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  • Purpose-built for reading with a 167 ppi glare-free display that reads like real paper, even in direct sunlight.
  • Adjustable brightness lets you read comfortably—indoors and outdoors, day and night.
  • A single battery charge lasts weeks, not hours.
  • 8 GB of storage means thousands of titles on hand all in a compact size.
  • Read distraction-free. Highlight passages, look up definitions, translate words, and adjust text size—without ever leaving the page.
  • With Kindle Unlimited, get unlimited access to over 2 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and more.
  • Enjoy audiobooks with Audible. Pair with Bluetooth headphones or speakers to switch seamlessly between reading and listening.

Meet Kindle, now with a built-in adjustable front light so you can read indoors and outdoors and at more times of day. Purpose-built for reading, Kindle features a glare-free touchscreen display that reads like real paper, even in direct sunlight.

Your reading experience, reimagined

Your reading experience, reimagined

Enjoy a new, intuitive, and easier Kindle reading experience with the latest software update. Now with easier access to your device Settings and a new bottom navigation to easily switch between Home, Library, or the book you are currently reading. Plus an alternative fast setup experience using the Kindle app on your phone. Learn more about the latest Kindle software update.

massive selection

Finding new stories has never been easier with Kindle. Enjoy access to Kindle Exclusive titles you won’t find anywhere else. Prime members have unlimited access to thousands of titles including eBooks, magazines, and more with Prime Reading. With Kindle Unlimited, get unlimited access to over 2 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and more.

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Display Size 6" glare-free 6.8" glare-free 6.8" glare-free 10.2" glare-free
Storage 16 GB 8 GB or 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB
Resolution 300 ppi 300 ppi 300 ppi 300 ppi
Front light 4 LEDs 17 LEDs 17 LEDs 35 LEDs
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Color Black or Denim Black Black Tungsten
Warranty 1-year limited warranty 1-year limited warranty 1-year limited warranty 1-year limited warranty

Technical Details

Kindle (versión 2019)

Kindle (versión 2019)

Display

Amazon's 6” display with built-in light, 167ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale.

Size

6.3” x 4.5” x 0.34” ( 160 x 113 x 8.7 mm).

Weight

6.1 oz (174 g). Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

System Requirements

None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content.

On-Device Storage

8 GB; holds thousands of books.

Cloud Storage

Free cloud storage for all Amazon content.

Battery Life

A single charge lasts up to four (4) weeks, based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life will vary based on light settings, wireless usage. Audible audiobook streaming over Bluetooth will reduce battery life.

Charge Time

Fully charges in approximately 4 hours from a 5W USB power adapter or computer via USB cable.

Wi-Fi Connectivity

Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use 802.11b/g/n standards with support for WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).

Accessibility Features

VoiceView screen reader, available over Bluetooth audio, provides spoken feedback allowing you to navigate your device and read books with text-to-speech (available in English only). Kindle also includes the ability to adjust font size, font face, line spacing and margins. Learn more about Accessibility for Kindle. Learn more about Accessibility for Kindle.

Content Formats Supported

Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PMP through conversion; Audible audio format (AAX).

Documentation

Learn more about Kindle devices with our Quick Start Guide and Kindle User Guide.

Warranty and Service

1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 1-year, 2-year or 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S customers sold separately. Use of Kindle is subject to the terms found here.

Included in the Box

Kindle, USB 2.0 charging cable and Quick Start Guide.

Generation

Kindle 10th Generation - 2019 release.

Software Security Updates

This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least four years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own a Kindle, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device.

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Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
49,414 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the size and backlight of the Kindle. They mention that it's small enough to take pretty much anywhere, and fits in most side pockets. They are also happy with portability, and readability. However, some customers have mixed opinions on ease of use, battery life, quality, and performance.

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1,050 customers mention739 positive311 negative

Customers find the size of the Kindle convenient, light, and easy to hold. They mention that it fits in most side pockets, and is easy to read in this size. Some say that the size can scale the font bigger, making it more portable.

"...Also while reading you can look up words, which is a nice feature to have while reading more difficult texts and expanding your vocabulary...." Read more

"...Take it anywhere. It literally fits in most of my side pockets...." Read more

"...When I first opened the package, this 10th gen looks so tiny I am afraid it may be unusable, but the screen measures the same size (6") as my Kindle..." Read more

"...But the text quality is good on this kindle.My biggest complaint is the price (and hence why I gave it four stars)...." Read more

947 customers mention796 positive151 negative

Customers like the backlight of the Kindle. They say it's adjustable, so it'll never be too dim or too bright. They also mention that the screen is bright and clear, and anti-glare.

"...The screen is truly anti-glare. I live in Alaska and it's summer so the sun is about 10ft away from me around 4pm. And still no glare...." Read more

"...Considering that it now now has a front lit light, a touch screen, support for bluetooth audio (for audiobooks), it supports nearly everything most..." Read more

"...The thing that really threw me off was how LIGHT the Kindle is. This is another great feature I didn't even think about...." Read more

"...The Kindle is easy for her to manage and has put a sparkle in her eye. Highly recommend to others!" Read more

758 customers mention734 positive24 negative

Customers find the book reader portable. They mention it's light, less bulky, and worth it for how light it is. They also say the built-in light makes it easy to read and navigate. Customers also say it'll fit easily into their purse.

"...So far I love this kindle. It's REALLY lightweight, which I appreciate. It's responsive...." Read more

"...The 10th gen Kindle has slimmer bezels , is smaller, lighter and so looks more modern in my opinion...." Read more

"...I love my kindle so much; it’s so lightweight, the battery lasts for at least a week and a half at a time with constant use, and the light is so..." Read more

"...It is extremely light, and I could easily hold this for hours...." Read more

738 customers mention549 positive189 negative

Customers like the readability of the Kindle PaperWhite. They say it's great for reading, and allows them to read on their own preferences. They also love the options for dyslexic reading within the app, and say the screen is easily readable in all lights. Customers also say the device is more relaxing for long reading sessions, and is easy on the eyes. Overall, customers find the e-reader to be great as an eReader.

"...this device is great as an e-reader, that's what it was built for is to only load a page once in a while. loading web graphics quickly?..." Read more

"...and a half at a time with constant use, and the light is so gentle my eyes never feel fatigued!" Read more

"...This is nice, it makes reading very easy and enjoyable and I'm actually starting to prefer it to holding certain types of books, especially the..." Read more

"...That book was not shown on the scrollbar!..." Read more

1,094 customers mention738 positive356 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the book reader. Some mention that it's light, easy to read, and easy to navigate. They say it'll be perfect for any age. However, some say that it isn't nearly as user friendly as old devices, difficult to navigate due to the touch screen not being responsive, and too complicated.

"...TL;DR this is a very simple e-reader but has all the things to make it a great one." Read more

"...I think the sheer convenience of a Kindle is unmatched...." Read more

"The screen is rather small. Difficult to navigate due to touch screen being not very responsive. The screen feels dry and has matte feel." Read more

"...When viewing some figures or texts, landscape mode makes reading more convenient...." Read more

1,080 customers mention592 positive488 negative

Customers are mixed about the battery life of the book reader. Some mention that it lasts so long, while others say that it doesn't stay charged as long as it has been advertised. Some say that the battery drained very fast, and that it started to fail.

"...The battery is incredible and can last me a week or two on one charge...." Read more

"...That said, it will not last all day if one were intensively scrolling through hundreds of scanned medium resolution pdfs..." Read more

"...The battery life seems to be comparable and the best of the updates to the latest generation of the Paperwhite have been incorporated into this new..." Read more

"...to give a feedback but the hours where I have been reading the battery drains fast." Read more

825 customers mention550 positive275 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the book reader. Some mention that it's very useful and has nice features. However, others say that it is inferior, has flaws, and came defective.

"...I've had the Kindle a week now and have found it useful for both of these purposes. It really is an easy to use, quality e-reader...." Read more

"Good, but not as big as other kindles. Hard to hold" Read more

"Horrible knew kindle. Have to tap 4-5 times to get it to next screen on old kindle I bought 1 tap next screen comes up...." Read more

"...The touch-screen can be a little wonky, but all in all, it's very useful! I no longer dread power outages!" Read more

617 customers mention306 positive311 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the Kindle. Some mention that it functions great, while others say that it fails to do its job correctly. Some say that the device is not usable and stopped working 13 months after purchase.

"...UPDATE Aug. 3, 2020: My Kindle reader is still functioning perfectly and I still love it, however, over the last day or so the mysterious crack in..." Read more

"...and removing the case to charge it and the truth is the battery works in such a weird way...." Read more

"If you are looking for an e-reader that has both rudimentary internet functionality and simplicity, then look no further than the Kindle...." Read more

"...He said it was less sensitive and needed to be touched more firmly than the older model. Perhaps that’s a setting that he can look into...." Read more

Feels Like Home At Last (again)
5 Stars
Feels Like Home At Last (again)
I made the mistake of replacing my 2012 Paperwhite with the latest generation and every night I felt like throwing it into the wall and splintering it into a thousand pieces. The user interface was horrible and with no raised border I was always drifting a finger over the edge of the screen and fanning through the pages. I finally had enough and returned it for the basic Kindle.That reader arrived today and it feels just like home again. The basic Kindle has all the features of the 2012 model with the addition of being able to pinch to zoom the text. The "print" quality is just fine. I don't read any graphic novels, magazines, or newspapers on my Kindle so I don't need the higher resolution to be able to see illustrations in higher quality. The LED lighting is every bit as good as the original Paperwhite. The only feature I really appreciated on the latest generation Paperwhite was the ability to display the current time at the top of the screen. I am a late-night reader and having the time handy keeps me from reading until dawn. I know I can still crank my neck around to look at a clock, but it was a nice treat to be able to just glance at the top of the screen.The other advantage of the basic Kindle is during the initial setup, it syncs up your library and doesn't give you that two-part option of seeing you entire library or what has been downloaded to the reader.I read through the negative reviews and don't find a single one valid. I think that the folks that are experiencing low battery life are probably not putting it in the Airplane mode. The Paperwhite has a longer battery life but if it is not put in the Airplane mode it will die pretty fast as well.As far as the memory space goes, I had one of the very first Kindles with either 2 or 4 gigs of memory and even with my large library, I never got close to filling it. And by the way, if it does start getting too full, just remove the books you have already read. They will just revert back to the online Amazon cloud for storage and you can retrieve them anytime you want to read them again.The bottom line...this is a budget-friendly basic reader that has all the advantages of the Paperwhite with none of the aggregation. Maybe it's not waterproof, but having owned Kindles since they first came out, I have never once gotten one so wet that it caused a problem. Don't pay for more Ereader than you need.EDIT 5/15/2020 Two nights of reading on the basic Kindle reader and I don't notice any difference between it and the Gen 7 Paperwhite. The battery life seems to be comparable and the best of the updates to the latest generation of the Paperwhite have been incorporated into this new basic model. I don't notice any difference in the screen resolution. I guess if I had compared both with a magnifying glass it might be noticeable...who knows.It took hours to incorporate my library into the Paperwhite since there were two pages you had to flip between. One page displayed all the books in your library. If you wanted one of the books in your library you had to select it and then it would transfer over to the Downloaded page. The basic Kindle shows the library and if you click on a book it just downloads it and highlights it on the same page. Everything that has been completed shows up as Read.So far I haven't found a single thing that I dislike about the basic reader and it doesn't have a single thing on it I hated about the latest Paperwhite. If you feel like you just have to have a Paperwhite then I would suggest you search Amazon for the Gen 7 or Gen 8. If you can't find them there you can still get Gen 8 Paperwhites listed as in NEW condition from Ebay.UPDATE Aug. 3, 2020: My Kindle reader is still functioning perfectly and I still love it, however, over the last day or so the mysterious crack in the case seen in the photos has materialized. I can't figure how how it happened since the reader is constantly kept in the case and spends most of the time in a nightstand by the bed. I read it for a hour or more every evening and naturally connect it to the charger when needed. It has NEVER been dropped or handled roughly so I have absolutely no idea what caused the case to crack.Has anyone else experienced something like this with your reader?
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5.0 out of 5 stars All the important features most people need at a low price.
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021
My last kindle is a Kindle keyboard or Kindle Gen 3 which cost $139 in 2012. This one is a Gen 10 which cost less than half of that during a sales. When I first opened the package, this 10th gen looks so tiny I am afraid it may be unusable, but the screen measures the same size (6") as my Kindle 3, so the experience should be at least the same or better. Considering that it now now has a front lit light, a touch screen, support for bluetooth audio (for audiobooks), it supports nearly everything most people will need it for. 8GB is more than enough for a few hundred books + a few large audio books which I will read or listen to at any period. Since the rest of the library are on the amazon cloud and can be downloaded when needed, larger storage is not really necessary. Compared to the Paperwhite (2018 version) which is the next step up in price, I don’t really notice the difference in the resolution (167dpi vs 300 dpi) for most text based books (novels, for dummies books, etc) unless looking at very small fonts or images, so it is really a non issue. And I almost never use a kindle in places where it needs to be waterproof, so waterproofing is never an issue too. Plus, the large bezels of the 2018 paperwhite looks dated. The 10th gen Kindle has slimmer bezels , is smaller, lighter and so looks more modern in my opinion. To me, this 10th gen kindle is like having the paperwhite in a more modern package (also at a lower price :) )

What I wish this 10 gen Kindle has is the white text on black background mode (the paperwhite and higher models have this). I use this mode on my Kindle app on iPad all the time in bed. With lights off, the white texts on black background is easier on the eyes. This is an accessibility issue (for people with eye problems) so Amazon should put the feature on all kindle versions, not just the higher priced ones.

Another feature that can be improved is the landscape mode. When viewing some figures or texts, landscape mode makes reading more convenient. However, the landscape mode on this 10th gen kindle rotates the book by 90 degrees anti-clockwise only, meaning I have to rotate the kindle clockwise to read the texts. The larger bottom bezels will be on the left so naturally this forces me to use my left hand to hold it. But most people are right handers, including myself, so it will be better if Amazon will add a “rotate” feature so users can rotate the book so that the bottom bezels be on the right for right handers. I believe you have to upgrade to the Oasis at 3 times the price to get an auto rotate feature that orient the book that way in landscape, which is crazy expensive for such a basic feature.

Anyway, 5 stars for this 10 gen kindle for its excellent value, other than the small ergonomic shortcomings.
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