Our largest, highest-resolution Paperwhite
display with crisp, laser-quality text that reads like paper with
no glare—even in bright sunlight
Thin and light design with an aluminum back and
a unique ergonomic shape, so you can read comfortably for hours
The first waterproof Kindle so you can take
your favorite stories even more places
With Audible built in, access the world’s
largest library of audiobooks and easily switch between reading and
listening to your book on your Bluetooth-enabled speakers or
headphones
Read books your way—more options than ever
before to personalize your ideal reading settings with font sizes,
additional boldness levels, and new accessibility features
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced its most advanced Kindle
e-reader ever—the all-new Kindle Oasis, featuring our largest,
highest-resolution Paperwhite display yet and a thin and light
ergonomic design so you can read more comfortably for hours. The
all-new Kindle Oasis is the first waterproof (IPX8) Kindle allowing
you to read in even more places, from the bath to the swimming
pool. The all-new Kindle Oasis has a battery life measured in
weeks, not hours—and it includes a fast-charging capability that
allows it to go from no battery to fully charged in less than two
hours. With Audible built in, you can listen to the world’s largest
library of audiobooks and easily switch between reading and
listening to a professionally narrated performance on Bluetooth
headphones or speakers. The all-new Kindle Oasis is available for
pre-order today at www.amazon.com/kindleoasis for only $249.99 and
will start shipping October 31.
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“Ten years ago, we introduced our first Kindle with the mission
of delivering any book ever written in 60 seconds or less,” said
Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Amazon Devices and Services.
“With a larger 7-inch, 300 ppi display, waterproof design, and
Audible built right in, the all-new Kindle Oasis is our most
advanced Kindle ever. Its thin, light, and waterproof design allows
readers to stay engaged in the author’s world in even more places
than ever before.”
Designed for comfort and personalization
With a larger 7-inch, 300 ppi display, the all-new Kindle Oasis
fits over 30 percent more words per page, resulting in fewer page
turns. Plus, it has the fastest page turns of any Kindle e-reader.
The crisp, laser-quality text reads like paper with uniform display
lighting and no glare, even in bright sunlight. The ergonomic
design shifts the center of gravity to your palm so the device
rests in your hand like the spine of a book, no matter which hand
you chose to read with. You can easily turn pages with dedicated
page turn buttons and the display will automatically rotate the
page orientation, even when you switch hands.
The device’s unique shape tapers to an ultrathin 3.4 mm display
featuring our strongest cover glass and a new aluminum back. The
all-new Kindle Oasis is thin, light and durable—in fact, even with
a larger display, the all-new Kindle Oasis weighs only 194 grams,
10 grams less than the best-selling Kindle Paperwhite.
The first waterproof Kindle
No more soggy pages with the all-new Kindle Oasis—it's IPX8
rated to protect against immersion in up to two meters of fresh
water for up to 60 minutes. Plus, it’s designed to withstand
getting splashed at the beach or dropped in the bath tub, hot tub,
or pool.
Take the story with you with Audible
You can now listen to the world’s largest library of audiobooks
on your all-new Kindle Oasis with Audible—choose from over 375,000
professionally performed audio programs, including audiobooks,
original audio productions, and exclusive content. With Audible
built in, you never have to put your story down and can switch
easily between reading and listening without changing devices.
Connect the all-new Kindle Oasis with a Bluetooth-enabled device,
like speakers and headphones, and it’s ready. You can also access
the Audible store directly from the all-new Kindle Oasis to find
your next great listen, including Grammy award-winning performances
and A-list celebrities narrating popular titles.
Audible will be available on the all-new Kindle Oasis via a free
over-the-air update when the device ships—and it will be available
via a free over-the-air update to Kindle (Gen 8) and the first
Kindle Oasis in the coming months. If you’re new to Audible, sign
up for a free trial and get two free audiobooks.
Larger storage capacity for more great content
The all-new Kindle Oasis comes with two storage options—8 GB,
which has twice the storage as the first Kindle Oasis, and can hold
thousands of titles; and 32 GB, allowing you to store even more
rich content with large file sizes, like Audible audiobooks,
comics, newspapers, magazines, and more.
Personalized comfort—read your book your way
There are more ways to personalize your reading settings on
Kindle Oasis than ever before so you can enjoy your book the way
you prefer:
- New Font Size and Bold Settings:
Now choose from more font sizes than ever before—and five levels of
boldness—for whichever font you choose to read with. Combined with
the new, 7-inch Paperwhite display, you can personalize your books
so it’s perfectly comfortable for your eyes.
- New Accessibility Options: In
addition to the OpenDyslexic font, we’ve added a feature to invert
black and white on the display if you have light sensitivity. The
new enlarged display option also lets you increase the size of
items like the text on the home screen and library as well as the
book icons to make the all-new Kindle Oasis easier to read.
- Light Settings: Built-in ambient
light sensors automatically adjust the display to your surroundings
whether you’re in a dimly-lit room or outside in the sun—and can be
fine-tuned even further based on personal preferences.
- Ragged Right Alignment: You can
now read using left-aligned (ragged right) text.
Starting today, the new size and bold settings as well as ragged
right alignment will be delivered as a free, over-the-air update to
Kindle Paperwhite (Gen 6 released in 2013), plus all newer Kindle
devices.
Thousands of books to choose from for Prime members
Prime Reading is available to all Prime members at no additional
cost and offers unlimited access to a rotating selection of more
than a thousand books, Audible narrations, magazines, comics,
Kindle Singles, and more. With fiction, non-fiction, children’s
books, short works, and magazines right off of the newsstand,
you’ll always find something interesting to dive into, including
Lonely Planet Travel Guides, Interpreter of Maladies, Animal Farm,
and 1984, which are available right now as part of your Prime
membership.
All the features readers love about Kindle
By design, Kindle e-readers are purpose-built for reading so you
can lose yourself in a book. Unlike tablets and phones, a Kindle
has no glare—even in bright sunlight—and won’t distract you with
social media, emails, text messages, notifications, and more. The
all-new Kindle Oasis includes all of the features that have made
the Kindle family the best devices for reading, enhancing the
experience beyond a print book:
- Whispersync and Whispersync for
Voice—Saves and synchronizes your last page read, bookmarks,
and annotations from your Kindle eBook and Audible audiobook across
all of your Kindle devices and apps, so you can always pick up
where you left off on any device, whether you’re reading or
listening. You can even switch between reading and listening on the
same device and Whispersync will keep you in the right place in the
story.
- Worry-free archive—Automatically
backs up your Kindle books in the cloud so you never need to worry
about losing your books—re-download your books wirelessly anytime
for free.
- Goodreads—Kindle is integrated
with the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations,
with over 50 million members, 1.3 billion books added, and 47
million book reviews.
- X-Ray—Explore the “Bones of the
Book”—see all of the passages across a book that mention relevant
ideas, fictional characters, historical figures, places, or topics
of interest.
- Word Wise—Available on many
popular English language titles, Word Wise makes it easier to enjoy
and quickly understand more challenging books. Short and simple
definitions automatically appear above difficult words, so you can
keep reading with fewer interruptions.
- Family Library—With Kindle and
Kindle reading apps, you can access not only your own books, but
also books from the Amazon account of a spouse or partner.
- Time to Read—Tells you how much
time it will take to finish a chapter or a book based on your
personalized reading speed.
- Vocabulary Builder—Compiles
words you look up in the dictionary into an easy-to-access list.
Use these lists to quiz yourself with flashcards and instantly see
words in context.
- Share your favorite
passages—Share book recommendations, highlighted sections, and
meaningful quotes with friends via Facebook and Twitter.
- Smart Lookup—Integrates a full
dictionary definition with other reference information via X-Ray
and Wikipedia.
- Kindle FreeTime—Gives parents a
simple, engaging way to encourage kids to spend more time reading.
Hand-select books for your kids to read, and achievement badges are
earned when they hit reading milestones.
World’s Best eBook Store
Kindle e-readers come with instant access to the Kindle Store,
which includes:
- World’s best selection—Millions
of books, newspapers and magazines, including the latest best
sellers, Kindle Singles, and programs like Prime Reading and Kindle
Unlimited, both which continue to grow.
- Kindle Unlimited—Our premium
reading subscription and a great choice for readers who want even
more. Kindle Unlimited offers over one million books, audiobooks,
magazines, comics, kids’ books and more—all for $9.99 after a
30-day free trial.
- Kindle exclusives—Over 1,000,000
books are exclusive to the Kindle Store.
- Kindle First—Access new Kindle
books a month in advance of their official release date. Customers
can choose one of the featured books each month for $1.99, and
Prime members can make their selection for free—yet another benefit
of Prime membership.
Pricing and Availability
The all-new Kindle Oasis is $249.99 for the 8 GB model and
$279.99 for the 32 GB model—the 32 GB with free cellular
connectivity is $349.99. All are available today for pre-order
globally. Customers can also purchase a cover with a thin design
that snaps perfectly onto the all-new Kindle Oasis and transforms
into a stand for hands-free reading. The cover opens like a book,
automatically waking the device when opened and putting it to sleep
when closed. Choose from two materials in a variety of colors:
water-safe fabric covers, all $44.99, come in Indigo, Sandstone, or
Charcoal; and premium leather covers, all $59.99, come in Midnight,
Saddle Tan, or Merlot. The covers fold into a stand to easily
enable hands-free reading. Customers can learn more at
www.amazon.com/kindleoasis.
About Amazon
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rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire
tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products
and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information,
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