That initial success was likely due to Amazon's huge library of e-content. Amazon is offering a $50 coupon for a new Paperwhite or Oasis, with $15 in eBook credits, to incentivize upgrading.Īmazon wasn't the first company to release an E Ink e-reader (that was Sony, which launched the Librie in 2004), but when the first Kindle was released in 2007, it sold out in five hours. Older Kindles (as recent as the 2015 Kindle Paperwhite 7th Gen) with built-in 3G connections will lose cellular connectivity, and not all have Wi-Fi.This new version changes the home screen, swapping out the toolbar for a search bar, and adding Home and Library tabs at the bottom. Amazon's just revealed a new firmware update, version 5.13.7.The Kindle Paperwhite (2021) is confirmed, and it's coming in three models, one of which has Qi-charging!.
