Kindle

Paperless library device

Kindle is Amazon's electronic reading device, introduced in 2007, which displays books and other text on a screen.

The name borrows from the verb meaning to ignite—suggesting the spark of reading or ideas.

By extension, Kindle refers to the broader ecosystem of e-books and apps: I bought it on Kindle, reading on my Kindle app. (Lowercase kindle means to start a fire or spark interest.)

device

e-reader

Digital book device

library · touchscreen · backlit · wireless · ebook · digital · reading · storefront · battery · portable

literary

book

Bound written work

author · publish · paperback · hardcover · binding · spine · library · reader · edition · text

Categories
Opposites
fire_action

Kindleextinguish

End combustion forcibly

put out · quench · douse · smother · snuff out

reading_format

Kindlepaper book

Non-digital bound publication

paperback · hardcover · codex · printed page · Nook

Phrases
Family

kindling, kindled, rekindle, rekindling, rekindled, kindlers, kindler

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G