Works best if you have an Amazon Prime membershipĪmazon’s Fire 7 is much more than just an e-reader – it’s also a full-fledged tablet equipped with Alexa. The Amazon app store offers hundreds of thousands of apps, including sports, news, games, weather, and productivity for any content you want. Stream millions of TV shows or movies with Netflix, HBO, or other favorite services. When you’re done with books, there’s so much more the Fire HD 8 can do. Books sound loud and clear with dual stereo mode speakers powered by Dolby Atmos. Just ask Alexa to read aloud, and it’ll take over. And when you’re tired of reading, you can instantly switch to listening mode. The tablet has a specialized Blue Shade feature for backlight optimization, allowing for a pleasing nighttime reading experience that doesn’t fatigue the eyes. When reading on the Fire HD 8, Amazon has done its best to create a comfortable screen experience. Still, you can also sign up for Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited plan for $9.99 a month to read whatever you want for as long as you renew your subscription. With millions of eBooks, individual Kindle titles cost as little as $2.99 a month. If you want the best of the eBook and tablet world, it will be hard to beat the Amazon Fire HD 8. Plus, at only 0.34 inches thick, weighing only 6.1 ounces, and for an affordable price, it is supremely portable, perfect for tossing into your beach or travel bag. The battery is big enough to provide around four weeks of reading time, depending on light usage and how long you spend reading in a given session. It connects via Wi-Fi and even offers Bluetooth connectivity, so you can listen to audiobooks and read. There’s 8GB of storage built in, enough storage for thousands of books. You’ll also get a decently crisp 167 PPI resolution, so not only can you read in the dark, but it’ll look close to words on an actual page. It claims market share because the screen closely approximates what reading an actual book is like.įirst, Amazon has included a brand-new front light that allows you to read in the dark, previously only available on the more expensive Kindle Paperwhite. The Amazon Kindle has become a force in the portable electronics space-not because it has the flashiness of an iPad or the versatility of a flagship smartphone.

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