If you have ever squinted at a tablet screen on a sunny beach and given up on your book before the second chapter, this is the upgrade that solves it.
That upgrade is the Amazon Kindle, currently down to £74.99 from £94.99, and saving you £20 at a convenient point in the calendar.
Amazon’s Kindle drops under £75, just in time for summer holidays and beach‑side bestsellers
If you have ever squinted at a phone screen on a sunny beach and given up on your book before the second chapter, this is the kindle for you.
The 6-inch, 300ppi display is the core of the experience, rendering text at a sharpness that removes the slightly fuzzy quality of lower-resolution screens and makes extended reading sessions significantly easier on the eyes.
The front light has been improved in this generation to run 25% brighter at maximum setting than its predecessor, which makes a practical difference when reading in direct sunlight on a beach or in a dimly lit cabin on an overnight flight.
Faster page turns are a less obvious but genuinely felt upgrade, reducing the flicker between pages that e-ink displays have historically produced and making the reading experience feel closer to the physical equivalent.
Battery life rated at up to six weeks, based on 30 minutes of daily reading with wireless off, is one of the more compelling arguments for carrying a Kindle rather than a tablet, removing the charger from your holiday packing list almost entirely.
The 16GB of onboard storage holds thousands of books locally, so you are not dependent on a Wi-Fi connection mid-trip to access your library, and free cloud storage covers the rest of your Amazon content whenever you are connected.
This generation of Kindle is built with sustainability considerations factored in, using 75% recycled plastics and 90% recycled magnesium in its construction, alongside packaging made predominantly from wood fibre-based materials.
The With Ads version, at £74.99, displays sponsored screensavers on the lock screen and in sleep mode, which is worth noting if that is likely to bother you, as the Without Ads variant is available at a higher price point.
A Kindle Unlimited membership is not required to use the device, and the Kindle Store gives you access to millions of titles independently of any subscription.
Before committing, our latest best Kindle guide runs through models worth considering across different budgets and use cases.
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Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.
