This item will be released on October 1, 2012.
World's most advanced e-reader - higher resolution, higher contrast touchscreen with built-in light and 8-week battery life
• Patented built-in light evenly illuminates the screen to provide the perfect reading experience in all lighting conditions
• Paperwhite has 62% more pixels for unsurpassed resolution
• 25% better contrast for sharp, dark text
• Even in bright sunlight, Paperwhite delivers clear, crisp text and images with no glare
• New hand-tuned fonts - 6 font styles, 8 adjustable sizes
• 8-week battery life, even with the light on
• Holds up to 1,100 books - take your library wherever you go
• Built-in Wi-Fi lets you download books in under 60 seconds
• New Time to Read feature uses your reading speed to let you know when you'll finish your chapter
• Massive book selection. Lowest prices. Over a million titles less than $9.99
• 180,000 Kindle-exclusive titles that you won't find anywhere else, including books by best-selling authors such as Kurt Vonnegut
• Supports children's books and includes new parental controls
Specifications:
Display: Amazon's 6" Paperwhite display with patented built-in light, 212 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale
Size: 6.7" x 4.6" x 0.36" (169 mm x 117 mm x 9.1 mm)
Weigh:t 7.5 ounces (213 grams)
System Requirements: None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content
On-Device Storage: 2 GB internal (approximately 1.25 GB available for user content). Holds up to 1,100 books
Cloud Storage: Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
Battery Life: A single charge lasts up to eight weeks, based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 10. Battery life will vary based on light and wireless usage
Charge Time: Fully charges in approximately 4 hours from a computer via USB cable
Wi-Fi Connectivity: Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Content Formats: Supported Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion
Documentation: Quick Start Guide (included in box) [PDF]; Kindle User's Guide (pre-installed on device) [PDF]. Additional information in multiple languages available online
Included in the Box: Kindle Paperwhite, USB 2.0 charging cable and Quick Start Guide
