The essential Kindle, the reader through which we come to digital reading, is getting a makeover by displaying a wasp waist and now offers adjustable front lighting.
For this price, there is no photo, this new Kindle 2019 is the ideal tool to start digital reading, knowing that it now includes a backlight. We can blame him for a small screen, but that’s the price to pay. Especially since it is the only one in its entry-level niche, the Kobo Touch having disappeared from the catalog. As for the other readers, the prices start above. Only mobile applications can compete with it, in particular with the possibility of listening to its book (Audible). Finally, there is the Amazon library, the richness of which is well established.
Strong points
- The price.
- The backlight.
- Design.
- The Amazon Library.
Weak points
- The plastic shell.
- The backlight that does not adapt to daylight.
- The “Voiceview” limited to English speakers.
NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average price observed for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose VAT policy does not is not clear (say “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).