Since its launch in 2007, Amazon Kindle has changed how we read books. Each month billions of pages are read on Kindle devices worldwide, with over 21 billion read in the UK on average during summer alone, with the most popular genre being fiction.
Kindle devices are the perfect travel companion, whether you are jetting off to a sunny beach or spending a staycation at home. Wherever you are, with Kindle you can bring your entire library with you, enjoying glare-free reading, unplugged from the world.
But which Kindle device is right for you? We have an impressive portfolio with something for everyone, which includes the first-ever colour Kindle, a reimagined Kindle Scribe, the fastest Kindle Paperwhite to date, and our most affordable Kindle device.
Below, you’ll find a brief overview of some of our Kindle devices to help you make that decision.
Kindle
Weighing in at just 158g, our most compact Kindle device, small enough to fit in your hand or carry in your back pocket—and it’s packed with premium Kindle features. It has a 300 PPI (pixels per inch), glare-free display, with faster page turns, a higher contrast ratio for clearer text, and a front light that is 25% brighter at max setting—the same as the Kindle Paperwhite.
It comes in black and a fun Matcha colour, offering weeks of battery life from a single charge, and 16 GB of storage for holding thousands of books—all of which make it the ideal device for reading anywhere the day takes you.
Kindle is available now starting at £94.99.
Kindle Paperwhite
With Kindle Paperwhite, scrolling through your Kindle Library or Store is snappy and responsive, with 25% faster page turns. The display uses an oxide thin-film transistor, which gives it the highest contrast ratio of any Kindle, so text and images pop off the screen. With an adjustable back light, you can read comfortably in bright sunlight and dark rooms.
A larger, seven-inch display is a first for the Kindle Paperwhite—and yet, it is also the thinnest Kindle Paperwhite ever with up to three months of battery life. Kindle Paperwhite is also waterproof, with 16 GB of storage for thousands of books, and comes in Raspberry, Jade, and Black.
Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which has 32 GB of storage, optional wireless charging, and auto-adjusting front light, comes in Metallic Raspberry, Metallic Jade, and Metallic Black.
Kindle Paperwhite is available now starting at £159.99; Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is available for £189.99.
Kindle Colorsoft
Do you prefer graphic novels to fiction? Or do you want every travel guide possible for your holiday destination in stunning colour? Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is everything readers love about Kindle, with all the beauty and imagination that colour offers. It has the usual Kindle features high contrast, fast page turns, an auto-adjusting front light, and weeks of battery life.
But now, you can browse covers in colour in your Kindle Library or Store, see book photos and images in colour, or add colour highlights that you can easily search for later.
Kindle Colorsoft comes with wireless charging, up to eight weeks of battery life, and is waterproof so you can bring it with you in the bath or take it to the beach without having to worry.
Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is available now starting at £269.99.
Kindle Scribe
If you like to unwind by journaling or jotting down thoughts, Kindle Scribe is for you, combining all the benefits of Kindle with a powerful notetaking device. The display has new white borders, and the screen has a smooth, paper-like texture that makes it look and feel like you’re writing on a sheet of paper.
The Premium Pen is finely crafted to deliver just the right heft and balance, so it feels like holding an actual pen, and the new soft-tipped rubber feels like a pencil—you’ll think you’ll have to brush the screen clean after erasing.
Kindle Scribe also offers a first-of-its-kind in-book writing experience. With Active Canvas, you can write your thoughts directly in the book when inspiration strikes. Your note becomes part of the page, and the book text dynamically flows around it—if you increase the font size, change the font style, or the book layout changes, the note remains visible exactly where you want it so you never lose any meaning or context. And if you don’t want your notes visible in the book, you can write them in the side panel, minimising when you’re done.
Kindle Scribe is available now starting at £379.99.
Kindle Kids and Kindle Paperwhite Kids
These devices are a great way to help cultivate a love of reading at a young age; when a child sits down with a Kindle, they read on average for 45 minutes a day. Both devices come with a two-year worry-free guarantee, a kid-friendly cover, and six months of Amazon Kids+ included- a kid-friendly subscription service that provides access to thousands of age-appropriate books and audiobooks.
Parents can manage content and set up a device bedtime through the Amazon Parent Dashboard. Kids can request books for parents and guardians to add to their library, while tools like Word Wise and Vocabulary Builder help them learn new words as they’re reading. Kindle Kids comes with a cover in one of the following designs: Space Whale, Ocean Explorer, and Unicorn Valley. Kindle Paperwhite Kids comes in the following themes: Cyber City and Starfish.
Kindle Kids is available now for £114.99; Kindle Paperwhite Kids is available now for £169.99.
The best summer reads
In need of some inspiration for what to read next this summer? Our Amazon Books UK team have given us their recommendations for the best summer 2025 reads. As you will see, there is something for everyone here:
- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Never Flinch by Stephen King
- The Names by Florence Knapp
- Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley
- For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
- My Friends by Fredrik Backman
- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
- Enchantra by Kaylie Smith
- Dissolution by Nicholas Binge
- A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
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