Evaluating Our Favourite Kindles
Equipment for Simpler Studying
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Should you’ve ever had an extended studying session that offers you hand cramps, these equipment may assist. You’ll be able to take a look at extra choices in our Finest Kindle Equipment information.
Strapsicle E-Reader Hand Straps for $20: Connect one or each of those to the again of your Kindle—one is angled in your proper hand and the opposite in your left—and slide your hand in. Your fingers will not cramp, you will not unintentionally hit the display and flip pages, and the reader will not slip out of your fingers. There are three sizes meant to carry various kinds of e-readers. It is best to see precisely which fashions they work with on the Amazon pages, in addition to on this web page on the Strapsicle web site.
Lamicall Gooseneck Pill Holder for $22: I like this system. Whereas I would not name it utterly hands-free, it’s a brilliant handy and cozy expertise, significantly when you’ve got power ache in your wrists. The clamp is simple to connect to mattress frames and facet tables (there’s additionally a flooring stand model for $60). It’s light-weight to deploy anyplace and has sufficient resistance to the neck that it doesn’t fall ahead or out of the place you place it in. It did wobble a bit once I touched it to show the web page (or it obtained bumped by a curious cat), so I normally hold a relaxation hand on it to carry it regular. If you wish to go absolutely hands-free, add a page-turner distant so you’ll be able to learn with out lifting a finger.
PopSockets PopGrips beginning at $10: PopSockets grips aren’t simply in your cellphone; in addition they work nice on e-readers. Whether or not you might have a Paperwhite or a primary Kindle, it is one other nice resolution for decreasing hand cramps. The extra inexpensive PopSockets work with adhesive, whereas the costlier ones use MagSafe adapters, letting you are taking them on and off with out leaving sticky residue behind.
Hi there Clio the Unique Kindle Belt Bag for $58: Should you’re at all times touring along with your Kindle however do not need to carry a bigger bag, this can be a nice accent. It has a comfortable inside to maintain your display secure, together with further pockets in your cellphone, keys, and pockets. It might match the fundamental Kindle, Paperwhite, Oasis, and Colorsoft.
The Bookish Items Bookish Crossbody for $50: Want a bag in your Kindle Scribe? The Bookish Crossbody from Bookish Items suits the Scribe in its essential massive crossbody pocket, and suits a smaller Kindle or Paperwhite within the entrance pocket. It is a fantastic dimension to convey just a few issues with you together with a Scribe—catch me with this bag and my e-reader of selection within the park this summer time with my kiddo.
Nomad 65W Slim Energy Adapter for $49: Kindles have lengthy battery life, however former WIRED reviewer Brenda Stolyar favored to hold a charger along with her on the go simply in case. This one from Nomad is her favourite. It is tremendous skinny and comes with two USB-C ports, so she makes use of it to cost her e-reader and cellphone concurrently (the left facet delivers 45 watts and the precise delivers 20 watts when charging two units on the identical time). The prongs additionally fold up, so it suits properly within the facet pocket of a bag.
Finest Kindle Circumstances & Covers
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Amazon Kindles are, fortunately, not as fragile as our dear smartphones, however you should still need to add a canopy to guard the display in the event you’re ceaselessly toting it round in a bag. These aren’t padded for critical drops, however are one of the best kindle circumstances we have discovered for each day safety from scratches and scuffs. The Children’ editions include circumstances.
PopSockets PopCase Kindle for $40: These Kindle circumstances are designed with a MagSafe adapter within the again, so you’ll be able to simply add a Magsafe PopSockets grip to the again. You used to have to stick the grip or purchase a MagSafe adapter to make use of PopSockets in your Kindle, however now you’ll be able to customise freely with these circumstances. These circumstances are additionally a pleasant high quality, however they do not embrace a canopy, and the grip can solely be connected to the predetermined decrease middle spot. You probably have smaller fingers like I do, get one of many larger PopGrips, just like the Coronary heart of Silver ($40), to extra simply attain it.
Material Covers for Kindle for $32 and Paperwhite for $37: These open like a e-book and are available in some variation of black, blue, pink, or inexperienced. They’re created from postconsumer recycled cloth.
Material Cowl for Scribe for $60: This one flips up and over like a notepad, and you may place it right into a stand too. There’s additionally a slot for the pen if you don’t need it to connect magnetically on a regular basis. It is also made with recycled supplies.
The Bookish Kindle Circumstances beginning at $36: I actually like that this cowl additionally has a built-in strap, so you’ll be able to benefit from the safety of a hand strap whereas studying and have the safety of a canopy whenever you’re not. There are a bunch of enjoyable colours too.
The Quirky Cup Collective E-Reader Sleeve beginning at $28: Our workforce loves these beautiful sleeves, significantly the Solar and Moon model. They’re stunning and can defend your system whenever you aren’t utilizing it, so you’ll be able to throw it in your bag with out fear. The surface is velvet and the within is satin, with some padding in between and a zipper closure. On the again is a small zip pocket. On every product web page, you may see which units match, however seek the advice of the measurements. There are additionally separate, bigger e-book and iPad sleeves (beginning at $35).
CoBak Clear Case for $8: The perfect half about having a transparent case is that it protects the again of your Kindle and means that you can embellish it with stickers beneath. We suggest this enjoyable sticker pack ($6).
Nice Studying Lights
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Should you learn earlier than mattress however do not need to disturb sleeping companion, youngsters, or roommates, put money into a studying gentle. All of the Kindles now have a entrance gentle, so you do not want one, however these can nonetheless be helpful, particularly in the event you swap between your e-reader and bodily books. Under are just a few of our favorites. You could find extra in our Finest Studying Lights information.
Vekkia 14 LED Guide Gentle for $16: That is our high choose. It is a clip-on gentle with an adjustable gooseneck and two swiveling gentle bars that pack seven LEDs every. You’ll be able to cycle by way of 5 ranges of brightness and three heat colours. It is comparatively massive, although, so it is not nice for small paperbacks. The clamp opens as large as 2.1 inches and serves as a steady base to put on a nightstand.
Glocusent LED Neck Studying Gentle for $22: This studying gentle wraps round your neck, so it seems to be foolish. However it’s a superb various to a clip-on studying gentle whereas remaining hands-free. It is light-weight, adjustable, and comes with three colour temperature modes in addition to six brightness settings. It is rechargeable and affords as much as 80 hours of battery life at dimmer settings.
Black Diamond Wiz Headlamp for $28: That is our favourite headlamp for youths. It is comfy, and the adjustable straps are available in numerous colours. It has three brightness settings and an IPX4 water-resistance score, so you do not have to fret about splashes. It turns itself off mechanically after two hours, in case they go to sleep with it on. It takes two AAA batteries.
About These Older Kindles
Amazon does not launch new Kindles typically—the corporate normally takes just a few years between fashions. At any time when a brand new one arrives, its predecessor’s inventory begins to dwindle. It isn’t that we do not suggest these per se, however we solely counsel these if you will discover them on sale for the precise value. In any other case, we suggest shopping for the most recent model.
Earlier than making your buy, cross-check the worth with the most recent mannequin to be sure you’re spending a good quantity much less on the older system.
- Kindle (2022, eleventh Era): That is the smallest of the lot at 6.2 inches tall and 4.3 inches large, with a 6-inch display. Should you discover tablets too cumbersome to carry with one hand, think about this one. With this mannequin, Amazon doubled the storage to 16 gigabytes and upgraded the show to 300 pixels per inch (PPI) decision (up from 167 PPI). It is powerful to seek out, however in the event you handle to snag one, you should not spend greater than $50.
- Kindle Paperwhite (2021, eleventh Era): That is the subsequent step up from the fundamental mannequin. It has a shiny 6.8-inch display with adjustable heat lighting, a quick page-turn fee, a USB-C port, and 16 gigs of storage. It is waterproof too. We just like the Signature Version, which additionally consists of auto-adjust brightness and 32 gigabytes of storage. Do not suggest spending greater than $100 if you will discover them.
- Kindle Scribe (1st Era): The unique Scribe is a superb choice for note-takers. It has an enormous 10.2-inch display for taking notes, marking up PDFs, or drawing, and quite a few paper codecs you’ll be able to select, like college-ruled or dotted. It additionally comes with the Primary Pen, which feels pure to write down with and attaches to the facet of the Scribe magnetically. It is solely price it for $230 or much less.
- Kindle Children (2022): This an older kid-friendly mannequin. It comes with a canopy, a 12 months’s subscription to Amazon Children+, parental controls, and a two-year guarantee. Do not spend greater than $70 on this one.
- Kindle Paperwhite Children (2021): This older Paperwhite model is a step up from the earlier primary Children fashions. It has a high-resolution 300-ppi show with an adjustable heat display and can be waterproof. You should not spend greater than $110 on this one.
FAQs
What’s the Finest Strategy to Purchase or Promote an Older Kindle?
Have an outdated Kindle mendacity round? Are you a used one on the market? Should you’re making an attempt to determine what mannequin it’s, this Amazon web page consists of images, specs, and launch years for the whole lineup. As soon as which one you might have, you might be able to commerce it in for credit score towards a more moderen mannequin.
Most aged Kindles in all probability nonetheless work, simply with fewer bells and whistles. It is best to keep away from Kindles with keyboards or every other bodily buttons apart from page-turn buttons. Some older fashions misplaced the power to browse, buy, or borrow new books instantly from the system. Nevertheless, you may nonetheless be capable to do that by way of Amazon.com in your laptop or cellphone and have it despatched to your Kindle, which is a greater expertise anyway. These fashions embrace the Kindle 2nd Era (Worldwide), Kindle DX Worldwide, Kindle DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4th Era, and Kindle fifth Era.
How Do You Get Free Ebooks on a Kindle?
Should you purchase each single e-book you need to learn on a Kindle, it might probably add up! However there are methods to avoid wasting cash whereas studying as a lot as your coronary heart needs. You might need to subscribe to Kindle Limitless for $12 a month. You’ll be able to solely select from the Limitless catalog, however there are hundreds of thousands of titles there, together with audiobooks and magazines. Begin out with the 30-day free trial.
Should you already pay for a Prime account, you are eligible for some free ebooks by way of Prime Studying. There aren’t as many choices as with Kindle Limitless, and in a number of circumstances, you may see each Limitless and Prime choices lumped collectively; you may must look carefully to seek out the free ebooks. It is nonetheless one thing, and there are even just a few magazines.
If you don’t need one other month-to-month subscription and do not need to proceed giving your cash to Amazon, reap the benefits of the ebooks obtainable along with your library card. Shopping a digital catalog isn’t as magical as spending a day trying over each shelf in a library, however such is the book life (nobody says you’ll be able to’t learn each!). We have now an in depth how-to on this you need to take a look at, however listed below are a number of the takeaways:
- Get a library card in your native department.
- Test your department’s web site for its book choices. Many libraries use a service referred to as OverDrive.
- Obtain on to your Kindle library. They’re going to mechanically be eliminated after they’re due again.
If another person with a Kindle, you’ll be able to lend books between your libraries, simply as you’d with a bodily copy. Observe these directions from Amazon if you wish to share an book, however needless to say not all books may be loaned.
What Else Can a Kindle Do?
Kindles have useful options chances are you’ll need to reap the benefits of. Lengthy-press a phrase or phrase to see its definition, spotlight it, or take notes. You may as well search the whole e-book for that specific phrase or phrase or translate it to or from different languages.
Phrase Smart reveals quick definitions in small textual content throughout the traces. Sadly, it is not obtainable for all books, however when it’s, you’ll be able to flip it on or off and select extra and fewer hints. Clicking the quick definition opens an extended one from Phrase Smart and the New Oxford American Dictionary or Oxford Dictionary of English (you’ll be able to swap between the 2), plus translations, and a Wikipedia web page, if relevant.
Whereas studying, faucet the highest of the display and click on “Aa” to alter font dimension or kind—there’s even a font referred to as OpenDyslexic that helps make studying simpler for individuals with dyslexia. You’ll be able to management margin sizes and line spacing from that menu too.
When a Kindle is linked to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones, VoiceView Display screen Reader (accessed by way of Settings > Accessibility) means that you can use gestures to navigate your system and reads aloud what you’ve got pressed. It’s going to additionally learn a e-book aloud, although it does not sound practically as good as an audiobook.
Amazon owns Goodreads, so it syncs seamlessly to Kindles (press the three-dot menu > Goodreads). You probably have a Goodreads account, you’ll be able to evaluation the Kindle books you’ve got learn or browse your bookshelf and proposals. Lengthy-pressing a phrase or phrase, along with what’s talked about above, opens up an choice to share quotes on to Goodreads.
There is a internet browser too in the event you’re linked to the web (three-dot menu > Net Browser). It isn’t one of the best, so I might reserve it for emergency searches.
How Do You Replace a Kindle?
When Amazon releases a brand new software program replace, it would obtain and set up to your Kindle mechanically when it is linked to Wi-Fi. You’ll be able to verify in the event you’re on the most recent software program by going to Settings > Machine Choices > Superior Choices > Replace Your Kindle. If it is not on the most recent software program model, you may see an replace obtainable and the Kindle will then immediate you to obtain and set up it.
Is This a Good Time to Purchase a Kindle?
Sure. Amazon refreshed all of its Kindles throughout the board in October 2024, with a brand new Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe, and Kindle Children editions. The corporate additionally launched the Kindle Colorsoft, its first-ever colour Kindle, and in July 2025 Amazon added two extra colour Kindles to its assortment. Nevertheless, one of the best time to purchase a Kindle is throughout a serious sale occasion like Amazon Prime Day or Black Friday, as a result of Amazon typically has steep reductions.
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