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This is (not) bananas: Amazon devices chief gives free Kindles to people stopping by HQ fruit stand

Move over, Oprah. Panos Panay is the new king of daytime giveaways. “You get a Kindle, and you get a Kindle!” Panay should have barked from inside a banana stand… Read More

Amazon unveils first color Kindle, and new Kindle Scribe with ability to write directly in books

Amazon will release its first color Kindle, dubbed the Kindle Colorsoft, for $279.99 on Oct. 30, expanding beyond the realm of black-and-white e-readers for the first time. Users will be… Read More

Amazon releases upgraded Kindle and Kindle Kids devices for first time in three years

Amazon unveiled enhanced versions of its Kindle and Kindle Kids e-readers on Tuesday, the first time the tech giant has upgraded its flagship e-reader in nearly three years. The upgraded… Read More

Amazon boosts Kindle Paperwhite screen size and battery life in first major upgrade in 3 years

Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite, announced Tuesday morning, is the first major upgrade to the company’s front-lit e-reader since 2018, offering a larger screen and promising longer battery life. The company… Read More

Amazon unveils refreshed $130 Kindle Paperwhite, a new waterproof version of its top-selling e-reader

Amazon today unveiled an updated version of its most popular Kindle e-reader, a sign that the tech giant continues to invest in one of its original device lines even as… Read More

Amazon Kindle e-reader software refresh adds Family Library, Free Time Unlimited and Word Wise

Kindle e-reader users have some new software capabilities to play with, thanks to a new update Amazon released today. The update brings a lot of good news for kids and… Read More

Amazon updates first-gen Kindle Paperwhite with Goodreads integration, FreeTime

Amazon released an update for the first generation Kindle Paperwhite today, which helps put the e-reader on level footing with its newer counterparts. The update brings a number of features… Read More

Amazon adds Goodreads, FreeTime to Kindle Paperwhite

Amazon announced today that the Kindle Paperwhite will be getting an update that adds integration with Goodreads, as well as support for Kindle FreeTime, the company’s reading encouragement software for… Read More

First look: Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader is faster, brighter and more social

Looking at Amazon’s original and new Kindle Paperwhite e-readers from the front, with the screens turned off, it’s hard to tell them apart. The exterior is basically identical, except for… Read More

Clearing out Kindles: Amazon ditches original Kindle Touch

Last week, it was Amazon saying goodbye to the Kindle DX and now it appears they’re doing the same to the Kindle Touch. Amazon lists the $99 Kindle Touch on… Read More

Kindle Paperwhite debuts to (mostly) glowing reviews

Amazon started shipping its new Kindle Paperwhite front-lit e-reader this morning. It’s not the first lighted e-reader to hit the market, as Barnes & Noble made sure everybody knew over the… Read More

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