The best Kindle to buy in 2024, tested and reviewed

Kindles have useful features that you may want to take advantage of. Long press a word or phrase to view it definition, highlight itor take notes. You can also search the entire book for that particular word or phrase, or translate it to or from other languages.

Word Wise displays short definitions in small text on the lines. Unfortunately, it’s not available for all books, but when it is, you can turn it on or off and choose more or fewer hints. Clicking on the short definition opens a longer one from Word Wise and the New Oxford American Dictionary or the Oxford Dictionary of English (you can switch between the two), plus translations and a Wikipedia page if applicable.

While reading, tap the top of the screen and click “Aa” to change font size or type— there’s even a font called OpenDyslexic that helps make reading easier for people with dyslexia. You can also control the margin sizes and line spacing from this menu.

When the Kindle is connected to a Bluetooth speaker or headset, VoiceView screen reader (accessible through Settings > Accessibility) lets you use gestures to navigate your device and reads aloud what you’ve pressed. It will also read a book aloud, although it doesn’t sound as good as an audiobook.

Amazon owns Goodreadsso it syncs seamlessly with Kindles (press three point menu > Goodreads). If you have a Goodreads account, you can review the Kindle books you’ve read or view your bookshelf and recommendations. Long-pressing a word or phrase, in addition to the one mentioned above, opens an option to share quotes directly on Goodreads.

there is a web browser also if you are connected to the internet (three point menu > Web browser). It’s not the best, so I’d save it for urgent searches.