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Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttons
Kindles don't usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right […] The base Kindle (shown here), Kindle Paperwhite, and Colorsoft come in aluminum options, not just plastic. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Kindles don't usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right edge near the top. They ship in vibrant new colors with a soft-touch plastic
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Kindles don't usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right […] The base Kindle (shown here), Kindle Paperwhite, and Colorsoft come in aluminum options, not just plastic. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Kindles don't usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right edge near the top. They ship in vibrant new colors with a soft-touch plastic
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According to The Verge’s source item, Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttons, Kindles don’t usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right […] The base Kindle (shown here), Kindle Paperwhite, and Colorsoft come in aluminum options, not just plastic. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Kindles don’t usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right edge near the top. They ship in vibrant new colors with a soft-touch plastic
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