
The rest of the features are pretty much the same as the new Kindle Paperwhite, except you'll get a year's subscription to Amazon Kids+, a kid-friendly content library with parental controls. The 2021 Paperwhites include a Kids Edition, which brings a bigger and sleeker screen, more lighting options, and IPX8 water resistance for the first time over the original Kindle Kids Edition. The 2021 Paperwhites all have USB-C charging, but the Signature supports wireless charging. Still, if you want to save some cash, just clean out your backlog you can remove a book from your device without deleting it entirely from your Amazon account. If you mostly listen to audiobooks, you may want to go for the Signature, since those tend to take up more room. That's a big difference, but you can still read and store a lot of books with 8 gigabytes (around 5,000). The Signature has 32 gigabytes of storage and the Standard has 8 gigs. Its faster page-turn rate means there's no delay while you read. The screens are brighter overall at their max and have adjustable warm lighting, but only the Signature can auto-adjust that brightness to your surroundings-we think that should be standard across all models. We tried the Signature Edition ( 8/10, WIRED Recommends), but all three have bigger, 6.8-inch screens with smaller bezels. The step-up, waterproof e-reader went from one to three models, and they rival the more expensive Oasis. Pay $4.49 for three months or $14.99 for a full year, and you get access to the KyBook cloud with book storage and syncing.We think most people will like the Paperwhites the best. A one-time $4.99 payment removes the ads and kicks in a dictionary, themes, auto scrolling, and several other options. You can also view chapter headings, bookmarks, notes, and other items. Pressing down on a word lets you copy it, translate, define it, search for it, share it, mark it, or hear it read aloud. You can search for text, listen to your book via text-to-speech, and set a timer to go off when you want to stop reading. In the app, you can change the font style and text as well as the color theme. The app supports a healthy array of formats, such as ePUB, PDF, mobi, text, and RTF. You can add additional online catalogs and incorporate books from folders saved on your device or among your cloud-based storage sites. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authenticationĭesigned for iOS and iPadOS, KyBook (Opens in a new window) offers access to various book catalogs, including Project Gutenberg and Feedbooks.


