Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (2021) | 32 GB with a 6.8" display, wireless charging and auto-adjusting front light

Features

Introducing Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition | 32 GB with a 6.8" display, wireless charging and auto-adjusting front light | without Ads

Get more with Signature Edition: everything in the all-new Kindle Paperwhite, plus wireless charging, auto-adjusting front light and 32 GB storage.
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 reading time: a single charge via USB-C or compatible Qi wireless charger (sold separately) now lasts up to 10 weeks.
Adjustable screen: now with adjustable warm light and auto-adjusting front light for a personalised reading experience, day and night.
More books in more places: with 32 GB store thousands of books, magazines or audiobooks, and take your library with you.
Purchase Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 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.

Our best Kindle Paperwhite yet

32 GB of storage means more space for your favourite books. Wireless charging means less hassle when you’re heading out. Thinner borders mean more reading space, and an auto-adjusting front light means easier reading, day and night.

Now with longer battery life

Get up to 10 weeks of battery life with a single charge via USB-C or compatible Qi wireless charger (sold separately).

Easy on the eyes

Adjust the shade of your display from a white light to a warm amber, or schedule when the light changes for a personalised reading experience. Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition also has an adaptive front light that automatically adjusts screen brightness based on lighting conditions.

Go where your story takes you

Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is thin, lightweight and travels easily so you can enjoy your favourite books at any time. With our signature 300 ppi Paperwhite glare-free display—now 10% brighter at its maximum setting—you can read in any light. With 32 GB of storage, you can take thousands of books with you anywhere.

Make a splash

With the waterproof Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, 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.

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 over 2 million titles, thousands of audiobooks and more.

Better together

Designed by Amazon to perfectly fit your Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, these slim, form-fitting covers attach securely and fold back for one-handed reading. They automatically put your device to sleep when closed and awake 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 device. 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.

Technical details

Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition

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

207 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

32 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; fully charges in less than 3.5 hours with any compatible 10 W Qi wireless charging pad (sold separately).

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 Signature Edition 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 Signature Edition, 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 Signature Edition 11th generation (2021 release).