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Amazon revamps Kindle line with faster page turns, AI, and a new green color

Amazon’s Kindle line seems to go longer and longer between updates. While e-readers aren’t quite the consumer electronics darlings they once were,

Leveraging the biggest Kindle’s note-taking capabilities, Amazon is adding text summaries, courtesy of a new notebook tab. The reader is getting the same new oxide back pane found in the Colorsoft device, which allows for those faster page turns, while increasing overall battery life. The base-level Kindle is following suit with faster page turns, a higher contrast ratio, and a 25% brighter front light, which puts it inline with the Paperwhite when set to max.

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