![]() ![]() Kindles have a Dark mode these days, which inverts the display to show white text on a black background, plus Amazon states that page turns have increased in speed by 20% along with other performance enhancements. If you’re struggling to remember details about characters or locations in the story, then you can use the X-Ray feature to get short summaries of them without having to backtrack, plus the Smart Lookup and Word Wise features can provide translations or definitions of words in the text. ![]() The interface has also had a facelift, with the main screen now offering two options at the bottom of the screen – Home and Library – to quickly move between them, or you can tap the image of the book you’re currently reading to go straight back to the last page you read. This meant that I had the Paperwhite up and running within a minute or two of taking it out of the box. Essentially it pairs via Bluetooth then shares all the account details so you don’t have to do it on the Kindle itself. ![]() Now, when you get a new device, you can use the Kindle app on your smartphone to set it up in just a couple of taps. User InterfaceĪmazon has tweaked the Kindle software a few different ways recently. Harmonious features like this remind you how Amazon started out as a company focussed on books and it’s good to see that it’s still innovating in this space even if its retail empire has grown far beyond print. You can also have your Comixology library available, so you can read graphic novels or comic books on the device, then keep track of them all via Goodreads. ![]()
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