Unsurpassed Resolution
Our Paperwhite display
offers 62% more pixels, and renders exceptionally sharp,
clear text and images.
Stunning Contrast
Kindle Paperwhite's screen has 25% higher contrast. Crisp, dark
text against a brilliant white background makes for the
perfect read.
Innovative Built-in Light
Paperwhite guides light
towards the display from above instead of projecting it out
at your eyes like back-lit displays, thereby reducing screen
fatigue. You can adjust your screen's brightness to create a
perfect reading experience in all lighting conditions, from
bright sunlight to bedtime reading.
Uncompromised Battery Life
A single charge lasts up to eight weeks, based on a half hour
of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting
at 10. Our breakthrough power management technology allows
you to leave the light on at all times for the best possible
contrast without sacrificing battery life.
Read Anywhere
Read in Bright Sunlight with No Glare
Kindle Paperwhite has a matte
screen that reflects light like ordinary paper so you can read as
easily in bright sunlight as in your living room with no glare.
Read at Night
With Kindle Paperwhite, reading
in bed just got better. The patented built-in light illuminates the
screen, not the entire room, so you won't disturb your partner when
you can't put your book down at night.
Patented Built-in Light
Designed for Reading
Unlike a backlit tablet
display, Kindle Paperwhite guides light towards the surface
of the e-ink display from above so that the light never
shines directly towards your eyes, allowing you to read
comfortably without eye strain. The built-in light
illuminates the screen more evenly than a book light or
lighted cover.
Perfectly Balanced Whiteness
We worked on Kindle
Paperwhite for over two years to perfect the uniformity of
the built-in light, flattening out a fiber optic cable into
a sheet, and nanoimprinting to ensure perfectly even
distribution of light. Our design uses nanoscale optical
diffractive patterns to enable tight control over the
direction of the light. Enjoy reading with exceptional
lighting uniformity and evenly balanced whiteness across the
entire display.
See how the screen looks in different lighting conditions.
Adjustable Brightness
Your eyes adapt to the
amount of light around you, so you'll prefer dimmer light
when reading in a dark setting and brighter light when
reading in well-lit surroundings. You can adjust the
brightness of Kindle Paperwhite across a wide spectrum -
from low light to full brightness - so you can read
comfortably in any setting.
Power Efficient
Because our patented
technology enables fine-grain control over where the light
is diffused, Kindle Paperwhite uses low-power LEDs,
requiring very little power to evenly illuminate the entire
screen.
Battery Life Comparison
All the Books You Love
Massive Selection
Millions of books,
newspapers, and magazines, including the latest best
sellers, Kindle Singles, and more.
Exclusive Kindle Titles
Over 180,000 Kindle
exclusive titles that you won't be able to find anywhere
else, including books by best-selling authors such as Kurt
Vonnegut, Stephen Covey, Andy Borowitz, and Karen
McQuestion.
Free Books in the Public
Domain
Millions of titles in
the public domain, such as Pride and Prejudice, are
available for free.
Free Book Samples
Download and read first
chapters for free before you decide to buy.
Buy Once, Read Everywhere
Enjoy
your purchased content in any way you choose. Kindle books
can be read on Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Android devices,
BlackBerry, Mac, PC, or web browsers with our free Kindle
Reading Apps.
Lowest Book Prices
Over 600,000 books are
less than $4.99; over a million are less than $9.99.
Kindle Owners' Lending
Library
With Amazon Prime,
Kindle owners can choose from over 180,000 books, including
over 100 current and former New York Times best
sellers, to read for free - as frequently as a book a month,
with no due dates. Read all 7 Harry Potter books in 5
languages
Borrow From Your Public
Library
Borrow Kindle books from
your public library and start reading on your Kindle.
Learn more
Lend Your Books
Lend
eligible Kindle books to other Kindle or Kindle app users
for up to 14 days.
Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Get More from Your
Membership
In addition to Free
Two-Day Shipping, Amazon Prime members enjoy unlimited
instant streaming of hit movies and TV episodes and can
borrow popular Kindle books at no extra cost.
Kindle Owners' Lending
Library - Read for Free
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 and all 7 Harry Potter books.
Features
Holds Up to 1,100 Books
You'll never have to
leave your favorite titles behind. With Kindle Paperwhite,
you can keep your entire library at hand wherever you go.
Built-In Wi-Fi
Kindle Paperwhite
connects easily to your home Wi-Fi network or Wi-Fi hotspots
on the road for quick, convenient access to books and
content anywhere you can access Wi-Fi.
Free Wi-Fi at AT&T Hotspots
Enjoy
free Wi-Fi access at AT&T hotspots across the U.S.
Thinner Than a Pencil
Kindle Paperwhite
features a new, slimmer design. At just over third of an
inch, it is thinner than a pencil.
Lighter Than a Paperback
Weighing only 7.5
ounces, Kindle Paperwhite weighs less than a typical
paperback.
Books in Under 60 Seconds
Shop
Amazon's expansive selection, choose a title, and begin
reading in seconds. Our fast, free wireless delivers books
fast - no computer required.
X-Ray
Exclusive on Kindle,
explore the "Bones of the Book". With a single tap, see all
the passages across a book that mention relevant ideas,
fictional characters, historical figures, places or topics
of interest.
Adjustable Text Sizes
Design your own perfect
reading experience by customizing the text size to suit your
tastes and reading comfort. Choose from eight text sizes to
prevent tired eyes and keep you reading longer.
Hand-Tuned Fonts
All six fonts on Kindle
Paperwhite have been hand-tuned at the pixel level for
maximum readability and comfort. Higher resolution allows
for unprecedented sharpness. The new high-resolution display
allows for elegant typeface options including Baskerville
and Palatino.
Bookmarks and Annotations
Add your own notes to
the text just like writing in the margins of a book. Edit,
delete, and export your notes. Highlight and clip key
passages.
Notes and Sharing
Share highlighted
sections, notes, and meaningful quotes on Facebook and
Twitter directly from Kindle Paperwhite without leaving the
page. See passages frequently highlighted by other Kindle
readers to discover interesting and meaningful passages in
your books.
Real Page Numbers
We match the pages of a
Kindle book to the text in a print book to identify the
corresponding "real" page number. Easily reference and cite
passages or read alongside others in a book club or class.
Read with One Hand
Lighter and thinner than
a paperback, you can comfortably hold Kindle Paperwhite in
either hand for long reading sessions without fatigue or
discomfort.
Fast, Easy Page Turns
EasyReach tap zones on
Kindle Paperwhite's responsive touchscreen let you tap
lightly to turn pages. No need to swipe or use two hands for
fast, seamless page turns.
Free Library Backup
We automatically back up
your entire Kindle library in the cloud so there's never a
worry about losing your books. Re-download wirelessly
anytime for free.
Organize Your Library
Organize your Kindle library into customized collections, or
categories, to easily access any book you are looking for.
You can add an item to multiple collections to make
organizing and finding titles even easier.
Time to Read
Time to Read is a new
feature for Kindle Paperwhite that helps you know how long
it will take to finish a chapter or book. Time to Read is
personalized based on your reading speed and is constantly
updated as your speed and habits change. With Time to Read,
it's never been easier to decide when to start a new chapter
or finish the chapter you're reading.
Whispersync
Our Whispersync
technology synchronizes your last page location, bookmarks,
and annotations across all your devices so you can pick up
exactly where you left off reading.
Search Wikipedia and the Web
Kindle Paperwhite makes
it easy for you to search. Enter a word or phrase and Kindle
will search every instance across your Kindle library, in
the Kindle Store, on Wikipedia, or the Web using Google
search. Kindle Paperwhite features an experimental
WebKit-based browser to provide a better experience on your
e-reader.
Built-In Dictionary with
Instant Lookup
Kindle Paperwhite
includes The New Oxford American Dictionary with over
250,000 entries and definitions for free. Instantly look up
the definition without ever leaving the book.
Instant Translations
Tap any word or
highlight a section to instantly translate into other
languages, including Spanish, Japanese, and more.
Translations by Bing Translator.
Works in Your Language
Kindle Paperwhite can be
used in English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish. You can
easily select the language that you are most comfortable
with, and enjoy instant dictionary lookups in any of these
languages.
Global Content Support
Kindle Paperwhite
supports the display of non-Latin characters, so you can
read books and documents in your favorite language,
including enhanced support for Japanese and Chinese
(Simplified and Traditional). Kindle Paperwhite also
displays Korean, Cyrillic, Latin, and Greek scripts, and
provides free access to several international dictionaries.
Carry and Read Personal
Documents
Kindle makes it easy to
take your personal documents with you, eliminating the need
to print. E-mail documents - including Word, PDF and more -
directly to your Kindle and read them in Kindle format. You
can also send documents to Kindle Paperwhite using
Send to Kindle.
Supports Children's Books
and Comics
Kindle
Paperwhite supports children's books with Kindle Text
Pop-Up, and comic books with Kindle Panel View which allows
you to read a comic book panel by panel.
Shop Wirelessly
Access the Kindle Store
wirelessly from Kindle Paperwhite. Search and shop the
world's largest selection of books that people want to read,
plus magazines, newspapers, blogs, and games. Amazon
auto-delivers all your purchases in seconds.
Personalized Recommendations
Kindle Paperwhite makes
it easy to discover new titles with recommendations
personalized just for you. The Kindle Store uses the same
personalized customer experience you're used to across
Amazon.com, matching our best recommendations to your
personal reading habits.
Games and Applications
Take a break from
reading to enjoy a selection of great games and applications
specially designed for Kindle, like Every Word,
Grid Detective, and My Checklist.
Newsstand
Shop
and subscribe to your favorite magazines and newspapers,
such as Vogue, Newsweek, and The New Yorker,
from Newsstand. New editions are auto-delivered wirelessly
direct to your device the second they go on sale.
Millions of Books
The Kindle Store
contains the largest selection of books people want to read,
including over a million titles less than $9.99. We work
directly with publishers to get the latest bestsellers,
biggest new releases and titles most popular with tens of
millions of Amazon's book customers.
Special Offers and Sponsored
Screensavers
Love deals? You'll
receive special offers and sponsored screensavers directly
on your Kindle Paperwhite. Offers display on the Kindle
Paperwhite screensaver and on the bottom of the home screen
while not in use - they don't interrupt reading.
Parental Controls
Parental Controls allow you to restrict access to the Kindle
Store, Cloud, and Experimental Web Browser so you can give
Kindle Paperwhite to a child worry-free.
Beautiful Design, Perfect Fit
Engineered to perfectly fit your device. The Kindle
Paperwhite cover features a premium textured leather
exterior and a subtle woven nylon interior to provide the
lightest and thinnest form of protection. The integrated
magnetic clasp ensures your cover will remain securely
closed while in a backpack, purse, or briefcase.
Auto Wake and Sleep
The cover automatically wakes your Kindle Paperwhite upon
opening and puts your device to sleep when closed, making it
easy to dive right back into your book.
Whispercast for Kindle
Introducing Whispercast, Amazon's free online tool that helps your
school or business manage a deployment of Kindle devices and
wirelessly distribute content. Centrally manage your Kindle
devices and send eBooks and documents to your students,
employees, or customers with ease.
Kindle at School
Kindle
excites students about reading. The same great features that
help you lose yourself in a book on Kindle translate
seamlessly to the classroom, helping students learn to read
or study more effectively.
Technical Details
Display |
Amazon's 6" Paperwhite display
with patented built-in light, 212 ppi, optimized font
technology, 16-level gray scale |
Size |
6.7" x 4.6" x 0.36" (169 mm x
117 mm x 9.1 mm) |
Weight |
7.5 ounces (213 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 1,100 books |
Cloud Storage |
Free cloud storage for all
Amazon content |
Battery Life |
A single charge lasts up to
eight weeks, based on a half hour of reading per day with
wireless off and the light setting at 10. Battery life will
vary based on light and wireless usage |
Charge Time |
Fully charges in approximately 4
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) [PDF];
Kindle Paperwhite User Guide (pre-installed on device)
[PDF]. Additional information in multiple languages
available online |
Included in the Box |
Kindle Paperwhite, USB 2.0
charging cable and Quick Start Guide |
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