Kindle Paperwhite
Kindle Paperwhite's screen has 25% higher contrast. Crisp, dark text against a brilliant white background makes for the perfect read. Paperwhite guides light towards the display from above instead of projecting it out at your eyes like back-lit displays, thereby reducing screen fatigue. You can adjust your screen's brightness to create a perfect reading experience in all lighting conditions, from bright sunlight to bedtime reading.
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Here are the latest news about Kindle Paperwhite:
17.09.25. Kindle's firmware updates bring TTS to all users
Amazon has released firmware 5.18.5 for the 11th and 12th generation Kindle, as well as Kindle Scribe and Kindle Colorsoft. It adds Kindle Assistive Reader (now available worldwide) - TTS system that uses natural voice to read books aloud. Kindle doesn't have speakers, but it does have Bluetooth. You can easily connect wireless headphones or earbuds for listening. You can also now change the font size in Kindle user interface (under the "Screen & Brightness" menu in Settings) and there's a new line spacing option: you can now adjust the spacing between paragraphs, words and characters (in addition to lines) under the "Font" tab in the Reading Settings menu ("Aa").
2023. Amazon releases new colors and covers for the Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon has just introduced two new colors for the Kindle Paperwhite: Denim and Agave Green. These new shades will be available for both the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite and the 32GB Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition. Alongside the new color options, Amazon is also launching an Agave Green leather and fabric cover to complement the Agave Green device. You might remember that Amazon unveiled a 16GB Kindle Paperwhite — in addition to the existing 8GB version — last fall, providing customers with the option of more storage so they can carry even more books while on the go. Building on this, the Kindle team aimed to add some vibrant colors to a customer favorite.
2022. Kindle Paperwhite is now available with 16GB of storage
Amazon has added the option to get a standard Kindle Paperwhite with 16GB of storage, and it’s available with or without ads. At $149, the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite costs $10 more than the 8GB version. Amazon has increased the storage space on Kindles in the past without jacking up the price at all, so this just seems like a reason for them to start charging an extra $10 for a Paperwhite with extra storage space that most people are never going to need. Interestingly, that the new basic Kindle comes with 16GB of storage space now sells for only $99, so it seems rather silly for Amazon to offer an “upgraded” Paperwhite model with only 8GB of storage space for $139, so you can see why they added a 16GB option.
17.09.25. Kindle's firmware updates bring TTS to all users
Amazon has released firmware 5.18.5 for the 11th and 12th generation Kindle, as well as Kindle Scribe and Kindle Colorsoft. It adds Kindle Assistive Reader (now available worldwide) - TTS system that uses natural voice to read books aloud. Kindle doesn't have speakers, but it does have Bluetooth. You can easily connect wireless headphones or earbuds for listening. You can also now change the font size in Kindle user interface (under the "Screen & Brightness" menu in Settings) and there's a new line spacing option: you can now adjust the spacing between paragraphs, words and characters (in addition to lines) under the "Font" tab in the Reading Settings menu ("Aa").
2023. Amazon releases new colors and covers for the Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon has just introduced two new colors for the Kindle Paperwhite: Denim and Agave Green. These new shades will be available for both the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite and the 32GB Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition. Alongside the new color options, Amazon is also launching an Agave Green leather and fabric cover to complement the Agave Green device. You might remember that Amazon unveiled a 16GB Kindle Paperwhite — in addition to the existing 8GB version — last fall, providing customers with the option of more storage so they can carry even more books while on the go. Building on this, the Kindle team aimed to add some vibrant colors to a customer favorite.
2022. Kindle Paperwhite is now available with 16GB of storage
Amazon has added the option to get a standard Kindle Paperwhite with 16GB of storage, and it’s available with or without ads. At $149, the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite costs $10 more than the 8GB version. Amazon has increased the storage space on Kindles in the past without jacking up the price at all, so this just seems like a reason for them to start charging an extra $10 for a Paperwhite with extra storage space that most people are never going to need. Interestingly, that the new basic Kindle comes with 16GB of storage space now sells for only $99, so it seems rather silly for Amazon to offer an “upgraded” Paperwhite model with only 8GB of storage space for $139, so you can see why they added a 16GB option.
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The reading experience on the Paperwhite is excellent. The Paperwhite is much more enjoyable to use than the Kindle Touch or the Kindle Keyboard, thanks mostly to the display (more on that below). The Home button from the Touch has been removed, and you now navigate to the menus by touching the top of the screen. Like the Touch, there are no physical page turn buttons. If you want to advance the page, you either swipe, or press the middle/right hand side of the screen (most of the display area is set up to advance the page). To go back a page, you press anywhere on the left 20% of the screen. To access the menu, you press the top 10% of the screen. Contrast for the display can quickly and easily be adjusted with two taps, so it can be brightened or darkened without a lot of menu navigation. There are still eight font sizes like previous generations had, but instead of just three typefaces, you now have six (Baskerville, Caecilia, Caecilia Condensed, Publisher Font, Futura, Helvetica, and Palatino). Publisher Font lets you use the book publisher's embedded font. None of the books I have tried out yet have this option, but I can see how it can provide them with a lot more flexibility. The additional fonts, along with the ability to adjust line spacing and margins, make it much easier to read books that a publisher formats poorly to begin with (as anyone who struggled with the early edition of 'Game of Thrones' can attest to).
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