For Straightforward Studying
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Should you’ve ever had an extended studying session provide you with hand cramps, these equipment may assist. You may try extra choices in our Finest Kindle Equipment information.
Strapsicle E-Reader Hand Straps for $21: Connect one or each of those to the again of your Kindle—one is angled on your proper hand and the opposite on your left—and slide your hand in. Your arms will not cramp, you will not unintentionally hit the display screen and flip pages, and the reader will not slip out of your arms. There are three sizes meant to carry several types of e-readers. It is best to see precisely which fashions they work with on the Amazon pages in addition to on this web page on the Strapsicle web site.
Lamicall Gooseneck Pill Holder for $29: WIRED reviewer Nena Farrell examined this and stated that whereas it’s not fully hands-free, it’s a brilliant handy and comfy expertise, significantly if in case you have any sources of continual ache in your wrists. The clamp is straightforward to connect to mattress frames and aspect tables (there’s additionally a flooring stand model for $70). It’s light-weight to deploy wherever and has sufficient resistance to the neck that it doesn’t fall ahead or out of the place you place it in. It does wobble a bit when touched to show the web page (or bumped by a curious cat), so she tended to relaxation a hand on it to maintain it regular from herself and her feline roommate. If you wish to go totally hands-free, add a page-turner distant so you’ll be able to learn with out lifting a finger.
PopSocket for $10: Popsockets aren’t simply on your telephone, in addition they work nice on e-readers. Whether or not you might have a Paperwhite or a fundamental Kindle, it is one other nice resolution for lowering hand cramps.
Do You Want a Cowl?
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Kindles are, fortunately, not as fragile as our expensive smartphones, however you should still wish to add a canopy to guard the display screen should you’re steadily toting it round in a bag. These aren’t padded for severe drops. The Children’ editions include circumstances.
Material Covers for Kindle ($32) and Paperwhite ($37): These open like a guide and are available in some variation of black, blue, pink, or inexperienced. They’re comprised of post-consumer recycled cloth.
Material Cowl for Scribe ($60): This one flips up and over like a notepad, and you’ll place it right into a stand too. There’s additionally a slot for the pen if you don’t need it to connect magnetically on a regular basis. It is also made with recycled supplies.
The Quirky Cup Collective E-Reader Sleeve for $42: I choose these attractive sleeves, significantly the Solar and Moon model. They’re lovely and can shield your system once you aren’t utilizing it, so you’ll be able to throw it in your bag with out fear. The skin is velvet and the within is satin, with some padding in between and a zipper closure. On the again is a small zip pocket. On every product web page, you will see which gadgets match, however seek the advice of the measurements. There are additionally separate, and bigger, guide and iPad sleeves.
CoBak Clear Case for $10: The perfect half about having a transparent case is that it protects the again of your Kindle and lets you beautify it with stickers beneath. Along with CoBak’s case, I additionally advocate this enjoyable sticker pack ($10).
Nice Studying Lights
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Should you sometimes learn earlier than mattress however do not wish to disturb sleeping companions, children, or roommates, I recommend investing in a studying gentle. All of the Kindles now have a entrance gentle, so you do not want one, however these can nonetheless be helpful, particularly should you swap between your Kindle and bodily books. Beneath are a couple of of our favorites. You could find extra in our Finest Studying Lights information.
Vekkia 14 LED Ebook Mild for $18: That is our prime choose. It is a clip-on gentle with an adjustable gooseneck and two swiveling gentle bars that pack seven LEDs every. You may cycle via 5 ranges of brightness and three heat colours. It is comparatively massive, although, so it isn’t nice for small paperbacks. The clamp opens as large as 2.1 inches and serves as a steady base to put on a nightstand.
Glocusent LED Neck Studying Mild for $22: This studying gentle wraps round your neck, so it seems to be foolish. Nevertheless it’s a superb different to a clip-on studying gentle whereas remaining hands-free. It is light-weight, adjustable, and comes with three colour temperature modes in addition to six brightness settings. It is rechargeable and gives as much as 80 hours of battery life at dimmer settings.
Black Diamond Wiz Headlamp for $28: That is our favourite headlamp for youths. It is snug, and the adjustable straps are available in varied colours. It has three brightness settings and an IPX4 water-resistance ranking, so you do not have to fret about splashes. It turns itself off mechanically after two hours, in case they go to sleep with it on. It takes two AAA batteries.
About These Older Kindles
Amazon does not launch new Kindles typically—the corporate normally takes a couple of years between fashions. Every time a brand new mannequin arrives, its predecessor’s inventory begins to dwindle. It isn’t that I do not advocate these per se, however I solely recommend these if yow will discover them on sale for the appropriate value. In any other case, I like to recommend shopping for the newest model.
Earlier than making your buy, cross-check the value with the newest mannequin to be sure to’re spending a good quantity much less on the older system.
- Kindle (2022, eleventh Technology): That is the smallest of the lot at 6.2 inches tall and 4.3 inches large, with a 6-inch display screen. Should you discover tablets too cumbersome to carry with one hand, take into account this one. With this mannequin, Amazon doubled the storage to 16 gigabytes and upgraded the show to 300-pixel-per-inch (PPI) decision (up from 167 PPI). It is robust to search out, however should you handle to snag one, you should not spend greater than $50.
- Kindle Paperwhite (2021, eleventh Technology): That is the subsequent step up from the essential mannequin. It has a brilliant 6.8-inch display screen with adjustable heat lighting, a quick page-turn price, a USB-C port, and 16 gigs of storage. It is waterproof too. I just like the Signature Version (8/10, WIRED Recommends) which additionally consists of auto-adjust brightness and 32 gigabytes of storage. I do not advocate spending greater than $100 if yow will discover them.
- Kindle Scribe (1st Technology): The Scribe (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is a superb choice for note-takers. It has an enormous 10.2-inch display screen, for taking notes, marking up PDFs, or drawing, and quite a few paper codecs you’ll be able to select, like college-ruled or dotted. It additionally comes with the Fundamental Pen which feels pure to jot down with and attaches to the aspect of the Kindle magnetically. I solely advocate it for $230 or much less.
- Kindle Children (2022): That is the kid-friendly model of the entry-level Kindle. It comes with a canopy, a 12 months’s subscription to Amazon Children+, parental controls, and a two-year guarantee. I do not recommend spending greater than $70 on this one.
- Kindle Paperwhite Children (2021): The Paperwhite model is a step up from the Kindle Children. It has a high-resolution 300-ppi show with an adjustable heat display screen and can also be waterproof. You should not spend greater than $110 on this one.
