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Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttons
The new base Kindle, the Paperwhite, and the Colorsoft come in new colors, with the option of aluminum cases. They are each thinner and a little faster.
Amazon has released new Kindle e-readers with improved design, colors, and storage options, including aluminum cases and a new remote control.
The new Kindles are 30% faster and 1mm thinner than previous models.
The base Kindle starts at $149.99, while the Paperwhite and Colorsoft start at $199.99 and $249.99, respectively.
The new Kindles have user-replaceable batteries and come in various colors, including aluminum options.
A new remote control, the Kindle Click, is available for $34.99, allowing users to turn pages and adjust brightness from a distance.
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The base Kindle (shown here), Kindle Paperwhite, and Colorsoft come in aluminum options, not just plastic. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge
Kindles don't usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right edge near the top.
They ship in vibrant new colors with a soft-touch plastic case, and, for the first time, there's the option for a couple shades of aluminum, giving them a higher-end look and feel, not to mention double the storage of the plastic version (32GB versus 16GB). Amazon VP of Kindle Kevin Keith told …
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