All-New Kindle Basic (2014) now with TOUCH!

[reyreina]

Not to be confused with the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Voyage:

Amazon updated their Kindle e-readers lineup with 3 models. This new Kindle is the most affordable and basic of all, think of it as the Paperwhite (2013) without light. At $79 (with Special Offers) it is $10 more than the previous basic model, but $40 lower than the now mid-level PW.

Some of the feature set not available in previous years' Kindle basic:
Touchscreen and higher contrast display
Goodreads integration, Kindle FreeTime, Vocabulary Builder, Word Wise (coming soon), and more
Double the on-device storage
20% faster processor

You can find out more on Amazon itself: (No referrals links/codes)
Kindle Touch Screen E-Reader with Light

Review by The Kindle Chronicles Podcast

Usually I recommend the basic model to people who want to try out e-readers because it is so cheap, and even although this year's is 2 cups of coffee more, I think Amazon added enough features to entice the masses. No more D-pad and slow page flips...

Now when are they going to sell direct to Singapore...

 

[noobiee]

nice review video

 

[hnzfaz]

Even this cheapo kindle model has 4gb memory. Not bad. Worth the price.

 

[hnzfaz]

Just read some hands-on reviews... the screen contrast is not so good.

 

[reyreina]

Just read some hands-on reviews... the screen contrast is not so good.

oh? may want to wait till i see an actual set to decide if the advertising is false. or maybe the higher contrast is compared to PW? PW has lower contrast (at 0 light level) than the K4 or 5 because of the additional layer of touchscreen and light.

more vid reviews:

compared to the PW

just realised the touch tech is similar to the old KT, not capacitive like the PW. and damn it is at least as fast as my PW!

 

[adix_82]

I nearly wanna buy the 7th generation.. But the design is putting me off.

 

[charleytan]

anyone knows where to get cases/covers for this model? can share? thanks!

 

[reyreina]

anyone knows where to get cases/covers for this model? can share? thanks!

dont use any, cant help sorry! i think there are some sellers on this forum, look out for it.

also give it a few more weeks since this is a new model.

 

[reyreina]

more reviews on youtube!

is it me, or the basic kindle is faster than the paperwhite?!

against the previous gen

 

[charleytan]

dont use any, cant help sorry! i think there are some sellers on this forum, look out for it.

also give it a few more weeks since this is a new model.

Ok thank you! Am waiting for my kindle to arrive, guess I will use a random sleeve first.

 

[reyreina]

Now @ US$59
Kindle Touch Screen E-Reader with Light (no ref/affliate links)

Bought during the recent Black Friday sale, shipping three (3!) Kindles via HopShopGo/Comgateway cost US$15 with 10% discount code:

Each Kindle package was weighed individually at 500g by the forwarder.

 

[reyreina]

New Wordwise feature

PDF performance on the Kindle Basic (2014)

(5min) How to use Calibre for converting and organising ebooks for your Kindle

(13min) Longer video on Calibre usage - handling metadata, digital rights (DRM)

 

[jeffyen2]

Good stuff! The basic Kindle's and Voyage's boxes are really small. And now the Paperwhite's packaging has shrunk too! Good news for fans of mail forwarders lol

 

[reyreina]

Good stuff! The basic Kindle's and Voyage's boxes are really small. And now the Paperwhite's packaging has shrunk too! Good news for fans of mail forwarders lol

still, prefer they ship direct to SG

 

[bluesubm6]

teardown

ifixit has good tear down views of the 7th gen kindle.

google to find the tear down.

I received mine on 15 Dec, and its my first kindle.

so far liking the reading experience.