared to music, movies, television or even audiobooks. Kindle Unlimited probably has the best chance of changing that; but how does Kindle Unlimited work? Keep reading as we look at Amazon’s unlimited reading service. Key Takeaways: Kindle Unlimited offers free access to over two million titles on the Kindle Store for a monthly price of $9.99.There are some notable holes in the Kindle Unlimited library, especially ... Read More