New flush-front design with our
highest-resolution 300 ppi display and crisp, laser-quality
text
Waterproof so you can read by the pool, in the
bath, or at the beach
With six months of Kindle Unlimited for free,
enjoy unlimited access to millions of titles, including Molly’s
Game, Norse Mythology, The Color of Magic: A Novel Discworld, and
Upstairs at the White House
Now with Audible, listen to your favorite
audiobook on your Bluetooth headphones or speakers
(NASDAQ: AMZN)— Today, Amazon introduced the all-new reimagined
Kindle Paperwhite, featuring a thinner and lighter design, sleek
flush-front display, and waterproofing so you can read comfortably
anywhere. It also comes with Audible so you can switch seamlessly
between reading and listening to professionally narrated
performances from the world’s largest selection of audiobooks. For
a limited time, you get six months of Kindle Unlimited for free, a
$60 value, so you can read as much as you want from a selection of
millions of titles. And with so much great content, the all-new
Kindle Paperwhite comes with twice the storage so you can hold more
large files like audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and comics. The
all-new Kindle Paperwhite still includes features customers love
about Kindle like a glare-free display and a battery life measured
in weeks. The all-new Kindle Paperwhite is available for pre-order
today for just $129.99 at www.amazon.com/kindlepaperwhite and will
start shipping November 7.
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“Customers love the Kindle Paperwhite, and we’re excited to
bring premium features—like a thinner and lighter flush-front
design, additional storage, waterproofing, and Audible—to our most
popular Kindle,” said Kevin Keith, Vice President, Amazon Devices.
“We’ve also included six months of Kindle Unlimited for free so you
can enjoy even more great content, including books, audiobooks,
comics, and magazines. With the all-new Kindle Paperwhite, it’s
never been easier to get lost in a story no matter where you
go.”
Sleek, modern designThe all-new Kindle Paperwhite features a
sleek, flush-front design and a back made of soft, grippable
material so it rests easily in your hand. It is the thinnest and
lightest Kindle Paperwhite yet, measuring 8.18mm thick and weighing
182g—less than half the weight of many paperback books—so extended
reading sessions are even more comfortable.
The six-inch, high resolution 300 ppi display features crisp,
laser-quality text that reads like real paper. It also includes
five LEDs and an adjustable front light for a uniform, glare-free
display in any setting—even direct sunlight.
The first waterproof Kindle PaperwhiteThe most popular Kindle is
now waterproof so you can read in even more places. The all-new
Kindle Paperwhite is designed to withstand accidental drops in the
bathtub, hot tub, pool, and ocean. It’s IPX8 rated to protect
against immersion in up to two meters of fresh water for up to 60
minutes.
2x the storageThe all-new Kindle Paperwhite comes with twice the
storage so you can keep more content on your device. Available in 8
GB, which is twice the storage as the previous generation and can
hold thousands of titles, and 32 GB for storing even more content
with large file sizes, like audiobooks, comics, newspapers,
magazines, and more.
Plus AudibleWith Bluetooth built-in, listen to your favorite
Audible book and switch seamlessly between reading and listening so
you never lose your place. Access the Audible store directly on the
all-new Kindle Paperwhite and find your next listen from the
world’s largest library of audiobooks—including more than 450,000
professionally performed audio programs, including Audible books,
original audio productions, and exclusive content. Just connect
your all-new Kindle Paperwhite to a Bluetooth-enabled device, like
speakers or headphones, and dive into a story.
More great content—six months of Kindle Unlimited for freeKindle
devices already come with instant access to millions of titles in
the Kindle Store. Now, for a limited time, you also get six months
of Kindle Unlimited for free so you can read as much as you want at
no additional cost across millions of titles, including popular
books like Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman and Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan, as well as works from Terry Pratchett and
Michael Lewis. It also includes books that make it to the big
screen like Molly’s Game by Molly Bloom. After six months, Kindle
Unlimited is just $9.99 per month.
Even more personalizationKindle includes a variety of ways to
tailor your experience so you can read your book your way. Today,
we’re introducing even more personalization features,
including:
- An updated home—The new home
experience makes it easier to find your next read based on your
reading history, including books that are free for you to read from
Kindle Unlimited or Prime Reading. You can also view reading
accomplishments, like how many days in the past month you’ve read,
as well as fun facts and tips so you can get the most out of your
device.
- Easily personalize your
reading—Now save multiple reading settings, selecting the font,
boldness level, and orientation settings you prefer all from the
main menu and quickly switch between those settings.
The updated home experience, as well as the ability to quickly
save and access reading settings, will be delivered as a free,
over-the-air update to the all-new Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle
Paperwhite Gen 6 (released in 2013) and newer devices in the coming
weeks.
The features readers love about KindleBy design, Kindle devices
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, or notifications. The all-new Kindle Paperwhite includes
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 eBooks and Audible books 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.
- 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.
- Smart Lookup—Integrates a full
dictionary definition with other reference information via X-Ray
and Wikipedia.
World’s Best eBook StoreKindle e-readers come with instant
access to the Kindle Store, which, in addition to Kindle Unlimited,
includes:
- World’s best selection—Millions
of books, newspapers and magazines, including the latest best
sellers, and programs like Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited, both
of which continue to grow.
- Kindle exclusives—Over one
million books are exclusive to the Kindle Store.
- Amazon First Reads—Early access
to an editorially curated list of six new books one month
before they officially publish. Every month, customers can choose
one Kindle book from our editors’ picks for $1.99—Prime members get
it for free—and also purchase hardcovers for $9.99 or less.
Pricing and AvailabilityThe all-new Kindle Paperwhite is $129.99
for the 8 GB model and $159.99 for the 32 GB model. The 32 GB with
free cellular connectivity is $249.99. All are available today for
pre-order in the United States. Customers can also purchase a cover
with a thin design that snaps perfectly onto the all-new Kindle
Paperwhite. The cover opens like a book, automatically waking the
device when opened and putting it to sleep when closed. Choose from
three materials in a variety of colors: a premium leather cover for
$59 in rustic; leather covers, all $39, in black, merlot, punch
red, and indigo purple; and water-safe fabric covers, all $29, in
charcoal black, canary yellow, and marine blue. Customers can learn
more at www.amazon.com/kindlepaperwhite.
About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer
obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention,
commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking.
Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations,
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