Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bought for my wife. Great product. Easy to set up and use.

Perfect for those of us who don't want to buy books and really prefer not to carry a stack from the library. Once I got the hang of it, books were easy to load from our local library. The Kindle is easy to hold and I can adjust the page brightness and type size as needed. Would not get though if you want to see color pictures in books.

This is a great Kindle - it is convenient for school and travel!

It exceeds the expectations, amazing long lasting battery

I enjoy reading my kindle. Easy to buy books. Long battery life

Very nicely sized and you can adjust the fount size.

Works well. A nice upgrade from our old one. Easy to use

A good deal, easy to use, Worth it. Will recommend.

This is a great reading tool. Works great under strong light

I like the very clear text in any lighting conditions. Although there is a bit of splotchy backlighting in the bottom portion its not a problem or distraction. Wife wishes the search functions within an open book were easier to use and understand. Overall tho very satisfied and bought a second device so we can both read...

I like the light weight and enjoy reading out side again

Much easier to search and download than my last kindle.

I got it just for reading text books...great for readin

Absolutely love it and fits conveniently in my purse

An 'okay' reader. Reading from an iPad mini is better under all conditions except outside in sunlight. Plus, with the iPad you can play games, web search, etc. The Kindle library function is not nearly as good as the Kindle app on the iPad where you can see many more of your books on a page and scroll through them all quickly versus the slow swipe function of the Kindle. I also do not like the page turn of the Kindle versus Apple. Every page turned on Kindle is like slow motion and about every fifth page refreshes entirely. I actually have to go to the top of the next page slowly in order to not have to wait for the Kindle slow page turn. Even the reading in the outdoors feature of the Kindle is not as great as reviewers indicate as there is still the sun glare on pages that you have to deal with, although at least you can read with it outdoors. The Kindle also suffers from a 'shadow' along the bottom of the screen. The explanation is that it is actually a shadow that is between the lights that are shining upward for night time reading. Draw your own conclusions as to whether that is good engineering. It is worse on some of the devices I saw than on others. Kindle serves the purpose for reading at the beach and not worrying if it accidently gets damaged. I would never take an iPad to the beach, but the Kindle is almost 'disposable' in contrast. Maybe 3 stars is being a bit generous but it is a good supplement to the iPad. If Apple ever makes their device so it can be used outside without a glare, then I don't see any market for the Kindle at that point. Not sorry I have a Kindle, but for what I decided to buy it for (reading at beach) it is at the price point where it is not really worth it. I still read "paper" books for those who remember what those are and those still work perfectly for beach reading.

I love my kindle. Really convenient to read my books

I bought this Kndle for my daughter who is vision impaired. I was able to increase the size of the print enough that she could read without a magnifying glass. She hadn't been able to read a book for many years so she was thrilled. It's also great that she is able to read with no glare on the screen if she is outside. Great product!

Great to use outdoors. Easy to use. Lightweight...

Works great out in the sun which is what I got it for!

Very easy to use and download any size book you would like