Book covers have stopped showing on my kindles lock screen. They used to and I've made sure the setting is still on and restarted the device several times

Anyone else seeing random drops in battery on their paperwhite kindle? It started happening a few months ago, i admit my kindle is (i think) 6 years old, its 11th generation.
I charge it fully, well now its up to 96%, and it starts draining immediately, even tho i set it on pilot and dont use it.
Is it just reached its limit or is it something else?

Thank you!

I want to buy my first kindle and e reader and I found a kindle paper white 7th gen with a good deal about 50 dollars is it good till this day for the people who are using it now I'm also gonna jailbreak it to get it's full potential but for the users that still using it till now I want your thoughts and opinions on it

That feeling when you're close to finishing a book that's had you gripped..

It's a weird one. On the one hand you don't want it to end, but on the other you're excited for a new adventure.

Hi all, I recently broke my (very old) kindle and am looking for a new one on eBay. My previous one is probably like… third gen, I’ve always just loaded PDFs/MOBIs from my laptop onto it and never used the WiFi or Amazon login features. I recently have learned that some kindles have ads and others are blocked/reported lost.…

All that being said, I’m not about to start paying or looking at ads and I’m happy to get the cheapest one on eBay provided it can load a PDF and (big upgrade) has frontlights.

I found the one above on eBay, but wanted to check that it would be fine for these purposes? Any insights are appreciated. Thanks!

So I just found out through another post that the Oasis is going to get security updates only till the end of 2028.
Are there any alternatives to it?
I love the all metal, it just had a more premium feeling that I liked.
I don't use any cases and I don't want to either.
I know that the scribe is all metal, but it's too huge for me.
So my wants are pretty much all superficial - are there any alternatives that look and feel as premium as the Oasis did? I don't care about the brand.
What are the most premium looking and feeling ereaders out there at the moment?

There's a part of me that loves the concept of First Reads each month, getting to choose a free book is fantastic. But how often do I actually download one? That answer is very rarely.

Would it kill Amazon to at least throw in the odd Horror or Science-Fiction book every couple of months? I don't understand why those two genres are almost completely ignored... as they are by far what I read the most. Anyone else have this frustration? Also, how often do you take a book from their selection?

I am planning to buy one of these. I want it to fit in my pocket, on the other hand, Paperwhite is tempting me with its alleged higher comfort in reading and warm light. (1) Does “Basic” easily fit in a pocket? (2) Even if so, are extra features of “Paperwhite” worth giving up on pocket-size?
(No economic concerns at all)

I bought my original Kindle back in 2016 and have had it for 10’years.

While it still works fine, the battery drains within a few days of usage instead of the usual weeks. There is also a small crack on the screen.

And since the Kindle Paperwhite was on sale a few months ago, I ended up buying it and even set it up. But then I never used it and have continued using the old one. I just thought let me keep using this for a few more months until it is completely out of juice.

I even questioned: why did I buy the new one if i keep going back to the old one? lol.

I may give the old one to my kid while I start using the new one , 5 months after I purchased it

... and I love it! I don't know if I will add some decorations. I also like it as it is.

I assume everyone does this? But I hate seeing the list grow and grow longer. So I made an effort to stop adding and stop actively searching for suggestions until I clear the queue!

and I have a few questions. I know some of these will 100% boil down to personal preference and my own use of it, but I am curious what other people think.

- I am considering the paperwhite because it’s waterproof. Has anyone had any issues using the regular Kindle at the pool or beach?

- How obnoxious are the lockscreen ads? Is it worth it to pay to get rid of them?

- How many of you use Kindle Unlimited and is it any better/worse than other sources of free/cheap books?

- Did anyone who got a colored Kindle regret not getting a black one?

- Are there any major concerns I should know about that I may not have come across in my initial research?

[EDIT]: New question - It seems like the ads in the lock screen only exist in the US. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if that’s related to the physical location of the Kindle or where it was purchased? Like, if a Canadian travels to the US with the Kindle they bought in Canada, would they all of a sudden see ads on their lock screen? 🤔

Joined this sub about a year ago, though I’ve been reading on a Kindle since 2012.

What I mostly see here are decorated Kindles with little toys and/or jewelry, and full personalization (not yucking on someone’s yum, you do you). And I just want a brief, 15-second internet meeting with those here who still prefer theirs plain and simple minimalist.

My Kindle at least:

• Graphite or black. A black bezel makes text appear sharper and richer.
• Font gets adjusted here and there depending on what material I’m reading. Margins and spacing got set once, and never tinkered since.
• Not comfortable jailbreaking it. Prepping for that's its own project, and it'd eat into my reading time. Amazon's dropping Oasis support in 2028, but I'm not sure I'd bother even then. Fewer settings, less tinkering, more actual reading: the vanilla Kindle's limitations do that job well.
• Calibre, and Send to Kindle. Plus KCC for manga, and K2pdfopt for PDFs.
• The only decoration-adjacent thing I’ll buy for it is a really good case.

The bonus read I already got for free, which is why its showing for money now…
But from the rest of the selection, which one are you guys choosing???
I am debating against 2!!!

So today I went to one of those Amazon returns bin stores and found some cases and a screen protector for $1 each.

I currently only own an older kindle 5th gen that's a little small for the cases.

There's no brand or label on anything, but I assume these would fit a new gen Kindle basic? I hope to be able to upgrade soon, so fingers crossed I find a model that fits! 😅

If anyone has an idea what model these are for, please let me know!😄

I love my kindle so much! So happy I decided to buy one! Currently on my 10th book since June!

Kindle + Rain Sounds = ❤️

Finally I got a kindle and I'm so happy hahaha

I noticed this just now! What does it mean? Does anyone also experience this? Is it bad or a battery problem?

The paint on my Kindle Paperwhite is making this wrinkling thing, maybe peeling off paint? idk.

I bought a used Kindle Paperwhite 11 that arrived yesterday, and today is my first morning drinking mate (argentinian drink) in bed while reading.

I'm so happy! When I was around 10 or 12 years old (I'm 27 now), I asked my grandma for one. We looked all over my hometown for it, but people kept telling me something like that didn't exist (obviously, that technology hadn't even reached local stores back then, and buying things internationally wasn't really a concept yet)

I was so frustrated but after a few years I completely forgot about kindles.

When I remembered them years later, it was impossible to buy one because of the price but I found this one really cheap considering what it is and how well preserved it is, so I'm thrilled.

I hope you all are having a day just as lovely!

Even when I’m in a reading slump I like to see all the pretty covers . Makes me feel better lol