If you’re a book overeating, you know that the habit can get expensive pretty quickly.
Electronic books tend to be less expensive than the hardcover or paperback, and right now, the deals on Kindle books are even sweeter than usual.
Today only, Amazon’s selling select top-rated Kindle books for $ 3.99 or less. Titles like Paper Towns and V is for Vengeance are up for grabs, so check out the sale and see if any new reads catch your eye.
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The sales of Amazon’s Kindle to provide productivity rose 80% is Rs 113.28 crore in the year to March in India, according to documents filed by the USbased online retail giant’s local unit main Amazon Seller Services. “It’s the features available on the Kindle, in addition to the increasing availability of Indian language titles to Kindle Unlimited that has resulted in an increase in sales,” said an executive on the Kindle India team on condition of anonymity . “Users can adjust the font size, add notes and highlight paragraphs (besides) automatic saving of the furthest page read. We will introduce more features in 2017.”
Amazon recently launched digital books in five Indian languages -Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, GU jarati -that can be read on the Kindle and is in the process of adding more.
Books have outstripped physical book sales in India on Amazon. “We have seen Kindle users in India download 10 times the number of books in comparison to ordering physical copies on Amazon,” the person said.
Amazon didn’t respond to queries.
The company has added hundreds of Indian language titles to Kindle Unlimited, the subscription service that offers access to over one million ebooks. In October, Amazon announced the acquisition of publishing ho use Westland, a subsidiary of the Tata group’s retail arm Trent for Rs 40 KRO re. Its bestselling authors include Amish Tripathi, Rujuta Diwekar and Devdutt Pattanaik among others. According to analysts, the company expects Kindle sales in India to grow at a compound annual growth rate of at least 50% for the next three years. “There has been a huge movement from physical books is books in the Indian market,” said Ajay Shah, media and entertainment, transaction advisory services partner at EY. “There is a chance that the Amazon Kindle might look at more acquisitions of Indian publishing houses if they get access to exclusive titles. The major competition they would have in this space would be the consumption of ebooks on smartphones throug h publishing startups but the Kindle’s features have their own advantage and Amazon can make the kind of investments required to keep growing.” Also, exited Flipkart ebook sales in 2015. The Indian market is poised for growth at a time when US ebook sales have taken a hit, down 11%, to $ 2.8 billion from 2015, according to the Association of American Publishers, even as revenue from the overall book trade-print, electronic, audio books-rose almost 3% to $ 15.8 billion. Amazon does not disclose specific revenue for the Kindle or other hardware devices such as voice-controlled personal assistant Echo. Amazon’s Chennai R&D centre is one of the biggest for Kindle and other devices.
BANGALORE: The sales of Amazon’s Kindle e-readers rose 80% is Rs 113.28 crore in the year to March in India, according to documents filed by the USbased online retail giant’s local unit main Amazon Seller Services.
"it’s the features available on the Kindle, in addition to the increasing availability of Indian language titles to Kindle Unlimited that has resulted in an increase in sales," said an executive on the Kindle India team on condition of anonymity. "Users can adjust the font size, add notes and highlight paragraphs (besides) automatic saving of the furthest page read. We will introduce more features in 2017."
Amazon recently launched digital books in five Indian languages — Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Gujarati that can be read on the Kindle and is in the process of adding more. Books have outstripped physical book sales in India on Amazon. "We have seen Kindle users in India download 10 times the number of books in comparison to ordering physical copies on Amazon," the person said.
Amazon didn’t respond to queries. The company has added hundreds of Indian language titles to Kindle Unlimited, the subscription service that offers access to over one million ebooks. In October, Amazon announced the acquisition of publishing house Westland, a subsidiary of the Tata group’s retail arm Trent for Rs 40 lakh.
Its bestselling authors include Amish Tripathi, Rujuta Diwekar and Devdutt Pattanaik among others. According to analysts, the company expects Kindle sales in India to grow at a compound annual growth rate of at least 50% for the huge movement from physical books is books in the Indian market," said Ajay Shah, media and entertainment, transaction advisory services partner at EY.
"There is a chance that the Amazon Kindle might look at more acquisitions of Indian publishing houses if they get access to exclusive titles. The major competition they would have in this space would be the consumption of ebooks on smartphones through publishing startups but the Kindle’s features have their own advantage and Amazon can make the kind of investments required to keep growing."
Also, exited Flipkart ebook sales in 2015. The Indian market is poised for growth at a time when US ebook sales have taken a hit, down 11%, to $ 2.8 billion from 2015, according to the Association of American Publishers, even as revenue from the overall book trade — print, electronic, audio books — rose almost 3% to $ 15.8 billion.
Amazon does not disclose specific revenue for the Kindle or other hardware devices such as voice-controlled personal assistant Echo. Amazon’s Chennai R&D centre is one of the biggest for Kindle and other devices.
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Up to 80% off Select Kindle Books
If you’ve been dying to read some NYT Best Sellers (or, like me, just got a Kindle for Christmas and want to stockpile books on the cheap), Amazon is having another huge Kindle sale, in case you missed yesterday’s while opening gifts. Hornbeam Dark Matter, Why Not Me? and more titles you’ve wanted to read but didn’t want to buy at full price for under $ 5.
If you ever have to deal with power shortages and brief outages, Amazon’s offering all-time low prices on a pair of APC UPS backup power supplies, plus an 8-outlet surge protector, today only.
If you use a desktop computer, these will of course keep your machine running without any interruption in the event of a power outage, which means you won’t lose any unsaved work. But even if you only use laptops and mobile devices at home, they could still run lamps, your router and modem, or even a TV until the power comes back it.
The $ 100 gives you BR1300G 1,300 volt-amps and 780 watts, while the $ 47 APC BE550G is better suited for networking gear like your router and modem. Just note that like all Gold Box deals, these prices are only available today, or until sold out.
GoPets Premium Cat Scratcher with Catnip, $ 17
If you forgot to get your cat a holiday gift (how embarrassing!), it might forgive you if you get her this infinity lounger scratching post, complete with a bonus bag of catnip.
Editor’s note: She won’t forgive you.
PDP Energizer 2X Charging Station $ 15
Did you unwrap a new PS4 yesterday? Keep your serves off controllers with this dual charging dock for just $ 15.
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Amazon’s running a Gold Box full of PC tablet and accessory deals, and while you should head over here to see all of them, the highlights are definitely a pair of mechanical keyboards.
The Das Keyboard 4C is one of the best tenkeyless layout money can buy, while the BlackWidow Chroma Stealth includes every feature a gamer could possibly want.
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The Amazon Boxing Day sales went live today, and we were delighted to see the Kindle Paperwhite take another spin in the discount dance. Usually £109.99, this boxing day deal sees it discounted down to just £89.99.
With the basic entry level Kindle most expensive at £56.99, the far superior Kindle Paperwhite is just £33 more. This is excellent value considering you get almost double the PPI resolution, making for much clearer text on the screen.
Better yet, this is the cheapest of the Kindle range with a built-in light. The light shines onto the screen from the edge, rather than through it into your face, so it’s much easier on the eye than reading a tablet at night.
Incitement for your reading habits
This excellent Kindle deal is available for both the black and white models of the Paperwhite.
While scouring the net to make sure this is the best offer around, we found some handy alternatives from those price matchers over at John Lewis and Tesco, but only in black.
John Lewis is only 4p cheaper, but you get a tempting two year warranty. Tesco has tried to outdo both by selling the Paperwhite for £89. Act fast as we imagine once Amazon puts the price back up, the others will promptly follow suit. Take your pic below.
Special Offers mean for Amazon Kindles?
If you’ve clicked through and are wondering what the ‘with or without Special Offers’ means on Amazon’s listing, they’re a part of, essentially, a screensaver-based ads, that you can pay £10 extra to remove. They disappear instantly though, with no need to wait for them to time-out (unlike those annoying ads on mobile games).
For a more complete description, and to see why we don’t think they’re worth paying extra to remove, have a look at the Best Kindle deals page, where we go into more detail.
it’s a season to be jolly for readers of all ages as Amazon Kindle is offering huge discounts on selected ebooks with prices slashed by up to 80 percent. ( YouTube/TechRadar )
Readers will surely enjoy Amazon’s latest deals for selected books. Kindle just offered great discounts on selected items, slashing its prices by as much as 80 percent.
On its site Amazon Kindle announced its deals for the day where buyers may get the electronic version of their favorite book at greatly reduced prices. For instance, Paulo Coelho’s international bestseller The Alchemist may now be purchased for only $ 3.99.
The Intelligent Investor ebook, the investment classic by Benjamin Graham, is now the most expensive at only $ 3.99. Published in 1949, Graham’s book is considered a classic and is one of the best sources for value investment, a technique taught by its author during his teaching days at the Columbia Business School.
Amazon Kindle also offers a discount on the ebook version of the hugely popular The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. The book was authored by leadership guru John Maxwell and published back in 1998 and is now discounted at $ 3.99. It is one of several books authored by Maxwell on the subject and features real stories of popular leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Lee Iacocca and Elizabeth at the Bottom.
Readers with a preference for fantasy novels would surely love the latest Amazon Kindle deal. The Cast in Flight (Chronicles of Elantra) ebook may now be purchased online for only $ 2.99.
today’s Gold Box Deals by Amazon offer huge discounts on some ebooks with some prices dropping even lower and the dollar. However, these are time sensitive deals and is usually changed by Amazon the following day. On the other hand, a longer running deal called Digital Deals of the Week also offers discounts on ebooks and other downloadable digital products. Products currently on sale include the remastered “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi,” “Jonathan Strange & M Norrell” and the “DOOM” online game code.
it’s a season to be jolly for readers of all ages as Amazon Kindle is offering huge discounts on selected ebooks with prices slashed by up to 80 percent. ( YouTube/TechRadar )
Readers will surely enjoy Amazon’s latest deals for selected books. Kindle just offered great discounts on selected items, slashing its prices by as much as 80 percent.
On its site Amazon Kindle announced its deals for the day where buyers may get the electronic version of their favorite book at greatly reduced prices. For instance, Paulo Coelho’s international bestseller The Alchemist may now be purchased for only $ 3.99.
The Intelligent Investor ebook, the investment classic by Benjamin Graham, is now the most expensive at only $ 3.99. Published in 1949, Graham’s book is considered a classic and is one of the best sources for value investment, a technique taught by its author during his teaching days at the Columbia Business School.
Amazon Kindle also offers a discount on the ebook version of the hugely popular The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. The book was authored by leadership guru John Maxwell and published back in 1998 and is now discounted at $ 3.99. It is one of several books authored by Maxwell on the subject and features real stories of popular leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Lee Iacocca and Elizabeth at the Bottom.
Readers with a preference for fantasy novels would surely love the latest Amazon Kindle deal. The Cast in Flight (Chronicles of Elantra) ebook may now be purchased online for only $ 2.99.
today’s Gold Box Deals by Amazon offer huge discounts on some ebooks with some prices dropping even lower and the dollar. However, these are time sensitive deals and is usually changed by Amazon the following day. On the other hand, a longer running deal called Digital Deals of the Week also offers discounts on ebooks and other downloadable digital products. Products currently on sale include the remastered “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi,” “Jonathan Strange & M Norrell” and the “DOOM” online game code.
With each new holiday season the reach of to provide performance expands as a new crop of Kindles, Nooks and iPads are fired up. The first thing to do is download a few books.
Just a few years after the books and provide the performance first emerged as futuristic curiosity, they are fully mainstream now. Even among the avid, book-worshiping, old-school readers that frequent Millions, ebooks are very popular. Looking at the statistics that Amazon provides us, 57% of all the books bought by Millions readers at Amazon after clicking on our links this year were Kindle ebooks. This is up from 48% two years ago and up from 25% five years ago.
The volume in ebook sales seems to be driven in part by promotional pricing that will see prices on books (usually books catalog, but not always) drop below $ 3.00 for days or weeks at a time. Followers of our Twitter feed know that we are adept at finding these deals, usually posting about two a day. Many a great book has been, I caught the above photo this way, and if you are reading more on a device, we highly recommend you follow us on Twitter and look out for these posts as they are a great way to build a deep digital library. We also occasionally post them on Facebook.
For all those readers unwrapping shiny new devices (or looking for new titles to add to an old one), here are some more links to get you going.
For starters, The Millions published a pair of very highly reviewed and very affordable book originals back in 2013. If you haven’t read them yet, we hope you’ll pick up these titles:
Epic Fail: Bad Art, Viral Fame, and the History of the Worst Thing Ever to mark O’connell ($ 1.99)
The Pioneer Detectives: Did a distant spacecraft prove Einstein and Newton wrong?Konstantin Kakaes ($ 2.99)
They are also available on Apple and other platforms.
Here are some of the most popular ebooks purchased by Millions readers in 2016 (which you’ll see are very similar to our Hall of Fame and most recent top-which take into account books in all formats). Publishers appear to still be having luck pricing books pricing near the magic $ 9.99 number that has been a focus for many in the industry (all prices as of this writing). Occasional promotional pricing, a frequent occurrence in the Kindle store, has likely driven some of these sales as well.
Mr. Splitfoot to Samantha hunt ($ 5.99) Norwegian by Night to Derek Miller ($ 1.99) The Sympathizer to Viet Thanh Nguyen ($ 7.02) An Unnecessary Woman to Man, Alameddine ($ 2.99) The SelloutPaul Beatty ($ 9.99) the Innocents and Others to Dana Spiotta ($ 11.99) Girl Through Glass to Sari Wilson ($ 7.99) The Past to Tessa Hadley ($ 10.99) What Belongs to You to Garth Greenwell ($ 9.99) My Name Is Lucy Burton to Elizabeth Strout ($ 11.99)
Other identify all potentially useful book links:
Editors' Picks Best of 2016 Bestsellers Kindle Singles
And in this fractured ebook landscape, you’ve also got your NookBooks, Google books, Apple ibooks, and the IndieBound reader app that lets you buy ebooks from your favorite book store India. Finally, don’t forget Project Gutenberg is the original purveyor of free ebooks (mostly out-of-copyright classics), and check your local library! Many will allow you to download lots of ebooks for free.
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KALAMAZOO, MI — Among the holiday decorations of snowflakes, reindeer and trees with lights in popular Bronson Park stands a menorah. Today, dozens of people gathered around this menorah to celebrate the first evening of Hanukkah.
Rabbi Mordechai Haller of Chabad House of Kalamazoo and Western Michigan spoke about the miracles of Chanukah, when the Jewish people won a battle against the Greeks, and soon after, were able to keep a menorah lit for eight full days with only one flask of oil.
Haller and Jacob Weimtraub, president of the Jewish federation of Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan, the Lithuanian menorah, as Haller led those in attendance in songs and blessings.
Before people parted ways, Haller reminded the crowd about the importance of light in Hanukkah.
“How do we fight [darkness]? Not with sticks and stones, but the way we fight the darkness is by inciting a little bit of light. To lighting a little candle to bring a bit of positivity — a smile, a bit of Torah, and true value — bring that and create a little bit of light.”
The last night of Hanukkah is Sunday, Feb. 1, 2017.
Amazon’s deals, sales, special offers on Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV streaming media players, Echo devices, Dash Buttons and more. These deals end soon so you better get them now or forever regret it until the day you die – JK but if you want both because of end of sales and lack of inventory it to get it now!
Amazon Fire Tablet, 7″ Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB – Includes Special Offers, Black
For $ 39.99, you save $ 10.00(20%)
Beautiful 7″ IPS display and 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. Available in four colors.
Now with the Alexa cloud-based voice service – just press and ask
Amazon Underground, where thousands of apps, games and even in-app items are 100% free
Enjoy millions of movies, TV shows, songs, Kindle e-books, apps and games
8 or 16 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for up to 200 GB of expandable storage
Prime members get unlimited access to a huge selection of songs, books, videos and more
Up to 7 hours of battery life
All-New Echo Dot – White
For $ 39.99, you save $ 10.00(20%)
Echo-Dot (2nd Generation) is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, provide information, read the news set alarms, and more
Connects to speakers or headphones through Bluetooth or 3.5 mm stereo cable to play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn
Controls lights, fans, switches, thermostats, garage doors, sprinklers, and more compatible with connected devices from WeMo, Philips Hue, Samsung, SmartThings, Nest, ecobee, and others
Hears you from across the room with 7 far-field microphones for hands-free control even in noisy environments or while playing music
Includes a built-in speaker so it can work on its own as a smart alarm clock in the bedroom, an assistant in the kitchen, or anywhere you might want a voice-controlled computer
Always getting smarter and adding new features, plus thousands of skills like Uber, Domino’s, and more
Amazon Echo is not required to use Echo Dot
All-New Fire HD 8 Tablet 8″ HD Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB – Includes Special Offers, Black
For $ 69.99, you save $ 20.00(22%)
All-New Fire HD 8, now with up to 12 hours of battery life, 2X the storage, and 50% more RAM for faster performance
Stunning 8″ HD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and Dolby Audio. Available in four colors.
Now with the Alexa cloud-based voice service – just press and ask
Amazon Underground, where thousands of apps, games and even in-app items are 100% free
Enjoy millions of movies, TV shows, songs, Kindle e-books, apps and games
Prime members get unlimited access to a huge selection of songs, books, videos and more
16 or 32 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for up to 200 GB of expandable storage
Fire Kids Edition Tablet, 7″ Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB, Pink Kid-Proof Case
For $ 89.99, you save $ 10.00(10%)
up To $ 109 in savings on Fire, 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited and a Kid-Proof Case, plus a 2-year trend micro worry-free guarantee
Not a toy a full-featured Fire tablet with a 7″ IPS display and front and rear cameras.
8 or 16 GB of internal storage. Add a microSD card for up to 200 GB of additional storage.
2-year trend micro worry-free guarantee: if they break it, return it and we’ll replace it for free. No questions asked.
Unlimited, free access to 10,000 kid-friendly books, movies, TV shows, educational apps and games with 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited included
Best-in-class parental controls allow you to manage usage limits, content access, and educational goals
Fire HD 10 Tablet, 10.1″ HD Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB – Includes Special Offers Silver Aluminum
For $ 199.99, you save $ 30.00(13%)
Kindle Paperwhite E-reader – Black, 6″ High-Resolution Display (300 ppi) with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi – Includes Special Offers
For $ 99.99, you save $ 20.00(17%)
Our largest display on our thinnest tablet yet. Available in black, white, and introducing silver aluminum.
Silver aluminum option features an all-metal backing for a premium tablet experience
Beautiful widescreen 10.1″ HD display with over a million pixels (149 ppi / 1280×800)
Fast quad-core processor up to 1.5 GHz. Rear-facing 5 MP camera and front-facing HD camera.
Now with Alexa, a cloud-based voice service that provides quick access to the entertainment you want, including music, games, audiobooks, and more. Ask questions, shop, find news, weather, and more – just press the home button and ask.
Amazon Underground, a one-of-a-kind experience app store where thousands of apps, games and even in-app items are 100% free – including extra lives, levels unlocked, unlimited add-on packs and more
Enjoy millions of movies, TV shows, songs, Kindle e-books, apps and games — including Netflix, Facebook, HBO, Pandora and more
16, 32, or 64 GB of internal storage. Free unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with Fire devices. Add a microSD card for up to 200 GB of additional storage.
Up to 8 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music
Prime members get unlimited access to over a thousand books and magazines, more than a million songs, and thousands of movies and TV episodes at no additional cost.
Amazon Tap – Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker
For $ 89.99, you save $ 40.00(31%)
Just tap and ask for music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio and TuneIn
Uses the Alexa Voice Service when connected to Wi-Fi or a mobile hotspot to play music, read the news, provide weather reports, and even order a pizza
Streams all your music via Bluetooth from your phone or tablet
Delivers crisp sound powered by Dolby with dual stereo speakers that provide 360 ° omni-directional audio
Provides up to 9 hours of playback
Always getting smarter and adding new features and skills
it’s true that the cutoff for shipping most items to arrive before Christmas has come and gone (unless you are an Amazon Prime member). But there are still some gifs that you can give instantly without having to leave the comfort of your sofa.
A subscription to Amazon’s excellent all-you-can-read service Kindle Unlimited normally costs $ 119.88, but it’s marked down to $ 88.99 for today. That’s less than the cost of five new hardcover books, and for the price you can read hundreds!
Closed for six and 24 months are also available, but those are not on sale. So if you want to delight the voracious reader in your life, this is the time to act.
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Kindle Paperwhite E-reader – Black, 6″ High-Resolution Display (300 ppi) with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi – Includes Special Offers List Price: $ 119.99 – With Deal: $ 99.99 Buy it now before it runs out!
Now available in black or white
Higher resolution display (300 ppi) with twice as many pixels
Built-in adjustable light – read day and night
No screen glare, even in bright sunlight, unlike tablets
A single battery charge lasts weeks, not hours
Massive selection lowest prices – over a million titles $ 2.99 or less
Prime members read free with unlimited access to over a thousand titles
Kindle Paperwhite E-reader
Highest resolution e-reader display
With twice as many pixels as the previous generation, Kindle Paperwhite has an improved high-resolution 300 ppi display for crisp, laser quality text.
No glare in bright sunlight
Unlike reflective tablet and smartphone screens the Kindle Paperwhite reads like paper.
Read comfortably with one hand
Lighter than a paperback, comfortably hold Kindle Paperwhite in one hand for those times when you can’t put the book down.
Charge monthly, not daily
Kindle Paperwhite wont leave you tethered to an outlet. A single charge can last up to six weeks (based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless turned off and the light setting at this).
won’t tire your eyes in the dark
Kindle Paperwhite guides light toward the surface of the display with its built-in front light—unlike back-lit tablets that shine in your eyes—so you can read comfortably for hours without eyestrain. Adjust your screen’s, brightness for great reading in any light.
Next-generation reading experience
Kindle Paperwhite now offers Bookerly, an exclusive font crafted from the ground up for reading on digital screens. Warm and contemporary, Bookerly is inspired by the artistry of the best fonts in modern print books, but is hand-crafted for great readability at any font size.
Typesetting engine lays out words just as the author intended for beautiful rendering of pages. With improved character spacing and the addition of hyphenation, justification, kerning, ligatures, and drop cap support, our best-in-class typography helps you read faster with less eyestrain.
Enjoy reading with larger font sizes without compromising your reading experience. Page layout and margins automatically adapt to work well even at the largest font sizes. The typography and layout improvements are available on over half a million books, including many best sellers, with thousands more being added every week.
Lose yourself in a book
By design, the Kindle Paperwhite is purpose-built for reading and creates a sanctuary so you can lose yourself in a book. Unlike tablets and phones, Kindle doesn’t distract you with social media, emails, and text messages.
Kindle Paperwhite E-reader – Black, 6″ High-Resolution Display (300 ppi) with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi – Includes Special Offers List Price: $ 119.99 – With Deal: $ 99.99 Buy it now before it runs out!
Now available in black or white
Higher resolution display (300 ppi) with twice as many pixels
Built-in adjustable light – read day and night
No screen glare, even in bright sunlight, unlike tablets
A single battery charge lasts weeks, not hours
Massive selection lowest prices – over a million titles $ 2.99 or less
Prime members read free with unlimited access to over a thousand titles
Kindle Paperwhite E-reader
Highest resolution e-reader display
With twice as many pixels as the previous generation, Kindle Paperwhite has an improved high-resolution 300 ppi display for crisp, laser quality text.
No glare in bright sunlight
Unlike reflective tablet and smartphone screens the Kindle Paperwhite reads like paper.
Read comfortably with one hand
Lighter than a paperback, comfortably hold Kindle Paperwhite in one hand for those times when you can’t put the book down.
Charge monthly, not daily
Kindle Paperwhite wont leave you tethered to an outlet. A single charge can last up to six weeks (based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless turned off and the light setting at this).
won’t tire your eyes in the dark
Kindle Paperwhite guides light toward the surface of the display with its built-in front light—unlike back-lit tablets that shine in your eyes—so you can read comfortably for hours without eyestrain. Adjust your screen’s, brightness for great reading in any light.
Next-generation reading experience
Kindle Paperwhite now offers Bookerly, an exclusive font crafted from the ground up for reading on digital screens. Warm and contemporary, Bookerly is inspired by the artistry of the best fonts in modern print books, but is hand-crafted for great readability at any font size.
Typesetting engine lays out words just as the author intended for beautiful rendering of pages. With improved character spacing and the addition of hyphenation, justification, kerning, ligatures, and drop cap support, our best-in-class typography helps you read faster with less eyestrain.
Enjoy reading with larger font sizes without compromising your reading experience. Page layout and margins automatically adapt to work well even at the largest font sizes. The typography and layout improvements are available on over half a million books, including many best sellers, with thousands more being added every week.
Lose yourself in a book
By design, the Kindle Paperwhite is purpose-built for reading and creates a sanctuary so you can lose yourself in a book. Unlike tablets and phones, Kindle doesn’t distract you with social media, emails, and text messages.
Amazon India has announced that Kindle will launch digital books in five Indian languages—Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam. The titles include the Ishq Mein Hona Kegeyli to Ravish Kumar (Hindi), Rajaraja Chozhan for the Sa. On. Kannan (Tamil), Mrutyunjay by Shivaji Sawant (Marathi), Ek Bija Ne Gamta Rahiye to Kaajal Oza Vaidya (Gujarati), Aarachar by K. R. Meera (Malayalam) and Mayapuri to Shivani (Hindi). Kindle devices seventh generation and above will support Indian scripts, enabling readers to access such books.
This is a move that could be a game changer in India. Amazon India has moved methodically inserts itself in Indian publishing. First, it launched the Kindle with free lifetime digital access provided by BSNL, but only for English e-books. In November, the acquisition of local publishing companies Westland is known for its commercial fiction best-sellers and translation programme was completed at reportedly $ 6.5 million (around Rs44 crore), a small portion of the $ 5 billion allocated by Jeff Bezos as investment in India. In fact, Seattle-based Amazon Publishing’s translation imprint, AmazonCrossing, has surpassed all other publishers in the amount of world literature it makes available in the US. This was first highlighted in February 2015 by Chad Post, publisher of Open Letter Books, on his influential website, Three Percent. In October 2015 AmazonCrossing announced it had a $ 10 million budget to invest in translations around the world. It is probably no coincid ence that Amazon India vice – president and country manager Amit Agarwal has been inducted into the Bezos core team, which is responsible for its global strategy.
In an email, Post responded to the news, saying: "This seems like a great thing for Indian readers and anyone interested in Indian literature. Amazon’s stated goal is to make as many books available in as many formats to as many people as possible, and this program is a strong move in that direction. Increasing digital access to these books will be huge—it greatly expands the potential audience, and could help expand into AmazonCrossing publishing Indian writers in translation. AmazonCrossing published 60 works translated into English in 2016, which is far more than any other publisher. The majority of these titles are translated from German, French and Spanish, but AmazonCrossing has expanded into doing works from Serbia, Turkish, Chinese and Indonesian, so it makes sense that they would be interested in finding books from these five Indian languages."
In India, this announcement could not have come at a more opportune moment. With demonetization, Indians who prefer dealing in cash are perforce moving to digital payments. Also, by July 2017, it will be mandatory for all handsets manufactured, stored, sold and distributed in India by to support the inputting of text in English, Hindi and at least one more official Indian language, and support reading of text in all these languages, thus making it feasible to read books other than English on the Kindle app too.
Kannan Sundaram, publisher, Kalachuvadu, welcomed the decision: "We hope it will increase our revenue from e-books which is pretty low now. Tamilians are spread all over the world. It is near impossible to reach the hard copies to them. So this will boost the chances for them to read Tamil books of their choice." Best-selling author Ashwin Sangha called it an "outstanding initiative by Amazon India. It’s about time that people’s writing moved out from the confines of a paperback. It will also enable out-of-print books to be made available now." Another best-selling author, Amish Tripathi, said this will address the inadequate distribution and marketing of Indian language books, for the much larger market is the one in Indian languages. "I am personally committed to this and am very happy that of the 3.5 million copies that have been sold of my books, a good 500,000 of them are in Indian languages." Others remarked upon the best global practices it would bri ng to local publishing.
Well-known lexicographer Hindi Arvind Kumar says it will influence reading patterns by encouraging cross-pollination of literature across cultures by opening new avenues for translation of two-way Hindi to English and other Indian languages which are being introduced on the Kindle, and from many non-English languages like French and German or, say, Latin American into Hindi". Mini Krishnan, OUP, also endorsed it, saying the readership in Indian languages is healthy, so "a highly portable personal library will surely do well".
the third-generation Kindle Paperwhite was released in June 2015 so while it’s not the newest or most advanced Kindle around, that’s not to say it isn’t the best.
Succeeded by the significantly more expensive and square Kindle Oasis, the latest Paperwhite also competes with the lighter and more feature-rich Kindle Voyage, but still warrants its place in the eBook market.
Here is why Amazon’s 2015 model of the Kindle Paperwhite is our choice of Kindle, even moving into 2017, despite the pricier alternatives out there.
What’s new in the Kindle Paperwhite 2015?
169 x 117 x 9.1 mm
205g (Wi-Fi) / 217g (3G)
The Kindle Paperwhite’s design hasn’t changed a great deal over the years. In fact, the 2015 model looks pretty much identical to the 2013 model and therefore the 2012 model, aside from a couple of subtle cosmetic changes to the Amazon and Kindle logos.
The Paperwhite is built around a plastic body, but it doesn’t feel cheap. It’s a solid device with a tactile back casing that it is not only a lovely to hold, but greasy fingerprints aren t an issue. It is a little loving from loving of foundation and suncream, but it’s nothing a quick wipe doesn’t sort.
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The contour of the attachment parts around the Micro-USB and power button also makes way over2013 model, as the wide bezels on the front of the device. A large bezel on most devices is normally something that would result in criticism, but with an eBook reader it’s a welcomed feature, offering something for your thumb to grip when holding it.
Whether wifi only or 3G and Wi-Fi model, both the third-generation Kindle Paperwhite options feel no heavier than a smartphone in the hand, despite their larger size. No model s 205g/217g weight could be considered heavy, even if the Kindle Voyage is a little lighter.
Kindle Paperwhite (2015) review: Display
6-inch E Ink display
16-level greyscale
1440 x 1080 resolution
Front light, touchscreen
The Kindle Paperwhite’s design might not have changed much, but its display has. The third-generation model finally sees an increase in resolution with a 6-inch E Ink display bearing 300индекс producer price density, compared to 212ppi found on both the 2013 and 2012 models. Words are crisp and sharp while the touchscreen is very responsive.
The 2015 Paperwhite sticks with the Carta E Ink display found on the 2013 model for a high-contrast black &white results, but it adds a new font called Bookerly, which is designed for reading on digital screens, as well as a new typesetting engine. These additions, along with the higher resolution all contribute to replicating a reading equivalent that’s as enjoyable as on paper.
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An illuminated display has always been one of the Paperwhite’s outstanding features, allowing users to read in both light and dark conditions without the need for an external light. It isn’t the most advanced technology available – with Amazon itself trumping it with the Kindle Voyage and its adaptive front light – but the Paperwhite”s screen is more than adequate.
Kindle Paperwhite (2015) review: Features
4GB storage (thousands of books)
the Kindle Store has over 4m books
Kindle app for phone also available
Ad removal is £10 per device
As has always been the way with the Kindle, there are plenty of clever features beyond just reading. Some are great, others you may never use, but the beauty of them is that they can be ignored if you’re not interested, allowing you to flick through an eBook as you would if you had a paperback.
For those who would like to take advantage of having a digital device over a paperback, one of our favourites is X-Ray. Controller with a tap at the top of the screen, this feature presents information on characters, clips the visible, common terms and themes.
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Kindle Page Flip is also great, again controller with a tap at the top of the screen, followed by selecting It. This feature enables you to quickly skip to another chapter or part of the book from a pop-up window.
A tap at the top will also display how much more of the chapter you have left to read in minutes at the bottom, as well as offer access to Settings for turning the screen brightness down and the Kindle Store at the top.
The Kindle’s best attribute isn’t any of the above features though: it is how easy Amazon makes it to buy and download content. The Kindle Store has over four million books, newspapers and magazines to choose from, along with over one million Kindle-exclusive titles, all of which are delivered directly to your Kindle device as soon as you press “buy”.
in the section accessing certain settings and working out which books you have or haven’t read in your library could be made simpler though.
Pocket-lint
The Amazon Kindle app, available on most platforms, also means you can pick up where you left off on your smartphone or tablet if you forget your Kindle one morning. It’s like a multi-device bookmark.
One point worth noting is about the “special offers”: these are ads that Amazon serves, which can be removed for the sum of £10. We don’t find them overly disruptive, but if you do it’s not a huge fee. Amazon Prime subscription members can also purchase the Kindle for £5 less than list price, but the ads still rule applies for these members.
Kindle Paperwhite (2015) review: Connectivity and battery
‘Six week’ battery life (21-hours approx)
Four hour recharge cycle
There are two models of the third-generation Paperwhite as we mentioned previously. The Wi-Fi model requires a network connection to download content, while the wifi and 3G model will allow you to download new content on the go.
Given the £60 price jump between the two most people will probably be more than satisfied with the Wi-Fi only model, especially given it is possible to connect to your smartphone’s hotspot if you are really desperate for that next book.
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Amazon claims the Paperwhite’s battery will last six weeks on a single charge, based on reading for 30-minutes per day, all connections turned off and display illumination set to half. That’s a whopping 21-hours.
The E Ink display itself consumes very little power, with power only really needed for page refreshes. Keeping your Paperwhite connected and turning up the display illumination will naturally that decrease battery life. Even so, we’ve found our 3G review model to last for a couple of weeks at a time, rather than mere days.
Verdict
The third-generation Kindle Paperwhite does exactly what we wanted: it increased the resolution of its display for a sensory reading experience.
Add illumination great screen and fast touch response Kindle and this – despite not being the most advanced of Amazon’s offerings – adds up to the perfect balance between a fantastic reading experience and a great price.
it’s simply the best, whether you’re considering upgrading from a 2012/13 model or simply looking to (affordably) dive into eBooks for the first time.
the third-generation Kindle Paperwhite was released in June 2015 so while it’s not the newest or most advanced Kindle around, that’s not to say it isn’t the best.
Succeeded by the significantly more expensive and square Kindle Oasis, the latest Paperwhite also competes with the lighter and more feature-rich Kindle Voyage, but still warrants its place in the eBook market.
Here is why Amazon’s 2015 model of the Kindle Paperwhite is our choice of Kindle, even moving into 2017, despite the pricier alternatives out there.
What’s new in the Kindle Paperwhite 2015?
169 x 117 x 9.1 mm
205g (Wi-Fi) / 217g (3G)
The Kindle Paperwhite’s design hasn’t changed a great deal over the years. In fact, the 2015 model looks pretty much identical to the 2013 model and therefore the 2012 model, aside from a couple of subtle cosmetic changes to the Amazon and Kindle logos.
The Paperwhite is built around a plastic body, but it doesn’t feel cheap. It’s a solid device with a tactile back casing that it is not only a lovely to hold, but greasy fingerprints aren t an issue. It is a little loving from loving of foundation and suncream, but it’s nothing a quick wipe doesn’t sort.
Pocket-lint
The contour of the attachment parts around the Micro-USB and power button also makes way over2013 model, as the wide bezels on the front of the device. A large bezel on most devices is normally something that would result in criticism, but with an eBook reader it’s a welcomed feature, offering something for your thumb to grip when holding it.
Whether wifi only or 3G and Wi-Fi model, both the third-generation Kindle Paperwhite options feel no heavier than a smartphone in the hand, despite their larger size. No model s 205g/217g weight could be considered heavy, even if the Kindle Voyage is a little lighter.
Kindle Paperwhite (2015) review: Display
6-inch E Ink display
16-level greyscale
1440 x 1080 resolution
Front light, touchscreen
The Kindle Paperwhite’s design might not have changed much, but its display has. The third-generation model finally sees an increase in resolution with a 6-inch E Ink display bearing 300индекс producer price density, compared to 212ppi found on both the 2013 and 2012 models. Words are crisp and sharp while the touchscreen is very responsive.
The 2015 Paperwhite sticks with the Carta E Ink display found on the 2013 model for a high-contrast black &white results, but it adds a new font called Bookerly, which is designed for reading on digital screens, as well as a new typesetting engine. These additions, along with the higher resolution all contribute to replicating a reading equivalent that’s as enjoyable as on paper.
Pocket-lint
An illuminated display has always been one of the Paperwhite’s outstanding features, allowing users to read in both light and dark conditions without the need for an external light. It isn’t the most advanced technology available – with Amazon itself trumping it with the Kindle Voyage and its adaptive front light – but the Paperwhite”s screen is more than adequate.
Kindle Paperwhite (2015) review: Features
4GB storage (thousands of books)
the Kindle Store has over 4m books
Kindle app for phone also available
Ad removal is £10 per device
As has always been the way with the Kindle, there are plenty of clever features beyond just reading. Some are great, others you may never use, but the beauty of them is that they can be ignored if you’re not interested, allowing you to flick through an eBook as you would if you had a paperback.
For those who would like to take advantage of having a digital device over a paperback, one of our favourites is X-Ray. Controller with a tap at the top of the screen, this feature presents information on characters, clips the visible, common terms and themes.
Pocket-lint
Kindle Page Flip is also great, again controller with a tap at the top of the screen, followed by selecting It. This feature enables you to quickly skip to another chapter or part of the book from a pop-up window.
A tap at the top will also display how much more of the chapter you have left to read in minutes at the bottom, as well as offer access to Settings for turning the screen brightness down and the Kindle Store at the top.
The Kindle’s best attribute isn’t any of the above features though: it is how easy Amazon makes it to buy and download content. The Kindle Store has over four million books, newspapers and magazines to choose from, along with over one million Kindle-exclusive titles, all of which are delivered directly to your Kindle device as soon as you press “buy”.
in the section accessing certain settings and working out which books you have or haven’t read in your library could be made simpler though.
Pocket-lint
The Amazon Kindle app, available on most platforms, also means you can pick up where you left off on your smartphone or tablet if you forget your Kindle one morning. It’s like a multi-device bookmark.
One point worth noting is about the “special offers”: these are ads that Amazon serves, which can be removed for the sum of £10. We don’t find them overly disruptive, but if you do it’s not a huge fee. Amazon Prime subscription members can also purchase the Kindle for £5 less than list price, but the ads still rule applies for these members.
Kindle Paperwhite (2015) review: Connectivity and battery
‘Six week’ battery life (21-hours approx)
Four hour recharge cycle
There are two models of the third-generation Paperwhite as we mentioned previously. The Wi-Fi model requires a network connection to download content, while the wifi and 3G model will allow you to download new content on the go.
Given the £60 price jump between the two most people will probably be more than satisfied with the Wi-Fi only model, especially given it is possible to connect to your smartphone’s hotspot if you are really desperate for that next book.
Pocket-lint
Amazon claims the Paperwhite’s battery will last six weeks on a single charge, based on reading for 30-minutes per day, all connections turned off and display illumination set to half. That’s a whopping 21-hours.
The E Ink display itself consumes very little power, with power only really needed for page refreshes. Keeping your Paperwhite connected and turning up the display illumination will naturally that decrease battery life. Even so, we’ve found our 3G review model to last for a couple of weeks at a time, rather than mere days.
Verdict
The third-generation Kindle Paperwhite does exactly what we wanted: it increased the resolution of its display for a sensory reading experience.
Add illumination great screen and fast touch response Kindle and this – despite not being the most advanced of Amazon’s offerings – adds up to the perfect balance between a fantastic reading experience and a great price.
it’s simply the best, whether you’re considering upgrading from a 2012/13 model or simply looking to (affordably) dive into eBooks for the first time.
With each new holiday season the reach of to provide performance expands as a new crop of Kindles, Nooks and iPads are fired up. The first thing to do is download a few books.
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