Evaluating Our Favourite Kindles
Equipment for Simpler Studying
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Should you’ve ever had a protracted studying session that provides you hand cramps, these equipment may assist. You’ll be able to try extra choices in our Greatest 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 on your proper hand and the opposite on your left—and slide your hand in. Your palms will not cramp, you will not unintentionally hit the display and flip pages, and the reader will not slip out of your palms. There are three sizes meant to carry various kinds of e-readers. You need 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 machine. Whereas I would not name it fully hands-free, it’s an excellent handy and comfy expertise, significantly you probably have continual ache in your wrists. The clamp is simple to connect to mattress frames and facet tables (there’s additionally a ground 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 often hold a relaxation hand on it to carry it regular. If you wish to go totally 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 on your cellphone; additionally they work nice on e-readers. Whether or not you’ve a Paperwhite or a fundamental Kindle, it is one other nice resolution for decreasing hand cramps. The extra reasonably priced PopSockets work with adhesive, whereas the costlier ones use MagSafe adapters, letting you’re taking them on and off with out leaving sticky residue behind.
Good day 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, it is a nice accent. It has a tender inside to maintain your display secure, together with extra pockets on your cellphone, keys, and pockets. It will probably match the essential Kindle, Paperwhite, Oasis, and Colorsoft.
The Bookish Items Bookish Crossbody for $50: Want a bag on your Kindle Scribe? The Bookish Crossbody from Bookish Items matches the Scribe in its fundamental massive crossbody pocket, and matches a smaller Kindle or Paperwhite within the entrance pocket. It is an important measurement to deliver a number of issues with you together with a Scribe—catch me with this bag and my e-reader of alternative within the park this summer season with my kiddo.
Nomad 65W Slim Energy Adapter for $49: Kindles have lengthy battery life, however former WIRED reviewer Brenda Stolyar appreciated 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 best delivers 20 watts when charging two gadgets on the identical time). The prongs additionally fold up, so it matches properly within the facet pocket of a bag.
Greatest Kindle Instances & Covers
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Amazon Kindles are, fortunately, not as fragile as our expensive smartphones, however you should still need to add a canopy to guard the display for those who’re often toting it round in a bag. These aren’t padded for severe drops, however are the most effective kindle instances we have discovered for every day safety from scratches and scuffs. The Children’ editions include instances.
PopSockets PopCase Kindle for $40: These Kindle instances 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 instances. These instances are additionally a pleasant high quality, however they do not embrace a canopy, and the grip can solely be connected to the predetermined decrease heart spot. If in case you have smaller palms like I do, get one of many greater PopGrips, just like the Coronary heart of Silver ($40), to extra simply attain it.
Cloth Covers for Kindle for $32 and Paperwhite for $37: These open like a e book and are available some variation of black, blue, pink, or inexperienced. They’re produced from postconsumer recycled material.
Cloth 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 do not need it to connect magnetically on a regular basis. It is also made with recycled supplies.
The Bookish Kindle Instances 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 once 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 attractive sleeves, significantly the Solar and Moon model. They’re lovely and can defend your machine once 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 gadgets 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 very best half about having a transparent case is that it protects the again of your Kindle and means that you can adorn 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, children, or roommates, spend money on a studying mild. All of the Kindles now have a entrance mild, so you do not want one, however these can nonetheless be useful, particularly for those who swap between your e-reader and bodily books. Under are a number of of our favorites. You could find extra in our Greatest Studying Lights information.
Vekkia 14 LED Ebook Mild for $16: That is our prime choose. It is a clip-on mild with an adjustable gooseneck and two swiveling mild 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 huge as 2.1 inches and serves as a steady base to position on a nightstand.
Glocusent LED Neck Studying Mild for $22: This studying mild wraps round your neck, so it appears to be like foolish. Nevertheless it’s a wonderful various to a clip-on studying mild 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 provides as much as 80 hours of battery life at dimmer settings.
Black Diamond Wiz Headlamp for $28: That is our favourite headlamp for teenagers. It is comfy, and the adjustable straps are available varied 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 robotically 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 often takes a number of 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 recommend these if you could find them on sale for the best value. In any other case, we suggest shopping for the newest model.
Earlier than making your buy, cross-check the value with the newest mannequin to be sure you’re spending a good quantity much less on the older machine.
- Kindle (2022, eleventh Technology): That is the smallest of the lot at 6.2 inches tall and 4.3 inches huge, with a 6-inch display. Should you discover tablets too cumbersome to carry with one hand, contemplate 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 robust to seek out, however for those who handle to snag one, you should not spend greater than $50.
- Kindle Paperwhite (2021, eleventh Technology): That is the subsequent step up from the essential mannequin. It has a vivid 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 contains auto-adjust brightness and 32 gigabytes of storage. Do not suggest spending greater than $100 if you could find them.
- Kindle Scribe (1st Technology): The unique Scribe is a good possibility for note-takers. It has a large 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 Fundamental Pen, which feels pure to jot down with and attaches to the facet of the Scribe magnetically. It is solely value 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 fundamental 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 Greatest Solution to Purchase or Promote an Older Kindle?
Have an outdated Kindle mendacity round? Are you a used one on the market? Should you’re attempting to determine what mannequin it’s, this Amazon web page contains photographs, specs, and launch years for your entire lineup. As soon as you recognize which one you’ve, you could possibly commerce it in for credit score towards a more recent mannequin.
Most elderly Kindles in all probability nonetheless work, simply with fewer bells and whistles. It is best to keep away from Kindles with keyboards or another bodily buttons aside from page-turn buttons. Some older fashions misplaced the power to browse, buy, or borrow new books immediately from the machine. Nevertheless, you may nonetheless be capable of do that through Amazon.com in your pc or cellphone and have it despatched to your Kindle, which is a greater expertise anyway. These fashions embrace the Kindle 2nd Technology (Worldwide), Kindle DX Worldwide, Kindle DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4th Technology, and Kindle fifth Technology.
How Do You Get Free Ebooks on a Kindle?
Should you purchase each single e book you need to learn on a Kindle, it may well 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 thousands and 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 will not be as many choices as with Kindle Limitless, and in quite a lot of instances, you may see each Limitless and Prime choices lumped collectively; you may need to look carefully to seek out the free ebooks. It is nonetheless one thing, and there are even a number of magazines.
If you do not need one other month-to-month subscription and do not need to proceed giving your cash to Amazon, reap the benefits of the ebooks accessible along with your library card. Searching a digital catalog isn’t as magical as spending a day trying over each shelf in a library, however such is the e-book life (nobody says you’ll be able to’t learn each!). We now have a detailed how-to on this you need to try, however listed below are a few of the takeaways:
- Get a library card on your native department.
- Examine your department’s web site for its e-book choices. Many libraries use a service known as OverDrive.
- Obtain on to your Kindle library. They will robotically be eliminated once they’re due again.
If you recognize 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 e-book, however understand that not all books will be loaned.
What Else Can a Kindle Do?
Kindles have useful options it’s possible 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 your entire e book for that individual phrase or phrase or translate it to or from different languages.
Phrase Smart reveals quick definitions in small textual content throughout the strains. Sadly, it is not accessible 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 measurement or kind—there’s even a font known as OpenDyslexic that helps make studying simpler for folks with dyslexia. You’ll be able to management margin sizes and line spacing from that menu too.
When a Kindle is related 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 machine and reads aloud what you have pressed. It should 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). If in case you have a Goodreads account, you’ll be able to evaluation the Kindle books you have 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 for those who’re related to the web (three-dot menu > Net Browser). It isn’t the most effective, so I might reserve it for emergency searches.
How Do You Replace a Kindle?
When Amazon releases a brand new software program replace, it’ll obtain and set up to your Kindle robotically when it is related to Wi-Fi. You’ll be able to test for those who’re on the newest software program by going to Settings > Machine Choices > Superior Choices > Replace Your Kindle. If it is not on the newest software program model, you may see an replace accessible 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, the most effective time to purchase a Kindle is throughout a significant sale occasion like Amazon Prime Day or Black Friday, as a result of Amazon typically has steep reductions.
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