Features:

  • Our largest, highest resolution display— 7” and 300 ppi, reads like real paper without glare, even in bright sunlight.
  • The first waterproof (IPX8) Kindle so you are free to read in even more places.
  • Thin and light ergonomic design with dedicated page turn buttons and adaptive front light so you can read even more comfortably for hours.
  • Keep reading—a single charge lasts weeks, not hours.
  • Enjoy twice the storage with 8 GB. Or choose 32 GB to carry even more titles with you.
Love the size and find it very comfortable to hold ...

Wow, can't believe how fast the new Oasis is for changing pages. Love the size and find it very comfortable to hold and read. Only concerns are: 1) Price - $$$ 2) Contrast when reading in dark room at night. The white background has a bit of a grey tinge to it because of the back lighting, the black letters of the book aren't as bold as they could be. Don't notice this during the day when there is more ambient light on the screen. 3) Tried the reverse (white letters on black screen) . Doesn't work well at night because the back lighting also illuminates the black background.

like reboot for no reason

My 4 year old Kindle was starting to do crazy stuff, like reboot for no reason. I'm cheap, and was going to get the paper white. Then my wife pointed out how I always take my Kindle to the beach, pools, and in the rain. She encouraged me to spring for the Oasis. This is an amazing device. I can be reading outside in the sunlight, and walk into the house, then into a dark room. The screen brightness adjusts continuously, so your ability to read throughout the walk isn't impacted. I really like the buttons, and still have the ability to swipe. Flipping the Oasis lets me move it from hand-to-hand, with the text flipping to keep me reading.

I am reading a lot on my new Kindle Oasis

I wasn’t that taken with the shape of the new kindle oasis. It feels a bit weird having the battery down one side. My last kindle was a symmetrical Paperwhite. However, I am reading and reading on my new Oasis, so that has to be the test of a good kindle! I just don’t think about the lighting. It just works. And I LOVE taking it in the bath. What more could a girl want? It is very different from previous kindles, but it didn’t take long to get used to. I have also noticed I read with a smaller font because the print is so crisp and legible. This reduces page turns. I am glad I bought it.

Love My Oasis

Have had every generation of touch Kindle. This is the best. I have had my second gen Oasis about 2 months or so and hover no complaints. It is very light and easy to hold. I ready likeep the seven inch screen. The page turn buttons are conveniently placed. Battery life lasts about a week or a little less I only have the WiFi on when downloading books and only have the illumination on when I really need it. It conserves more juice than if I had the autobrightness on. But, it does recharge quickly. It is ergonomic and easy to hold. The metal back gives it a solid feel. I would recommend this to friends and family. Good job Amazon. This is not a tablet. It is an eink device. The display is monochrome. The device simulates real paper. You do not use a print book to surf the internet and books are printed in dark type against white paper. If you want a colord display and wish to check your email, you don't want an ereader, you want a tablet with a reader app.

A bookstore in my hand !!!

I am on my 5th or 6th Kindle. Got my first one in 2009 and have upgraded each time a new one came out. I read ALOT!! I currently have 3500 plus books and I wanted more storage which is why I upgraded. I can’t imagine holding a real book anymore. I have always been a voracious reader n But was never able to hold onto the books I love as they just take up so much room. Not anymore. I now have all the books I love in one small tablet I can drop in my purse or put in my pocket if necessary. Never have to hunt down older books from favorite authors. They are right there at my finger tips. No more having to keep my hubby awake with the light, or try pointing the ‘clip light’ in the right direction. Love love love it. I buy them for my friends and anyone I can think of. Yeah. They aren’t cheap, but what a lovely thought.... a hook store in my hand. No glare when reading out side. And now waterproof as well. Thank amazon for a great idea!!!

Fantastic Kindle, best yet!

I don't know what number Kindle this is for me. I tend to upgrade as newer Kindles come out. This Kindle is an upgrade from the 8th generation Oasis and that was an upgrade for a Voyage, which was an upgrade from the Paperwhite all the way back to the 1st Gen Kindle.. Having said that, I feel like I have a pretty good understanding for the different models and I can say by far this is the best one I have ever owned. It feels perfect in my hand as far as size. The metal back is a meh for me. It feels expensive and sturdy however I would it rather be rubber or something more grippy. The screen is the absolute best. Back lighting is even and crisp, screen is clear and easy to get immersed in. This Kindle truly makes it easy to forget the device and just enjoy reading. I also like the size. It's larger than I was expecting but perfect after getting used to it. The software is quick and responsive. It's very similar to the 8th generation with some different options and settings. I ordered a simple sleeve type case, because I don't want to add any weight or bulk to this Kindle. My biggest complaint on the 8th generation was the cover added too much bulk but without it there was not enough device for me to hold on to. Overall this is by and large the best Kindle yet. The price was well beyond what I could justify if not for the Kindle trade in program. I got 8 gig wifi w/o special offers for 139.00 ish, that's 25% discount for trading in and 75 for my old Kindle. I hope Amazon keeps this going because I so can justify being on the bleeding edge.

Great device (albeit not cheap)

Great device. Some quick takes after a day or so. Pros: -Waterproof (doesn't matter to me, but very reassuring for spills, beach, pool or bath use or many people) -Sleek and premium feel (basically one piece metal design) -Extra inch of screen really handy -Physical advance/backward buttons really intuitive to use and clean implementation -Weighting on bezel (due to battery location) makes it natural and easy to hold as weight is distributed in a better way -Extremely clean and even lighting. -Can be used left or right handed -Blue tooth audio neat addition though haven't tried out Cons/Reasons to give you pause: -This is an expensive device - clear improvement over other devices, but I recommend most people opt for a cheaper model -Bezel makes this a wide device, an extra 1/4 inch in reduction would have been perfect (in other words shift the wide part left 1/4 inch) -Amazon issued cover is problematic and expensive (as this is a short term issue on a peripheral device, I'm not marking them down for it).

An excellent e-reader

The Kindle Oasis 2017 is a fine e-reader. Unfortunately, I dropped it against a metal dumbbell soon after opening the package, and nicked an edge. It's a small blemish. But the Oasis now visibly and incurably scraped in a way that a plastic Kindle probably would not have been. To cover the scraped edge and to make the gizmo a little easier to hold, I added a few patches of soft Velcro. The bulging side that houses the battery would be okay as form and function if it were a bit easier to grip. Moral: be careful. The Oasis 2017 is fast and the text is crisp. I like the 30%-larger screen. A simply formatted PDF is readable on it. Electronic ink on so small a screen doesn't work well for complicated PDFs. But if the resolution is high enough, as on the Oasis, it can handle material consisting of a single wide column of ordinary text typeset with a reasonably large font. You can use the physical buttons to avoid mistakes too easy to make when swiping the page--for example, when scrolling through the boxes (definition box, Wikipedia box, translation box) that pop up after you click on a word. The physical buttons also permit greater precision when scrolling through many pages of book titles in a library; it's too easy to open a book by mistake when swiping to the next page. Many reviewers say that the price is too high. Heck, I think all prices are "too high"--if by this I mean that I'd rather get high-quality things for a penny or two per thing. Many products have tiers of prices that change with relative quality and demand for the product. If you are willing and able to pay the asking price for a good or service--even though a cheaper but less capable version is available--then the price is not "too high" for you, even if you grumble about the price. From a seller's perspective, a price is not "too high" unless the seller cannot sell its stock at that price. A price can be "too high" for you given your requirements, desires and resources, but it is not "too high" in and of itself, without regard to available alternatives, the quality of the product, the supply of the product, and whether you are willing to buy it.

Literally perfect!

I've always said my biggest wishes for Kindle were a 7" screen, waterproof [!!!!] and physical page turn buttons. This is hands down the best Kindle-best ereader period-Ive ever used. Ive seen complaints about how slippery it is but I have no problem holding onto it. I skin all my devices with matte Decalgirl skins so it'll be a non-issue as soon as Decalgirl comes out with this device's skin anyway. My screen looks awesome. When I compare it to my Paperwhite it has a light pinkish tinge, I actually like that very much. It seems warmer than my stark white bluish Paperwhite screen. The aluminum back feels wonderful and it's weighted just right so it fits right into your hand. Screen rotation is great also. I can read in all 4 positions (portrait has 2 positions & landscape has 2). This is *the* Kindle Ive always wanted. I read constantly, this new Oasis feels like a gift from the Book gods to me. I've no complaints. Zero. Nada. Zilch. None. I LOVE this Oasis 2. It's my new BFF and will go everywhere with me. Thank you, Amazon!

Can turn off the touch screen - yaaayyyyyyy

Love the new kindle oasis - being able to turn off the touch screen and use the buttons is the best function ever. No more accidental page turns or annoying pop ups from accidental taps of the screen, easy to read in one hand again. Waterproofing is a bonus and this device is finally getting back to the original kindle keyboard reading experience that was destroyed by the touch screen.

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