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Kindle Opinions please

(33 Posts)
Hithere Sat 07-Jun-25 18:05:49

If you don't want ads, get the kids version

Diffuser Sat 07-Jun-25 18:05:08

This thread has been very useful (runs off to order a Paperwhite). My kindle is so old that it wouldn't support purchasing any new books. He has been invaluable over the years and travelled many a mile in my hand luggage, but sorry little guy, you're about to be replaced with a Paperwhite

foxie48 Sat 07-Jun-25 17:57:00

Another fan although mine has just stopped working although it's very old and owes me nothing. I've got the app on my tablet but I think I'll buy another kindle as the tablet is too big and heavy to take on holiday with me. I still love to hold a proper book but the kindle is just so convenient and I can share with my daughter so I get to read her books too.

Trisha99 Sat 07-Jun-25 17:55:51

I use my Kindle a lot, it’s a Paperwhite bought as a present by my husband some years ago now. There are no ads/popups.

The Paperwhite is a comfortable size and I can use it outside,no glare on the screen so it’s great for lounging with in the garden or on holiday.

AskAlice Sat 07-Jun-25 17:49:01

I have a Kindle Paperwhite, my second one bought for me for Christmas a couple of years ago. I find it brilliant - non glare screen, one charge lasts me ages (at least a week if I read for a couple of hours a day) and it doesn't take hours to charge up fully. I have had a Kindle since the first model came out (the one where you had to click a button on the side to turn the page) and wouldn't be without it, particularly when I go on holiday.

I also subscribe to Kindle Unlimited as I am a voracious, fast reader and can read a book in a couple of hours when I'm in the mood! Plenty of choice and you can download up to ten books at a time, returning them as you read them so that you can download another.

Blossoming Sat 07-Jun-25 17:36:52

Sorry, can’t really help as I just use the Kindle app on my iPad. Though I don’t use that much nowadays, my visual impairment means I use audiobooks mostly.

JamesandJon33 Sat 07-Jun-25 17:18:38

I use a kindle constantly. But it is a kindle fire and I think they don’t make them anymore. Mine has been great though and is nearly twelve years old. So sorry Aura399 , much as I would like to I cannot recommend a more modern one. Good luck though. I’m sure someone will be along with a good recommendation

Aura399 Sat 07-Jun-25 17:06:58

Looking to purchase a Kindle for reading purposes only ( NO ADS) bit confused with reviews and would love to hear what works best for you