What's New with Kindle Touch?

An updated user interface

We have an updated user interface for your Kindle Touch.

An important change to note is that Archived Items is now called Cloud. Your existing Kindle books and newsstand titles can be found under Cloud.

To learn more about using your newly updated Kindle Touch, go to Quick Guide to Using Your Kindle Touch.

Switch back and forth between reading and listening to books

Whispersync for Voice allows you to switch back and forth between reading and listening without losing your place. Whispersync for Voice synchronizes what you read on any Kindle platform device with Audible playback on Kindle Touch, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Fire, or on Audible apps for iPhone and Android.

Enhanced Parental Controls

Parents can restrict access to the Experimental Web Browser, Kindle Store, and Cloud. While the Kindle Store and Cloud are locked with Parental Controls, you can continue to buy books from a computer and send them to your Kindle wirelessly.

For more information, go to Restrict Access to Shopping and Settings with Parental Controls.

New Features

View book covers of your titles

To view book covers, press the Home button, tap the Menu icon, and then tap Cover View.

Track your reading progress with Time to Read

Kindle Touch calculates your reading speed to let you know when you'll finish your chapter or book.

For more information, go to View Your Reading Progress.

Discover new titles with recommended content

The Kindle Store uses the same personalized customer experience you're used to across Amazon.com, matching our best recommendations to your personal reading habits. You also have the option to turn recommendations off.

For more information, go to Discover New Titles with Recommended Content.

Enhanced sample-to-book experience

When you buy a book after reading a sample, we will now automatically start the book at your last reading location in the sample and remove the sample from your Kindle.

Learn more about your authors

We've enabled support for biographical information and the ability to browse other books by the same author from within your book. While reading, tap the Menu icon, and then select About the Author.

For more information, go to Learn About Authors.

Navigate graphic novels, comics, and children's books

Children's books come to life with Kindle Text Pop Up, enabling you to easily read text over images.

Comic books can now be read with Kindle Panel View, which allows you to read a comic book panel by panel.

For more information, go to Navigate Graphic Novels and Comics.