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What's the Best Kindle of 2026 (So Far)?

Wired's reviewer tested every model in Amazon's ebook reader range, including the Paperwhite, Colorsoft and new aluminum versions; a buying guide, not a crisis.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Gloria Vance on BBN This Morning
Published 6:01 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Wired: “What’s the Best Kindle of 2026 (So Far)?”
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:01 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Gloria Vance.

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWired tested every Kindle Amazon makes, from the Paperwhite and Colorsoft to the new aluminum models, and ranked how they stack up for 2026 so far.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI have reviewed it, and I am wounded. Pro: the screen does not glare at me. Con: it remembers the page where I quit.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt remembers.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentEvery abandoned chapter, Gloria. Second con: the aluminum one feels like a filing cabinet. That's a filing cabinet with opinions.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have been followed by worse devices in worse countries, so I'll ask the obvious thing. Does it work?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt works beautifully, which is exactly what a listening device would do. Three pros, three cons, four stars out of five.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the fifth star?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt already knows.

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