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Kindle, 6" E Ink Display, Wi-Fi - Includes Special Offers (Previous Generation - 5th)

Brand: Amazon

14,678 ratings

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Reads like real paper with no glare, even in bright sunlight
Weighs less than 6 ounces - lighter than a paperback and fits in your pocket
Up to one-month battery life on a single charge
Download books in 60 seconds with built-in Wi-Fi - holds over 1,000 books

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Sarah Ginter

A nice Kindle

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018

Offer Type: Kindle with Special OffersVerified Purchase

This might sound strange, but I downgraded to this model Kindle after having a Paperwhite for over a year and a half. While I liked the Paperwhite, it had its downfalls, in my opinion, by not having at least page-turn buttons. I missed those, and wound up not using the Paperwhite like I've used past models I've owned. I'm no expert on ereaders, but I've owned nine different Kindles over the years, six different models, and I came back to this one for its ease of use and the page-turn buttons, which make reading with either hand easier and more comfortable than the touch areas on the Paperwhite. I do miss the backlit screen, though, so the search will probably continue.

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Gloriannys

I'm sure I just have bad luck because I know Kindles aren't bad devices

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2017

Offer Type: Kindle with Special OffersVerified Purchase

I'm sure I just have bad luck because I know Kindles aren't bad devices. Years ago I bout one for my wife, months in, screen appeared broken for no apparent reason. We may have broken it sure. However, I bought another one maybe a year ago, that one lasted quite a bit but appeared with a broken screen for no apparent reason about a week or 2 ago. Fine... it may have been my fault and didn't notice. I decide, let me buy another one since they aren't that expensive and I really do like Kindles... got it yesterday... I bought a case for it... i left today do the fist time with it... i read a couple of chapters in a waiting room and then left it in the car for about an hour... I took it with me to another waiting room and was reading... when my turn came I set it down, in its case, on the table... I'm going about my business here and since they are taking long I decide to read a bit... note: I has been on the table this whole time and I was just reading on it... but guess what... the damn screen is again messed up... WHAT!?!?!? It was not dropped, at no point did I sit on it or anything. I am 100% sure this damn thing just messed up out of nowhere. I understand it happening once, maybe twice, but three times!?!? I will also note, I have an iPhone for about 8 months without a single blemish on it. It looks as new as it did when I bought it. I know how to handle gear. This thing is defective. I probably will continue to buy through amazon, but I don't think I will ever buy one of your products ever again.

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ShirtGuy

Your Kindle has an email address. Use it!

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2013

Offer Type: Kindle with Special OffersVerified Purchase

This is the third Kindle I have bought. I bought one for my Father and now this one is for my girlfriend. One little known feature of the Kindle is your get your own @kindle.com email address when you buy one. You can use this email address to email books to yourself or to other people. I routinely download .mobi and .epub books online and email them to myself and to my Dad (and soon my girlfriend). Within seconds they will magically appear on your Kindle's home page.

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Reading Monkey

Used and in good condition - but not updated.

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020

Offer Type: Kindle with Special OffersVerified Purchase

My kindle needs are simple. I don't need the latest and greatest waterproof paperwhite. A used and affordable 5th gen Kindle sounded great to me. Until I get it, successfully connect it to my wifi, and try to register. Or try to browse the store. And I'm repeatedly greeted with the mysterious "Your Kindle is unable to connect at this time" error message, which by itself is utterly unhelpful in figuring out what the problem is. After searching the internet I discover this means your Kindle needs a software update and it won't connect to the internet otherwise. After further searching I realize I have to install three consecutive software updates through a tedious manual process before I can finally get this Kindle up to speed and functioning.

Why couldn't the reseller (which I'm pretty sure is Amazon?!?) install these updates before selling it on? That would have been good customer service. Kindle is fine, whoever is running this resale outfit needs to be a little more customer-centric and either do the updates or at least let the buyer know what they're getting in to.

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Carmylita

So far I love it! Has features even my Fire HD doesn't have.

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2013

Offer Type: Kindle with Special OffersVerified Purchase

I've had this a week now. I also have a Kindle Fire HD I have had for about a year, with the case on, the Fire HD is heavy. I love the HD, and never leave home with out it, but many times I wish I could just slip my books in my pocket and run. I go a lot of places on the run, take others places where I wait for them to shop or what ever, and there is not WiFi to play on my Fire HD. I just want to read. My reading time has come up from one book a year to 50 books a year, and now my reading will go up even more.

This was the perfect answer. So feather light It is incredible. It is taking me a bit to not swipe the screen to turn a page, and get used to the lay out and use of the various buttons, but after an hour I had read the built in owners manual, learned the ins and outs of the buttons and had it set up. It connected to my WiFi instantly. The on screen key board has taken a bit to get used to but once you use it a few times you can do it pretty fast.

I wondered how all my content, library of books would be transferred from my Fire HD, to this device. To my pleasant surprise after connecting to my Wi-Fi, the next time I looked at the home menu my entire library of over 300 books was there, archived. I just click a title and it down loads in seconds.

I honestly can't tell the difference between the print on this and the print on my Fire HD. Pixel wise, my eyes can't differentiate a thing.

I love the texture look of a "page from a book look". The no glare is amazing. There are times and places I can't read or see the screen on my Fire HD, and this just runs circles around the reading in bright light. Yes!

We travel or go camping where one can't just plug it in, so the battery life will be awesome, to be able to read weeks at a time and not constantly wondering where you are going to plug it in for a charge. UPDATE: After reading several hours a day for several days, the battery indicator shows little signs of going down, and that is with the Wi-Fi on continuously.

PROS: Love the screen. Super feather weight, You can arrange books by authors and so on. (I can't do that on my Fire HD!) Plus, it's easy on the eyes and my wallet. My power adapter charger are interchangeable with both the Kindle Fire HD and this Kindle 4th generation E-reader. So I don't have to buy a new cord or charger. It came with a spare cord (No, it didn't come with the charger.) My cat has chewed up my cord pretty good so I will use it until it dies and still have one on the side waiting.

CONS: Key board on screen takes some getting used to. No light, but I knew that before I bought it.

I had VERY seriously considered the latest greatest Kindle Paper White 2013. After reading so many disappointing feed backs I decided that all I want is a light weight book reader, small, and I could not justify the extra expense to have the touch screen. The more I thought about it the more I thought how I could use that extra money, such as on more books to read.

I love the latest technology. I am a grandma of eight. I will be the first to want what ever new gadget comes out, so for me to decide on a lower tech device says a lot. I do my home work. After reading user reviews and talking to people at a well known electronics store, I was sold on this 4th generation Kindle. I was impressed by how many said they liked the quality and build. This is the main reason I went with the tried and true before they are no longer available.

I did call every local store from here to Timbuktoo to find last year's 2012 Paper White. I tried eBay and Amazon themselves to no avail. I would have went with that, had I been able to find one. If you have the last 2012 model I would hang onto that baby! Buy new but don't let go of the old.

Bottom line, for the money, and quality, easy on the eyes reader, that is feather weight light, you can't go wrong. I'm very happy with my decision.

UPDATE: After owning this for more than a month I have only had to charge it twice, I read three to four hours a day, not every day, but I'm extremely happy with my Kindle reader, it's staying power, and reliability!

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