Articles about Kindle

Hands-on with the new Kindle Colorsoft: Is Amazon’s color e-reader worth the premium price?

It’s the Kindle Paperwhite, except it’s in color. You can see book covers in color, make highlights in color, and… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the color Kindle, AI, and his first year on the job

Our guest on this special mid-week episode of the GeekWire Podcast is Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of Devices… 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… Read More

Challenged by Amazon, reMarkable unveils new ‘Paper Pro’ color tablet

After four years of development, reMarkable unveiled the reMarkable Paper Pro, its next-generation writing tablet, featuring its first color display… Read More

Amazon distinguishes between AI ‘generated’ and ‘assisted’ content in new policy for Kindle authors

Amazon added a new artificial intelligence policy to its content guidelines for authors who distribute their work through its Kindle… Read More

Kindle Scribe: Amazon says copy/paste, notebook organization, and other tools are ‘coming soon’

Amazon has quietly updated its Kindle Scribe product page with a glimmer of hope for anyone disappointed by some of… 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… Read More

Amazon brings Vella to Kindle for Android and Fire tablets, expanding episodic reading platform

Amazon has added the Kindle Vella episodic reading platform to the Kindle app for Android devices and Fire tablets, addressing… Read More

Bringing books into the TikTok era: Amazon’s Kindle Vella and the rise of the new ‘story platforms’

Amazon’s Kindle Vella spotlights the growing market for episodic stories, designed for mobile devices, unfolding as larger narratives over time.… Read More

An evening with Kindle Vella: First impressions of Amazon’s new attempt to reimagine reading

The serialized story is a mainstay of the literary world, a tried-and-true formula for creating a tantalizing tale, from opening… Read More

Amazon group that created Kindle and Echo is working on technology for COVID-19 testing

Amazon is enlisting its cutting-edge Lab126 hardware group, best known for creating its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and Echo smart… Read More

Amazon refreshes $250 high-end Kindle Oasis with adjustable reading light

Amazon will ship a new version of its high-end Kindle Oasis next month, the latest in a series of refreshes… Read More

Amazon unveils refreshed Kindle e-reader with new front light, raises price to $89

Even as Amazon’s hardware ambitions expand, the tech giant hasn’t forgotten about one of its original gadgets. The Seattle company… Read More

Amazon reportedly taps former Kindle and Flex exec to lead pharmacy group overseeing PillPack

Amazon has tasked Nader Kabbani with leading its new pharmacy initiative and overseeing the team from online pharmacy PillPack, according… 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… Read More

Amazon-owned Liquavista screen technology company shutting down

Liquavista, a screen tech company Amazon acquired five years ago, has shut down. News of Liquavista’s closure was first reported… Read More

Amazon awarded $75K in dispute with e-book marketer over Kindle Direct Publishing scheme

Amazon has been awarded $75,000 in an arbitration case against an e-book marketer that allegedly inflated reader numbers artificially in… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, ‘book stuffing,’ and the darker side of being a digital content consumer

Convenience. Portability. Access. All are reasons that consumers have embraced digital content. The ability we have to rapidly find an… Read More

Memoirs, thrillers and more page turners: Amazon editors select the 20 best books of the year so far

Halfway through 2018, there are plenty of great books which already deserve a spot in your beach bag. Editors with… Read More

Rekindling Amazon’s old flame: 10 years later, can we get the original Kindle e-reader to work again?

Amazon wants to make money when people use its devices, Jeff Bezos says, not when people buy them. In other… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: iPhone X preorders, first look at the Xbox One X, and Kindle Oasis goes for a swim

It’s a busy time of year in the consumer electronics world. For starters, the top-of-the-line iPhone X (as in the… Read More

Amazon overhauls Kindle app with new look and deep Goodreads social integration

Amazon is launching redesigned versions of its Kindle apps for iOS and Android this morning, with an updated look, a… Read More

Amazon makes its latest splash with waterproof Kindle Oasis e-reader

Amazon has unveiled its first waterproof Kindle Oasis e-reader, which takes its place on the top end of the Kindle… Read More

Amazon introduces revamped $99 Echo, new Echo Connect calling device, Echo Buttons and more

FOLLOW-UP: Here’s everything Amazon announced today Amazon this morning unveiled an array of new Echo devices, including a smaller and… Read More

Amazon job listing suggests Kindle team is working on virtual and augmented reality

Is Amazon’s Kindle team working on virtual and augmented reality features? That’s what The Digital Reader news site speculates based on… Read More

Amazon reaches agreement with EU to end antitrust investigation into e-book deals

The European Commission has decided that terms offered up by Amazon sufficiently address concerns raised in a 2015 antitrust investigation over… Read More

Amazon to close Kindle ‘Write On’ author community, pulling the plug on story lab

Updated on Friday morning with more information from Amazon. Amazon’s Kindle Write On author community, billed as a “story lab”… Read More

Amazon piles on the Prime benefits with new ‘Prime Reading’ perk

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said earlier this year that the company’s goal is to make the benefits of its $99/year Amazon Prime… Read More

Amazon revamps Fire HD 8, cuts price 40% to $90, says its tablet sales have more than doubled

Amazon unveiled a new version of its Fire HD 8 tablet this morning, with more memory and additional storage, and dropped… Read More

Amazon launches Singles Classics, selling historic essays on Kindle for $1 a pop

Amazon is rolling out a new service, called Singles Classics, that allows anyone with the Kindle app to purchase famous… Read More