What are some things to know before buying a kindle?

The newest ones are waterproof aren't they?

I love mine. I would get a good quality one.

I love my kindle- it’s called pappy the paperwhite.

it’s such a good investment as there are loads of free books and if you have prime you can borrow up to 10 books at a time through prime reading. If I had paid for all of the books I’ve read in the last 13 years I would be bankrupt 😂

if you have the budget kindle unlimited is great too.

You can download the books over wifi or transfer via usb.
You can store thousands of books on the kindle
The battery lasts ages- I read every day and charge it once a month

If there are some on ebay Go for one of those. They can be reset.

If you buy directly from amazon they will sync it with your login.

Set up amazon family and you can share books. You can also get loads of kids books too.

My advice is get a Kobo instead. I have both. They are very similar but with a Kobo you aren't tied to Amazon, and you can borrow books directly from Overdrive/your local library e-book collection with no late library finds and without having to go to the library. You can also use other formats. I also prefer it because I can charge it with USB C not the annoying micro USB Kindle has. No stupid ads too.

I am on my third Kindle and would never want to go back to the clutter of physical books.
I prefer the 'Kindle Oasis 10th Generation' to my previous 'Kindle Paperwhite'. The main difference for me is that the backlight for reading in bed at night works in such a way that it doesn't disturb a sleeping partner.
I first bought one in 2010. I have read much more since buying one as I can always have it in my handbag easily to hand if I am waiting somewhere.
There is no downside to them whatsoever and being able to increase the font size is wonderful.

If you read in the bath, well have rice on hand to dry it out.

I'm dyslexic, I love that I can change the font to one that ie easier for me to read.

I'm currently down to just two, I used to have one in my bag, one in my bedroom and one in the bathroom. As long as you have wifi you can read in bed at night then in the morning pick up the same book in the kindle in your bag at the same place in the story.

If you have Alexa she can read your kindle to you.

If you sign up to BookBub you will get an email everyday with the latest offers.

I love mine. I've had one for over 10 years. One of the best things about it is being able to read in the dark. It's also lightweight and small so easy to carry in my bag.

This is brilliant! I never knew. Thanks!

Yes you can read outside in the sunlight. Not very possible with eg iPad

I love my kindle, had one of the first ones but you can nolonger browse books on it or read free books with prime. I love how light it is compared to my tablet. Don't the kindles have less blue light? You can change the text size and colour (black/white). I equally love not having to put a light on to read but hate that I'm looking at a light screen. I'd never give it up though

Kindle versus Kindle App - the battery on a Kindle lasts for ages versus a phone/tablet; it's much lighter than a tablet of equivalent size and it's optimised for reading in terms of the display and layout of functions.

I've got one, but it's quite old and not backlit. If I were to upgrade, I'd go for a Kindle Paperwhite.

Really, it depends on your budget and how much you intend to use it. If it's just an addition to paper books, a budget one will suffice (or you can get used older models for pretty much peanuts!). If you're going to go fully digital, you probably want to spend as much as you can afford.

If you're bothered by adverts, check whether the model you're interested in has them - you pay a little more for an advert free one.

The Kindle app for phones/tablets is free, so you don't need to buy "a Kindle". You can download the app to multiple devices (I'm on my PC, an iPad, another android tablet and a phone!) and have access to your whole library with wifi, or selected books stored on your device if you're going to be away from wifi. I think there's some way to share a book with another Kindle user but I'm not sure how.