For Simple Studying
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For those who’ve ever had an extended studying session provide you with hand cramps, these equipment may assist. You may take a look at extra choices in our Greatest 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 in your proper hand and the opposite in your left—and slide your hand in. Your fingers will not cramp, you will not by accident hit the display and flip pages, and the reader will not slip out of your fingers. There are three sizes meant to carry various kinds of e-readers. You must 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 mentioned that whereas it’s not fully hands-free, it’s a brilliant handy and cozy expertise, significantly if in case you have any sources of continual ache in your wrists. The clamp is simple to connect to mattress frames and aspect tables (there’s additionally a flooring stand model for $70). It’s light-weight to deploy anyplace 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 in your telephone, in addition they work nice on e-readers. Whether or not you’ve a Paperwhite or a primary Kindle, it is one other nice answer 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 need to add a canopy to guard the display in case you’re ceaselessly toting it round in a bag. These aren’t padded for critical drops. The Youngsters’ editions include instances.
Material Covers for Kindle ($32) and Paperwhite ($37): These open like a e book and are available some variation of black, blue, pink, or inexperienced. They’re constructed from post-consumer recycled material.
Material Cowl for Scribe ($60): This one flips up and over like a notepad, and you may 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 want these beautiful sleeves, significantly the Solar and Moon model. They’re lovely and can defend your machine whenever 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, e book and iPad sleeves.
CoBak Clear Case for $10: One of the best half about having a transparent case is that it protects the again of your Kindle and lets you adorn it with stickers beneath. Along with CoBak’s case, I additionally advocate this enjoyable sticker pack ($10).
Nice Studying Lights
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For those who usually learn earlier than mattress however do not need to disturb sleeping companions, children, or roommates, I counsel investing in a studying mild. All of the Kindles now have a entrance mild, so you do not want one, however these can nonetheless be helpful, particularly in case you change between your Kindle and bodily books. Beneath are just a few of our favorites. You will discover extra in our Greatest Studying Lights information.
Vekkia 14 LED Ebook Mild for $18: That is our prime decide. It is a clip-on mild with an adjustable gooseneck and two swiveling mild bars that pack seven LEDs every. You may cycle by way of 5 ranges of brightness and three heat colours. It is comparatively massive, although, so it is not nice for small paperbacks. The clamp opens as huge as 2.1 inches and serves as a steady base to position on a nightstand.
Glocusent LED Neck Studying Mild for $22: This studying mild wraps round your neck, so it seems foolish. Nevertheless it’s a wonderful various to a clip-on studying mild whereas remaining hands-free. It is light-weight, adjustable, and comes with three coloration 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 comfy, and the adjustable straps are available numerous 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 routinely after two hours, in case they go to sleep with it on. It takes two AAA batteries.
About These Older Kindles
Amazon would not launch new Kindles typically—the corporate normally takes just a few years between fashions. At any time when 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 counsel these if you’ll find them on sale for the correct worth. In any other case, I like to recommend shopping for the most recent model.
Earlier than making your buy, cross-check the worth with the most recent mannequin to ensure you’re spending a good quantity much less on the older machine.
- Kindle (2022, eleventh Technology): That is the smallest of the lot at 6.2 inches tall and 4.3 inches huge, with a 6-inch display. For those who 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 in case 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 fundamental mannequin. It has a shiny 6.8-inch display with adjustable heat lighting, a quick page-turn fee, 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 you’ll find 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, 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 Primary Pen which feels pure to write down with and attaches to the aspect of the Kindle magnetically. I solely advocate it for $230 or much less.
- Kindle Youngsters (2022): That is the kid-friendly model of the entry-level Kindle. It comes with a canopy, a 12 months’s subscription to Amazon Youngsters+, parental controls, and a two-year guarantee. I do not counsel spending greater than $70 on this one.
- Kindle Paperwhite Youngsters (2021): The Paperwhite model is a step up from the Kindle Youngsters. It has a high-resolution 300-ppi show with an adjustable heat display and can be waterproof. You should not spend greater than $110 on this one.
