Kindle E-reader - Black 4GB, 6" High-Resolution Display (167 ppi) with Wi-Fi

Kindle - now even better. Kindle won't leave you tethered to an outlet. A single charge can last up to six weeks (based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless turned off and the light setting at ten). Kindle has an improved high-resolution 167 ppi display for crisp, laser quality text.

• No glare in bright sunlight - day and night readable
• 167 ppi HD touch display
• Wifi Connectivity
• 4GB capacity
• Unlike reflective tablet and smartphone screens, Kindle reads like paper.
• Read comfortably with one hand
• Lighter than a paperback, comfortably hold Kindle in one hand for those times when you can¿t put the book down.
• Charge monthly, not daily
• Amazon.com Bestseller

Won't tire your eyes in the dark. Kindle guides light toward the surface of the display with its built-in front light¿unlike back-lit tablets that shine in your eyes¿so you can read comfortably for hours without eyestrain. Adjust your screen's brightness for great reading in any light.

Next-generation reading experience. Kindle now offers Bookerly, an exclusive font crafted from the ground up for reading on digital screens. Warm and contemporary, Bookerly is inspired by the artistry of the best fonts in modern print books, but is hand-crafted for great readability at any font size.

Typesetting engine lays out words just as the author intended for beautiful rendering of pages. With improved character spacing and the addition of hyphenation, justification, kerning, ligatures, and drop cap support, our best-in-class typography helps you read faster with less eyestrain.

Enjoy reading with larger font sizes without compromising your reading experience. Page layout and margins automatically adapt to work well at even the largest font sizes. The new typography and layout improvements are available on over half a million books, including many best sellers, with thousands more being added every week.

Lose yourself in a book. By design, Kindle is purpose-built for reading and creates a sanctuary so you can lose yourself in a book. Unlike tablets and phones, Kindle doesn¿t distract you with social media, emails, and text messages.

Read more challenging books. Particularly for young readers, Word Wise makes it easier to enjoy and quickly understand more challenging books. Short and simple definitions automatically appear above difficult words, so you can keep reading with fewer interruptions. Tap on a word to bring up a simple card with definitions, synonyms, and more. Available on many popular English language titles.

Build your vocabulary. Words looked up in the dictionary are automatically added to Vocabulary Builder to expand your knowledge and reinforce retention. Swipe through your vocabulary words, quiz yourself with flashcards, and instantly see those words in context.

Learn more about a book before you start reading. With About This Book, see background information about the author, other books in the series, and more.

Adjust your text size. Choose from eight text sizes to prevent tired eyes and keep you reading longer. Share your library with Family Library, you and your family can access and easily share not only your own Kindle books, but also books from the linked Amazon account of a spouse or partner.

Pick up where you left off. Whispersync technology synchronizes your last page read, bookmarks, and annotations across all your devices so you can pick up exactly where you left off reading.

Share with friends on Goodreads. With Goodreads on Kindle, you can connect with the largest online community of book lovers, see what your friends are reading, share highlights, and rate the books you read. Some Goodreads on Kindle features are only available when connected to Wi-Fi.

X-Ray lets you explore the "Bones of the Book". See all the passages across a book that mention relevant ideas, fictional characters, historical figures, places, or topics of interest. The X-Ray timeline view lets you easily flip through notable passages to remind yourself of what¿s happened in the book, or navigate easily through images.

Look it up instantly while you read. Smart Lookup integrates entries from The New Oxford American Dictionary with information from X-Ray and Wikipedia, so you can access definitions, characters, settings, and more without losing your place.

Know how long it will take to finish that last chapter. Time to Read is personalized based on your reading speed, and is constantly updated as your speed and habits change. At a glance you¿ll know how much time it will take to finish a chapter or book.

In-line footnotes. With a single tap, read the complete text of each footnote without losing your place in the book. Translate passages instantly

Tap any word or highlight a section to instantly translate it into other languages, including Spanish, Japanese, and more. Translations are provided by Bing Translator.