Good e-Reader Roundtable – The New Kindle 2018 e-Reader

Welcome to another Good e-Reader Roundtable with Michael and Peter! Today they discuss the new Kindle that will be released in 2018 and the types of features that are realistic for Amazon to employ. It is very likely the company will offer different storage versions, so people can pay more money and have more internal storage for audiobooks and ebooks. The entry level Kindle has used an E-Ink Pearl display for over six years and it is time they adopt an E-Ink Carta screen, will this happen? Liquavista is a company Amazon has owned for awhile, but aside from hiring an executive team in China and the Netherlands no products have been released yet. Will a color kindle be in our future?

Michael Kozlowski

Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and Verge.

Heidi Steindel

I really would like the basic kindle with a back light. I want to buy a cheap kindle to leave at work
John Smith

And this matters … because? Expand the topic to the *world* of e-readers in 2018 and, yeah, it matters. Wondering what Amazon’s role will be? Nope.
Sportbike Mike

This is basically the Paperwhite. You can pick up a used one on eBay or even Amazon for around $60. The screen won’t be 300ppi, closer to 200, but that’s still better than the basic and it’s backlit.
Sportbike Mike

Is a new reader expected after just releasing the Oasis 2? Do they usually release something every year?
Michael Kozlowski

Yeah they normally do something every year, sometimes it’s a subtle replacement, sometimes a completely new model. I have a feeling they are doing to do a replacement for the entry level Kindle, which is like 3 years old now and a new Paperwhite with more memory.
Heidi Steindel

I never liked the paperwhite
Sportbike Mike

Me neither. I loved the Voyage though.