Amazon ebook purchase

You can delete audiobooks when you're done to clear space. It gets about three to six weeks of battery life, depending on how much you read. The Paperwhite went from one e-reader to three that now rival the more expensive Oasis.

The screens are brighter overall at their max and now 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.

Its faster page-turn rate means there's no delay while you read. The Signature has 32 gigabytes of storage and the Standard has 8 gigs. That's a big difference, but you can still read and store a lot of books with 8 gigabytes around 5, If you mostly listen to audiobooks, you may want to go for the Signature, since those tend to take up more room. 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.

Read more about the Kid's Paperwhite below. The Oasis costs the same as three standard Kindles—but it's an absolute joy to use. Many of the Oasis' features now show up in the new Paperwhites, like adjustable warm lighting and a faster processor.

At 7 inches, the touchscreen is now only slightly bigger than the new Paperwhites. However, it still has the sleek aluminum design with a ridge on one edge and physical buttons to turn the pages. These make it ideal for one-handed reading. The light-up display also looks a little more natural and automatically adjusts the brightness.

If you're investing in a Kindle this expensive, you may also want the premium leather cover to complete that luxe feel. The new Paperwhites include a Kids Edition. Like the others, it has a bigger and sleeker screen with smaller bezels and more lighting options. It's also waterproof with an IPX8 rating —standard for Paperwhites, but a first for kids.

We didn't test the new Kids model, but we did try the Signature Edition and are confident this one holds up. You can access the same platform across other Amazon devices too, if you have a Fire Tablet or an Echo. It also comes with a case and a two-year no-questions-asked replacement guarantee. If your kid smashes it just once, you get your money back.

If you're going to get your kid an entertainment device, an ebook reader that doesn't have a browser or access to social media is probably as safe as you can get. We think it's still a fine Kindle for kids to enjoy. If you already own this model, you don't have to rush to upgrade. Have a pal who's ready to give up their Kindle? It may work fine for you.

When you've found the book you want to read, select it, to go to its title page. This will give you some details on the book including its name and author, the length, a blurb, and the price. If you decide this is the book for you press 'Buy it for [the price]'. Kindles are quite slow devices, they don't need to be fast if all they're doing is emulating a paper book, and this can be frustrating if you're quick with your tech.

However, you're able to browse the massive Kindle library on the Amazon website too. To do this, head over to your region's variant of the Amazon website. On the far left of the screen you should see a button with three horizontal lines which says 'All' - click this, and a side menu will appear.

You'll be presented with the Amazon Kindle storefront, listing books by all different kinds of categories and genre. If you search in the bar at the top of the webpage, it'll only search the Kindle library, letting you easily search for the book you want. Once you've selected the book you want, select it to go onto its webpage, and here you'll find information like its price and information. You'll be able to select the book in a few different formats like Hardcover and Paperback, but you'll want to select the option for 'Kindle' to ensure you're getting the correct version.

When you have the Kindle edition of your chosen book selected, click 'Buy now' to the far right, and go through the usual paying procedures you use for Amazon. Now the book is yours. The Amazon Kindle selection isn't just a bookshop; it's a library too, and if you're an Amazon Prime member, you can borrow books that you return at a later date. This service is called Amazon Prime Reading, and the books covered include countless classics as part of the Amazon Classics range, as well as a few magazines like Elle and Cosmopolitan, Amazon Original Stories, and a few other choices.

To borrow a Prime Reading book on the Kindle, go to the main 'store' page and select 'Prime Reading' on the left. Here, you'll find a long, curated list of compatible books. If you're using the Amazon web page, follow our above steps, but instead of clicking 'Kindle Books' select 'Prime Reading' for a similar list.

You're only able to borrow 10 Prime Reading books at once; when you've finished, you can return them from the store page, or simply try and download an 11th book, which will require you to return one of your current Prime books. Downloading your Kindle books could seem like a mystifying process, but that's actually because it's so easy and convenient that you'd be forgiven for not thinking it happened at all.

When you buy or lend a book via the Amazon Kindle device, it's automatically downloaded provided you have space , and that's also the case for if you go through the process online.