For Straightforward Studying
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For those who’ve ever had a protracted studying session provide you with hand cramps, these equipment may assist. You’ll be able to 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 to your proper hand and the opposite to your left—and slide your hand in. Your palms will not cramp, you will not by chance hit the display and flip pages, and the reader will not slip out of your palms. There are three sizes meant to carry several types of e-readers. You need 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 utterly hands-free, it’s an excellent handy and cozy expertise, significantly when 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 ground 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 absolutely hands-free, add a page-turner distant so you possibly can learn with out lifting a finger.
PopSocket for $10: Popsockets aren’t simply to your cellphone, in addition they work nice on e-readers. Whether or not you have got a Paperwhite or a primary 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 for those who’re continuously toting it round in a bag. These aren’t padded for severe drops. The Youngsters’ editions include instances.
Cloth 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 constituted of post-consumer recycled material.
Cloth 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 do not 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 beautiful sleeves, significantly the Solar and Moon model. They’re lovely and can defend your gadget if you aren’t utilizing it, so you possibly can throw it in your bag with out fear. The surface 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 may 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 most effective half about having a transparent case is that it protects the again of your Kindle and lets you embellish 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 sometimes learn earlier than mattress however do not wish to disturb sleeping companions, children, or roommates, I recommend 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 useful, particularly for those who change between your Kindle and bodily books. Under are just a few of our favorites. Yow will discover extra in our Greatest Studying Lights information.
Vekkia 14 LED Ebook Mild for $18: That is our prime choose. It is a clip-on mild with an adjustable gooseneck and two swiveling mild bars that pack seven LEDs every. You’ll be able to cycle by 5 ranges of brightness and three heat colours. It is comparatively giant, although, so it is not nice for small paperbacks. The clamp opens as large 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 appears to be like foolish. Nevertheless it’s a superb 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 provides 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 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 robotically 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 often 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 recommend these if you will discover them on sale for the appropriate value. 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 gadget.
- Kindle (2022, eleventh Era): That is the smallest of the lot at 6.2 inches tall and 4.3 inches large, 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 powerful to search out, however for those who handle to snag one, you should not spend greater than $50.
- Kindle Paperwhite (2021, eleventh Era): That is the subsequent step up from the essential mannequin. It has a shiny 6.8-inch display 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 you will discover them.
- Kindle Scribe (1st Era): The Scribe (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is a good 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 possibly can 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 recommend 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.