The Kindle Range

 Amazon has released several different models of Kindle over the years, but as of 2021 the model lineup consists of the Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Oasis.

The Kindle Kids Edition is very similar to the standard Kindle. It's a little bigger, at 6.4 inches long by 4.7 inches wide by 0.5 inches thick (162 by 119 by 14 millimeters). Its battery can go up to four weeks before needing a recharge. It sells for $110.

It includes a year of Amazon Kids+ (formerly known as FreeTime Unlimited) and a cover. It also has what Amazon calls a "worry-free guarantee." Amazon Kids+ is a book subscription service aimed at children. With it, the retail giant includes the entire Harry Potter book series and the first volume of other series. Amazon says that Kids+ has more than 1,000 books available for free, and if children want to read books that aren't part of Kids+, their parents will have to buy them in the Kindle Store. Like Kindle Unlimited, Kids+ is a paid subscription, and after the included first year costs $2.99 plus tax, every month.

The worry-free guarantee Amazon offers parents says that if the Kindle breaks, they can return it to Amazon for a replacement at no additional charge. For the younger audience, the company also promotes Vocabulary Builder, which saves a list of the words children look up, and Word Wise, which shows definitions of difficult words as kids read. Both of these features are available on other Kindles as well. Amazon's Parent Dashboard lets parents control features on Kindle readers and Kindle Fire tablets, such as setting time limits, an age filter, whether or not they can use Alexa or a web browser, and more.

All Kindle readers have the same basic e-book functionality, but the more upscale models have other features readers may enjoy. There is more lighting (four LEDs on the Kindle and Kids Edition, five on the Paperwhite, and 25 on the Oasis). The Paperwhite and Oasis have higher-resolution displays (300 ppi versus 167 ppi). The Oasis's screen is 1 inch bigger, at 7 inches.

If you want to use Amazon's cellular service, you'll need to pick up a Paperwhite or an Oasis. If you think your Kindle may get wet at the pool, in the tub or at the beach, you also need one of those two models. The Oasis differs from the Paperwhite in some subtle ways — you can adjust the warmth of the light, its light sensors automatically adjust to your environment, it automatically rotates the page when you rotate the device, and it has the two page-turn buttons on the front. The Oasis is just a little larger, designed to be held on the side, unlike the others which must be held by the sides or from behind.

Other features include:

  • You can now translate selected words into other languages via Bing Translator.
  • The Time to Read feature learns your reading habits and can give you an estimate of how much time it will take you to read a chapter or the book.
  • The X-ray feature allows you to view a graphical representation of all the passages related to certain characters, places or recurring topics that occur across a page, a chapter or the book, and to look up information about these items. This feature is not available in all books in the Kindle store.

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