Amazon presents the new Kindle Oasis: a 7-inch display with 300 ppi and water resistant

Amazon announces the most innovative Kindle of all time: the new Kindle Oasis. The top of the range of the Kindle series features the widest Paperwhite display with higher resolution but also a thin and light ergonomic design that allows you to read comfortably for hours.

The new Kindle Oasis is also the first Kindle water-resistant (IPX8): this allows you to read in many places, at the beach or in the pool. The new Kindle Oasis comes with a battery that lasts for weeks, and its fast-charge capability allows you to switch from zero to full charge in less than two hours.

The new Kindle Oasis is available from today to this address starting from $249.99.

At the design level, Amazon has tried to think about comfort but also about personalization. Here is the new Kindle Oasis expands its screen that now becomes 7 inches and above all with a resolution of 300 ppi.

The new device now shows 30% more words per page, allowing you to turn the page less frequently and more quickly. The screen has the same precision and typographic quality as a book on printed paper, thanks to the uniformly diffused light on the entire surface and the absence of reflections, even in direct sunlight.

The ergonomic design moves the center of gravity on the palm of the hand, allowing the device to rest on it like the back of a book, regardless of which hand is used to read. You can turn the page effortlessly by either touching the touch screen or pressing the appropriate buttons, and the page orientation will automatically rotate on the screen depending on whether you hold the device with your left hand or right hand.

” Ten years ago, we introduced our first Kindle with the goal of delivering any book that was never written within 60 seconds, ” said Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Amazon Devices and Services. ” Thanks to a larger 7-inch screen, with a resolution of 300 ppi and a water-resistant design, the new Kindle Oasis is our most innovative Kindle ever. Its slim, light and water-resistant design allows every reader to be immersed in the world of their favorite author in many more places “.

What is effective compared to the past is that exclusive form of Kindle Oasis characterized by a thickness that decreases from the handle up to 3.4 mm of the ultra-thin screen? Its structure combines the sturdier glass coating between the Kindle and a new aluminum back. The new Kindle Oasis is light, thin and durable and although equipped with a larger screen, the new device weighs only 194 grams, 10 grams less than the Amazon bestseller, the Kindle Paperwhite.

Finally and we repeat, finally, the new Kindle Oasis has been classified IPX8 this means that it can withstand a dive in fresh water up to two meters deep, for a maximum of 60 minutes. It is designed so that customers do not have to worry about splashing water on the beach or that the device falls into a bathtub or swimming pool. In short, the new Kindle Oasis will be truly and unconditionally the true companion of the days, whether they are adventurous or even quiet.

This is not all because the news also concerns the storage space as the new Kindle Oasis is available in two versions, with two different options: 8 GB, twice the first Kindle Oasis, able to hold thousands of titles, and 32 GB, which allows you to store even richer content in large files.

Interesting to discover how the new Kindle Oasis allows you to customize even more the reading settings, allowing you to enjoy your book as you prefer:

• New font sizes and bold levels available : fonts available in even more dimensions than ever before and five bold levels to choose from for any font. Together with the new 7-inch display you can customize your books to enjoy a reading experience that does not strain your eyes.
• New accessibility options : in addition to the OpenDyslexic font, a function has been added that reverses black and white on the screen for light-sensitive readers. The new magnified view option allows you to increase the size of elements such as text on the home screen, the library and book icons, to make the new Kindle Oasis easier to read.
• Light intensity adjustment : the built-in light sensors automatically adjust the screen lighting wherever you are, whether in a dimly lit room or outside under the sun, and the lighting can also be adjusted according to personal preferences.
• Left alignment : now you can read texts with left alignment.

We know well how Kindle e-readers have been designed since their first generation for reading and to allow readers to get lost in the story told in the book. Unlike tablets and smartphones, a Kindle does not produce reflections, even in direct sunlight, nor does it distract the reader with social media, emails, messages, notifications and more.

Here is the new Kindle Oasis includes all the features that have made the devices of the Kindle family the best for reading, bringing the experience a step beyond what you can live with a printed book.

• Whispersync : saves and synchronizes the last page read, bookmarks and annotations on all your devices and your Kindle reading applications, to start again from the point where the reading was interrupted.
• Cloud storage without worries : all Kindle books are saved in the Cloud, and you’ll never have to worry about losing them. You can always download your books for free at any time for free.
• Word Wise : available for many bestsellers in English, Word Wise allows readers to learn the language more easily and understand even the most complex texts. Simple and short definitions automatically appear above the most difficult words, so that you can continue reading with fewer interruptions.
• Reading Time : indicates how long it takes to finish a chapter or a book, based on your reading speed.
• Enrich your Vocabulary : allows you to collect the words that are consulted in the dictionary within an easy-to-access list. You can use these lists to test yourself, verifying the learning of the various terms with appropriate tabs and displaying them instantly within their context.
• Share your favorite steps : share recommended readings, underlined passages and meaningful quotes with friends via Facebook and Twitter.
• Quick consultation : integrates the complete dictionary definition with another information from Wikipedia.
• Kindle Freetime : offers parents an easy and fun way to encourage children to spend more time reading. You can choose books to read and assign badges to achieve the reading goals that parents have set.

It is clear that those who choose the Kindle of Amazon to do it both for the quality of the device itself with the security of always getting a product in step with the times and above all resistant and well done.

But many choose it also for that ecosystem that in the years Amazon has been able to create with books and with the Kindle Store, which includes:

• The best selection in the world : over 5 million books, including the latest bestsellers, Kindle Singles and much more.
• Kindle Unlimited : offers the opportunity to choose from more than a million books, over 35,000 of which in Italian, for just $ 9.99 a month.
• The exclusive Kindle : more than a million books are available exclusively on the Kindle Store.

The new Kindle Oasis is now available for $249.99 for the 8 GB model and $299.99 for the 32 GB model. The 32 GB model with free mobile connectivity is available at $349.99.