No matter which Kindle you get, it’s probably worth spending an extra $20 to remove the special offers (read: ads) that show up on your lock screen. Over the last seven years, I’ve bought, gifted, or tested nearly every Kindle that’s come out - both in my personal life and in my career as a tech writer - and found what makes each one worth buying (or passing up).

Now, there’s more than just one Kindle to choose from, and picking one isn’t as easy as figuring out which one holds the most books or has the longest battery life (they can all store thousands of books, and all last weeks on a single charge). Those two features alone have made the Kindle indispensable in my life, but it’s only gotten better with every iteration. Beyond that, it made remembering what I read easier, as I could highlight the text inside any ebook - no marking up paper necessary - and it would automatically get saved in a text file I could access from a computer later on. With it, I could carry hundreds of ebooks in my bag while hardly adding any weight, and I could access them all on the go without having to pick one on my way out the door. The regular book files are really small, so 8GB should be enough for most users anyway.īoth charge through USB-C, so you'll likely be able to head off on your travels with just that USB-C charger for all your devices.I picked up my first Kindle in college, about ten years ago, and it was the first device that helped me actually finish books. The Kindle Paperwhite comes in two storage options - 8GB and 16GB - whereas the standard Kindle defaults to 16GB, that mostly gives you more pricing options, although larger storage isn't always that useful on a Kindle unless you want offline access to lots of Audible books. You also have the option of subscribing to Amazon Kindle Unlimited to widen your reading choices, or opting for Prime Reading if you are a Prime subscriber.īoth Kindles are also capable of Audible audiobook playback, through Bluetooth headphones or a speaker. They are both designed for reading, with access to the Kindle Store. Kindle Paperwhite: Audiobook support (Audible AAX format), 8GB/16GB storage, Bluetooth, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB-CĪt their heart, both of these Kindles offer the same core features.Kindle: Audiobook support (Audible AAX format), 16GB storage, Bluetooth, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB-C.

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