Product Features
Kindle — small, light, and fast
- Less than 6 ounces - lighter than a paperback, fits in your pocket
- New darker, hand-tuned fonts for easier reading
- Reads like paper with no glare, even in bright sunlight
- Download books in 60 seconds with built-in Wi-Fi
- Holds over 1,000 books - take your library wherever you go
- Massive book selection. Lowest prices. Over a million titles less than $9.99
- 180,000 Kindle-exclusive titles that you won't find anywhere else, including books by best-selling authors such as Kurt Vonnegut
- Supports children's books and includes new parental controls
Kindle Owners' Lending Library - with Amazon Prime, Kindle owners can choose from more than 270,000 books to borrow for free with no due dates, including over 100 current and former New York Times best sellers
Reads Like Real Paper, No Glare Even in Bright Sunlight
Kindle uses an electronic ink
screen that looks and reads like real paper. The matte screen reflects
light like ordinary paper and uses no backlighting, so you can read as
easily in bright sunlight as in your living room. Unlike tablet screens,
Kindle has no glare.
Lighter Than a Paperback
Less than 6 ounces, Kindle is
lighter than most paperback books, and weighs half as much as many
tablets, making it easy and comfortable to hold in one hand for extended
periods of time.
One-Month Battery Life
Kindle also has
the advantage of significantly lower power consumption than tablets.
Kindle does not require power to maintain a page of text, allowing you
to read for up to a month on a single charge, with wireless off and a
half hour of reading per day, versus hours on a tablet or smart phone.
Sharp, Clear Text
Kindle uses actual ink particles
and proprietary, hand-built fonts to create crisp, print-like text
similar to what you see in a physical book. The screen's 100% aperture
ratio means no gaps between pixels. The blacks and whites on the screen
are uniform, improving image quality.
Easy on the Eyes
Every time your eyes switch from a
bright screen to a dimmer, ambient room, your eyes have to adjust,
which may result in fatigue. With Kindle the page is the same brightness
as everything else in the room so there's no adjustment needed.
Read in Any Position
When you read
for long periods of time, you often switch positions to get more
comfortable. Kindle has a uniform contrast ratio that does not change
with your viewing angle, so you can read in any position.
| Display | Amazon's 6" E Ink Pearl display with optimized font technology, 167 ppi, 16-level gray scale | |
| Size | 6.5" x 4.5" x 0.34" (165.75 mm x 114.5 mm x 8.7 mm) | |
| Weight | 5.98 ounces (170 grams) | |
| System Requirements | None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content | |
| On-Device Storage | 2 GB internal (approximately 1.25 GB available for user content). Holds up to 1,400 books | |
| Cloud Storage | Free cloud storage for all Amazon content | |
| Battery Life | A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off based upon a half-hour of daily reading time. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage | |
| Charge Time | Fully charges in approximately 3 hours from a computer via USB cable | |
| Wi-Fi Connectivity | Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) | |
| Content Formats Supported | Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion | |
| Documentation | Quick Start Guide (included in box); Kindle User's Guide (pre-installed on device). Additional information in multiple languages available online | |
| Warranty and Service | 1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 2-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 |
