Amazon Kindle

Amy Skorheim for Engadget If you read a lot of books, a subscription is worth looking into. Kindle Unlimited is essentially Amazon's Netflix for books, and grants you access to millions of digital books, comics and magazines for $12 per month. Kobo has a direct competitor called Kobo Plus, which costs $8 per month for an ebook or audiobook-only membership, or $10 per month if you want both. Kobo Plus has fewer available titles than Kindle Unlimited (around 1.5 million versus the latter's over 4 million), and Amazon requires self-published authors on its platform to agree to an exclusivity clau

The Paperwhite and Colorsoft Kindle models have a 7-inch screen. These cases should fit the regular and Signature versions. Note that the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is larger and won't fit these cases. The cases in this roundup will fit any Kindle with a 7-inch screen (occasionally referred to, more accurately, as a 6.8-inch screen), which is the Paperwhite and Colorsoft models (excluding the Colorsoft Scribe, which has a larger screen). They'll definitely all work with the current generation of each model, which for the avoidance of doubt is: Kindle Paperwhite: 12th gen (2024)Kindle Paperwhite S

Swipe to scroll horizontallyAttributeNotesScoreValueWhat is there to say other than, “ouch.” The price of the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is not for the faint of heart.3/5DesignThis is a pretty sleek and light Kindle all-round, with my only complaint being that the pen placement should’ve been on top and not on the side.4/5DisplayThe screen is crisp and sharp, capturing text easily and, even more impressively, images in comics with great detail. Unfortunately, while there is color, it’s not quite colorful.4/5PerformanceIt does what it needs to do. There are still some slower response times here an

The Kindle Paperwhite (2024) currently tops our recommendations, as it's the best option for the money, particularly when it goes on sale. Amazon's slightly improved entry-level Kindle (2024) is a great budget option while the recently released Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the best jumbo e-reader available for those who can afford its lofty price. Read more: How to Get Free E-Books From Your Local Library