Our largest, highest-resolution Paperwhite
display with crisp, laser-quality text that reads like paper
with no glare—even in bright sunlight
Thin and light design with an aluminum back
and a unique ergonomic shape so you can read comfortably for
hours
The first waterproof Kindle so you can take
your favorite stories even more places
Read books your way—more options than ever
before to personalize your ideal reading settings with font sizes,
additional boldness levels, and new accessibility features
SEATTLE, WA, Oct. 11, 2017
/CNW/ - (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced its most advanced
Kindle ever—the all-new Kindle Oasis, featuring our largest,
highest-resolution Paperwhite display and a thin and light
ergonomic design so you can read more comfortably for hours. The
all-new Kindle Oasis is the first waterproof (IPX8) Kindle allowing
you to read in even more places, from the bath to the swimming
pool. The all-new Kindle Oasis has a battery life measured in
weeks, not hours—and it includes a fast-charging capability that
allows it to go from no battery to fully charged in less than two
hours. The all-new Kindle Oasis is available for pre-order today at
www.amazon.ca/KindleOasis for only $389.99 and will start shipping October 31.
"Ten years ago, we introduced our first Kindle with the mission
of delivering any book ever written in 60 seconds or less," said
Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Amazon Devices and Services.
"With a larger 7-inch, 300 ppi display and waterproof design, the
all-new Kindle Oasis is our most advanced Kindle ever. It's thin,
light, and waterproof design allows readers to stay engaged in the
author's world in even more places than ever before."
Designed for comfort and personalization
With a larger 7-inch, 300 ppi display, the all-new Kindle Oasis
fits over 30 per cent more words per page for fewer page turns.
Plus, it has the fastest page turns of any Kindle. The crisp,
laser-quality text reads like paper with uniform display lighting
and no glare, even in bright sunlight. The ergonomic design shifts
the center of gravity to your palm so the device rests in your hand
like the spine of a book, no matter which hand you chose to read
with. You can easily turn pages with dedicated page turn buttons
and the display will automatically rotate the page orientation
whether you hold it with your left or right hand.
The device's unique shape tapers to an ultrathin 3.4 mm display
featuring our strongest cover glass and a new aluminum back. The
all-new Kindle Oasis is thin, light and durable—in fact, even with
a larger display, the all-new Kindle Oasis weighs only 194 grams,
10 grams less than the best-selling Kindle Paperwhite.
The first waterproof Kindle
No more soggy pages with
the all-new Kindle Oasis—it's IPX8 rated to protect against
immersion in up to two meters of fresh water for up to 60 minutes.
Plus, it's designed to withstand getting splashed at the beach or
dropped in the bath tub, hot tub, or pool.
Larger storage capacity for more great content
The
all-new Kindle Oasis comes with two storage options—8 GB, which has
twice the storage as the first Kindle Oasis, and can hold thousands
of titles; and 32 GB, allowing you to store even more rich content
with large file sizes, like Audible audiobooks, comics, newspapers,
magazines, and more.
Personalized comfort—read your book your way
There are more ways to personalize your ideal reading settings on
Kindle Oasis than ever before so you can enjoy your book the way
you prefer:
- New Font Size and Bold Settings: Now choose from more
font sizes than ever before—and five levels of boldness—for
whichever font you choose to read with. Combined with the new,
7-inch Paperwhite display, you can personalize your books so it's
perfectly comfortable for your eyes.
- New Accessibility Options: In addition to the
OpenDyslexic font, we've added a feature to invert black and white
on the display if you have light sensitivity. And the new enlarged
display option lets you increase the size of items like the text on
the home screen and library as well as the book icons to make the
all-new Kindle Oasis easier to read.
- Light Settings: Built-in ambient light sensors
automatically adjust the display to your surroundings whether
you're in a dimly-lit room or outside in the sun—and can be
fine-tuned even further based on personal preferences.
- Ragged Right Alignment: You can now read using
left-aligned (ragged right) text.
Starting today, the new size and bold settings as well as ragged
right alignment will be delivered as a free, over-the-air update to
Kindle Paperwhite (Gen 6 released in 2013) and newer Kindle
devices.
Eligible customers enjoy unlimited access to over one million
titles with Kindle Unlimited
With the Kindle Unlimited
subscription, eligible customers can access over a million Kindle
books for just $9.99 after a 30-day
free trial. Available on any Kindle device, including the all-new
Kindle Oasis and on the free Kindle reading app, as a member of
Kindle Unlimited, you may read Kindle books from a designated list
of titles an unlimited number of times and there are no due
dates.
All the features readers love about Kindle
By design,
Kindle e-readers are purpose-built for reading so you can lose
yourself in a book. Unlike tablets and phones, a Kindle has no
glare–even in bright sunlight—and won't distract you with social
media, emails, text messages, notifications, and more. The all-new
Kindle Oasis includes all of the features that have made the Kindle
family the best devices for reading, enhancing the experience
beyond a print book:
- Whispersync and Whispersync for Voice—Saves and
synchronizes your last page read, bookmarks, and annotations from
your Kindle eBook across all of your Kindle devices and apps, so
you can always pick up where you left off on any device.
- Worry-free archive—Automatically backs up your Kindle
books in the cloud so you never need to worry about losing your
books—re-download your books wirelessly anytime for free.
- Goodreads—Kindle is integrated with the world's largest
site for readers and book recommendations, with over 50 million
members, 1.3 billion books added, and 47 million book reviews.
- X-Ray—Explore the "Bones of the Book"—see all of the
passages across a book that mention relevant ideas, fictional
characters, historical figures, places, or topics of interest.
- Word Wise—Available on many popular English language
titles, Word Wise makes it easier to enjoy and quickly understand
more challenging books. Short and simple definitions automatically
appear above difficult words, so you can keep reading with fewer
interruptions.
- Time to Read—Tells you how much time it will take to
finish a chapter or a book based on your personalized reading
speed.
- Vocabulary Builder—Compiles words you look up in the
dictionary into an easy-to-access list. Use these lists to quiz
yourself with flashcards and instantly see words in context.
- Share your favorite passages—Share book recommendations,
highlighted sections, and meaningful quotes with friends via
Facebook and Twitter.
- Smart Lookup—Integrates a full dictionary definition
with other reference information via X-Ray and Wikipedia.
- Kindle FreeTime—Gives parents a simple, engaging way to
encourage kids to spend more time reading. Hand-select books for
your kids to read, and achievement badges are earned when they hit
reading milestones.
World's Best eBook Store
Kindle e-readers come with
instant access to the Kindle Store, which includes:
- Massive selection—Millions of books, newspapers and
magazines, including the latest best sellers, Kindle Singles, and
more.
- Kindle Unlimited—Our premium reading subscription is a
great choice for readers who want even more. Kindle Unlimited
offers over one million books, audiobooks, magazines, comics, kids'
books and more—all for $9.99 after a
30-day free trial for eligible customers.
- Kindle exclusives—Over one million books are exclusive
to the Kindle Store.
Pricing and Availability
The all-new Kindle Oasis is
$389.99 for the 8 GB model, which
comes with Wi-Fi, and $489.99 for the
32 GB model, which comes with Wi-Fi and free cellular connectivity.
All are available today for pre-order globally. Customers can also
purchase a cover with a thin design that snaps perfectly onto the
all-new Kindle Oasis and transforms into a stand for hands-free
reading. The cover opens like a book, automatically waking the
device when opened and putting it to sleep when closed. Choose from
two materials in a variety of colours: water-safe fabric covers,
all $54.99, come in Indigo,
Sandstone, or Charcoal; and premium leather covers, all
$69.99, come in Midnight, Saddle Tan,
or Merlot. The covers fold into a stand to easily enable hands-free
reading. Customers can learn more at www.amazon.ca/KindleOasis.
About Amazon
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customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for
invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term
thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized
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SOURCE Amazon.ca