All-new Kindle Paperwhite

Features

All-new Kindle Paperwhite | 8 GB, now with a 6.8" display and adjustable warm light

All-new Kindle Paperwhite: now with a 6.8" display and thinner borders, adjustable warm light, up to 10 weeks of battery life and 20% faster page turns compared to the previous generation.
Purpose-built for reading: with a flush-front design and 300 ppi glare-free display that reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.
More books in more places: store thousands of titles, then take them all with you. A single charge via USB-C last weeks, not hours.
Easy on the eyes: now with adjustable warm light to change screen shade from white to amber.
Waterproof (IPX8), so you’re free to read and relax at the beach, by the pool or in the bath. Your Kindle has been tested to withstand accidental immersion.
Purchase Kindle Paperwhite and get 3 months Kindle Unlimited for free. Explore millions of books, thousands of audiobooks and selected magazine subscriptions with Kindle Unlimited and read anywhere anytime.
Go hands free: pair with an Audible subscription and Bluetooth headphones or speakers to listen to your story.

Lose yourself in a book—wherever, whenever

Kindle Paperwhite is thin, lightweight and travels easily so you can enjoy your favourite books at any time. With our signature 300 ppi glare-free Paperwhite display—now 10% brighter at its maximum setting compared to the previous generation—you can read in any light. A single battery charge via USB-C lasts up to 10 weeks. Battery life may vary depending on use.

Make a splash

With the waterproof Kindle Paperwhite, you’re free to read and relax in more places—from the beach to the bath. Kindle Paperwhite is IPX8 rated (tested in laboratory conditions) to protect against accidental immersion in up to two metres of fresh water for up to 60 minutes, and up to 0.25 metres of seawater for up to 3 minutes.

Goes beyond a book

Now you can adjust the shade of your Kindle Paperwhite display from a white light to a warm amber, or schedule when the light changes for a personalised reading experience. You can also adjust the size and boldface of text for whatever suits you best.

Massive selection

Finding new stories has never been easier with Kindle. Enjoy access to Kindle Exclusive titles you won’t find anywhere else. Prime members have unlimited access to thousands of titles including eBooks, magazines and more with Prime Reading. With Kindle Unlimited, get unlimited access to millions of titles.

Better together

Designed by Amazon to perfectly fit your Kindle Paperwhite, these slim, form-fitting covers attach securely and fold back for one-handed reading. They automatically put your device to sleep when closed and awaken it upon opening, making it easy to get back to your story.

Every day is an Earth Day

You don’t have to be an environmental scientist to make sustainable choices. We integrated sustainability in the design of this Kindle e-reader. Here’s how:

Materials

60% post-consumer recycled plastics in device.

Clean Energy

Amazon is building new wind and solar farms to produce clean energy equivalent to the electricity used by this device.

Device Packaging

95% of this device’s packaging is made of wood-fibre-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.

Part with Purpose

There may come a time when you want to trade in or recycle your device. Explore options.

Technical details

Kindle Paperwhite

Display

Amazon's 6.8” Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimised front technology, 16-level grey scale.

Size

174 x 125 x 8.1 mm

Weight

205 g
Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

System
requirements

None: fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content.

On-device
storage

8 GB: holds thousands of books.

Cloud storage

Free cloud storage for all Amazon content.

Battery life

A single charge lasts up to 10 weeks, based on half an hour of reading a day with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life will vary based on light settings and wireless usage. Audible audiobook streaming over Bluetooth will reduce battery life.

Charge time

Fully charges in approximately 5 hours from a computer via USB cable; fully charges in less than 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adaptor.

Wi-Fi
connectivity

Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.

Accessibility
features

VoiceView screen reader, available over Bluetooth audio, provides spoken feedback allowing you to navigate your device and read books with text-to-speech (available in English only). Kindle Paperwhite also includes the ability to invert black and white, adjust font size, font face, line spacing and margins.

Content
formats
supported

Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively;
HTML DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PMP through conversion; Audible audio format (AAX).

Documentation

about Kindle devices.

Included in the box

Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable.

Waterproofing

Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 metres of fresh water for 60 minutes.

Available
colours

Black

Generation

Kindle Paperwhite 11th generation (2021 release).