“Our new Kindle is small and light, with weeks of battery life, a 20% faster processor, twice the storage, and now with a touch interface,” said said Peter Larsen, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “The new Kindle includes all the features readers love - Whispersync, books in 60 seconds, weeks of battery life - and new exclusive features like Word Wise and Kindle FreeTime. It’s never been a better time to be a reader.”

“The new Kindle Touch is a great addition to the Kindle range. The smaller size and touch screen makes reading a real pleasure. We are looking forward to launching the new addition to the Kindle family at Incredible Connection,” says IC/HiFi Corp buyer, Michelle Da Fonseca.

The new Kindle is small, light, and portable - toss it in a beach bag or put it in a pocket. The new Kindle is great for anyone who’s new to e-reading:

- Readers who haven’t yet experienced an e-reader will be surprised by how easy it is to read on, with no glare even in bright sunlight, and weeks of battery life;
- Readers who have never tried eBooks will love enhanced reading features like instant dictionary look-up and adjustable font sizes; and
- Parents will love that they can give their kids a purpose-built e-reader with an easy-to-navigate touch interface, plus great features that help kids learn—Kindle FreeTime, Word Wise, and more.

Kindle features include:

Kindle FreeTime. This gives parents a simple, engaging way to encourage kids to spend more time reading. Hand-select books for your kids to read, and hand out achievement badges when they hit reading milestones. A progress report keeps parents updated on total time spent reading, number of words looked up, badges earned, and books finished. This will be available later this year as part of a free, over-the-air software update.

Word Wise. For readers learning English and kids learning to read, Word Wise, available on many English-language titles, makes it even easier to understand challenging vocabulary. Short and simple definitions automatically appear above difficult words, so you can keep reading without having to stop and look up a word. To learn more or to see the various meanings the same word can have in different contexts, just tap on the word to bring up a simple card with definitions, synonyms, and more. One can adjust the number of hints you see with a simple slider, dialing them up or down as you learn and grow. This will be available later this year as part of a free, over-the-air software update.

Enhanced Search. This makes it even easier to find what one is looking for by combining and previewing results from one Library and the Kindle Store on the same page. This will be available later this year as part of a free, over-the-air software update.

Word Wise, Kindle FreeTime, and Enhanced Search will be delivered as part of a free, over-the-air software update starting later this fall. These features will also be available on Kindle Paperwhite.