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The Reader’s Edge | Charlie Samways | April 5, 2026 Every great reader I have come across has one thing in common. They don’t just read books, they wrestle with them. If I ever take the effort to engage with a book through annotation, making notes, or highlighting, I always
It was the first time in months that I struggled to pick my next read. I finished a quality book, and I always rely on my “Read Next” collection – a selection of books I’ve hand-picked. The problem was simple – I had a book I wanted to read, but it
A lot of Kindle users don’t know that you can customise your Kindle and it’s far simpler than you think. Some of the favourite tricks that I have learnt have been linked to features that only become available when you connect your Kindle device to a computer, and
A few years ago, reading twelve books a year felt like the most I could achieve. Then I found a system that worked for me using my Kindle, and over the last year, I’ve read thirty books. I am a big believer that reading lots of books isn’t
Amazon quietly pushed out one of their most useful Kindle updates (version 5.19.2) in years, and almost nobody noticed. This week, I released a video all about the changes in this new update, and another video about how we can retain more of what we read. This retention
