Amazon Introduces Kindle Voyage for Readers in Australia
Announcement posted by Amazon Kindle 30 Apr 2015
Kindle Voyage is our thinnest, most advanced Kindle ever, with our brightest, highest resolution, and highest contrast display, plus reimagined page turns—AUD$299
SYDNEY, Australia — Thursday April 30, 2015 — Amazon today announced the availability of Kindle Voyage in Australia. Kindle Voyage is the thinnest, most advanced Kindle ever and features a higher resolution, higher contrast display with a new adaptive front light and reimagined page turns. Kindle Voyage Wi-Fi is available today at a suggested retail price of AU$299 through Dick Smith’s online site and tomorrow at selected retail stores located in Sydney and Melbourne. Visit and shop the new Kindle Voyage at www.dicksmith.com.au/kindle-voyage.
“Kindle Voyage was crafted to give readers the best possible reading experience,” said Neil Lindsay, Vice President, Kindle. “They can pick from over three million eBooks in the Australian Kindle Store and download their favourite book in seconds, read for hours without eyestrain or glare, and even read in bright sunlight. With a battery life that’s measured in weeks, it’s the perfect reading companion,” added Neil Lindsay.
“We’re very pleased with our long term partnership with Kindle," said Nick Abboud, Dick Smith's Managing Director & CEO. “Amazon’s Kindle Voyage is a great addition to our wide range of products. Bringing innovation and convenience to our customers is a key facet of the Dick Smith strategy. Kindle e-readers, with the world’s leading eBooks service, fit this criteria perfectly. We anticipate further success for Kindle in Dick Smith as our consumers continue to switch from paper books to eBooks. As a leading Australian electronics retailer we look forward to continuing to provide our customers with the best and latest Kindles.”
Kindle Voyage—Our Most Advanced E-Reader with Innovative Features
All-New Design—The Thinnest Kindle Ever
Kindle Voyage features an all-new design, with a beautiful flush glass front and a magnesium back, so it is strong, thin, and light. At just 7.6 mm thin and weighing only 180 grams, Kindle Voyage is the thinnest device we’ve ever built, making it even easier to hold with one hand and read for hours.
Next Generation Paperwhite Display
Kindle Voyage uses a brand new Paperwhite display, with the highest resolution, highest contrast, and highest brightness of any Kindle. With 300 pixels per inch, the new Paperwhite display delivers laser-quality text and images. The exclusive flush-front display stack uses specially strengthened glass, which is designed to resist scratches. Since regular glass would create glare, the cover glass on Kindle Voyage is micro-etched in order to diffuse light, ensuring you can read easily in bright light without glare. The etching pattern on the glass also serves to match the feel of paper.
Adaptive Front Light—Our Smartest Front Light
In addition to being our brightest front light ever—39% brighter—the new adaptive front light automatically adjusts the brightness of the display based on the surrounding light. And because not everyone has the same lighting preferences, the adaptive front light can be fine-tuned to your personal preference. Also, since the human eye adjusts to darkness over time, the light you need when you start reading in the dark will seem too bright 30 minutes later—the adaptive front light slowly lowers the display’s brightness over time to match the way the eye responds to darkness.
PagePress—Reimagined Page Turns
Kindle Voyage introduces PagePress, a new way to turn pages. PagePress uses a custom-designed force sensor that sits directly under the bezel. You simply rest your thumb on the bezel and turn the page by lightly pressing. When you turn the page, Kindle Voyage delivers tactile feedback from a haptic actuator. The actuator delivers just enough vibration to let you know you turned the page, but is subtle enough that you won’t be distracted from your reading. You can personalise both the pressure level needed to trigger a page turn and the haptic feedback level.
New Origami Cover
The new origami-style cover design is inspired by the best-selling Origami covers for Fire tablets, and provides a stand for both portrait and landscape positions. Origami covers attach magnetically so they are easy to take on and off, and automatically turn your Kindle Voyage on and off when you open and close the cover. The cover is available starting at AU$74.95 — learn more at: http://www.dicksmith.com.au/kindle-voyage.
Customer-Favourite Features
Kindle Voyage includes all of the features that have made the Kindle family the best-selling e-reader in the world for seven years, including:
The new Kindle Voyage Wi-Fi, at a suggested retail price of AU$299, is available for online pre-order today from Dick Smith Online store www.dicksmith.com.au/kindle-voyage and will be available starting tomorrow (1 May, 2015) at its Bourke Street location in Melbourne and George Street location in Sydney.
“Kindle Voyage was crafted to give readers the best possible reading experience,” said Neil Lindsay, Vice President, Kindle. “They can pick from over three million eBooks in the Australian Kindle Store and download their favourite book in seconds, read for hours without eyestrain or glare, and even read in bright sunlight. With a battery life that’s measured in weeks, it’s the perfect reading companion,” added Neil Lindsay.
“We’re very pleased with our long term partnership with Kindle," said Nick Abboud, Dick Smith's Managing Director & CEO. “Amazon’s Kindle Voyage is a great addition to our wide range of products. Bringing innovation and convenience to our customers is a key facet of the Dick Smith strategy. Kindle e-readers, with the world’s leading eBooks service, fit this criteria perfectly. We anticipate further success for Kindle in Dick Smith as our consumers continue to switch from paper books to eBooks. As a leading Australian electronics retailer we look forward to continuing to provide our customers with the best and latest Kindles.”
Kindle Voyage—Our Most Advanced E-Reader with Innovative Features
All-New Design—The Thinnest Kindle Ever
Kindle Voyage features an all-new design, with a beautiful flush glass front and a magnesium back, so it is strong, thin, and light. At just 7.6 mm thin and weighing only 180 grams, Kindle Voyage is the thinnest device we’ve ever built, making it even easier to hold with one hand and read for hours.
Next Generation Paperwhite Display
Kindle Voyage uses a brand new Paperwhite display, with the highest resolution, highest contrast, and highest brightness of any Kindle. With 300 pixels per inch, the new Paperwhite display delivers laser-quality text and images. The exclusive flush-front display stack uses specially strengthened glass, which is designed to resist scratches. Since regular glass would create glare, the cover glass on Kindle Voyage is micro-etched in order to diffuse light, ensuring you can read easily in bright light without glare. The etching pattern on the glass also serves to match the feel of paper.
Adaptive Front Light—Our Smartest Front Light
In addition to being our brightest front light ever—39% brighter—the new adaptive front light automatically adjusts the brightness of the display based on the surrounding light. And because not everyone has the same lighting preferences, the adaptive front light can be fine-tuned to your personal preference. Also, since the human eye adjusts to darkness over time, the light you need when you start reading in the dark will seem too bright 30 minutes later—the adaptive front light slowly lowers the display’s brightness over time to match the way the eye responds to darkness.
PagePress—Reimagined Page Turns
Kindle Voyage introduces PagePress, a new way to turn pages. PagePress uses a custom-designed force sensor that sits directly under the bezel. You simply rest your thumb on the bezel and turn the page by lightly pressing. When you turn the page, Kindle Voyage delivers tactile feedback from a haptic actuator. The actuator delivers just enough vibration to let you know you turned the page, but is subtle enough that you won’t be distracted from your reading. You can personalise both the pressure level needed to trigger a page turn and the haptic feedback level.
New Origami Cover
The new origami-style cover design is inspired by the best-selling Origami covers for Fire tablets, and provides a stand for both portrait and landscape positions. Origami covers attach magnetically so they are easy to take on and off, and automatically turn your Kindle Voyage on and off when you open and close the cover. The cover is available starting at AU$74.95 — learn more at: http://www.dicksmith.com.au/kindle-voyage.
Customer-Favourite Features
Kindle Voyage includes all of the features that have made the Kindle family the best-selling e-reader in the world for seven years, including:
- Weeks of Battery Life—Kindle e-readers have battery life that is measured in weeks, not hours
- Whispersync—Saves and synchronises your last page read, bookmarks, and annotations across all of your devices and Kindle apps, so you can always pick up where you left off
- Worry-Free Archive—Automatically backs up your Kindle books in the cloud, so you never need to worry about losing your books—re-download your books wirelessly anytime for free
- Smart Lookup—Integrates a full dictionary definition with other reference information via X-Ray and Wikipedia.
- Time to Read—Tells you how much time it will take to finish a chapter or a book based on your personalised reading speed
- Kindle Page Flip—Skim page-by-page, scan by chapter, or jump to anywhere in your book all without losing your place.
- Vocabulary Builder—Compiles words you look up in the dictionary into an easy-to-access list. Use these lists to quiz yourself with flashcards and instantly see words in context
- Facebook and Twitter—Share book recommendations, highlighted sections, and meaningful quotes with friends.
- “I've had every Kindle since the original and they just keep getting better and better. I immediately loved this version! The display is brighter and easier to read than ever. And while it might seem like a minor thing, I especially love that the display is completely flat with no recessed edges around the screen...Love it, love it, love it.” – By Mathew S., January 15, 2015 (5 Stars)
- “It is, without a doubt, the best e-book reader I have ever used. The resolution is fantastic. The auto light sensor is great. The page turns are very good. I have been using it for two weeks and I have read 5-6 books on it.” – By Ray Smith (Springfield MO, USA), January 16, 2015 (5 Stars)
- “This is my 5th Kindle and I have loved each one but the Voyage is a game changer. I love it.”– By Stacey Harris, February 1, 2015 (5 Stars)
- “I love my new Kindle Voyage. It's lightweight and fits in my purse so that I can take it everywhere!” – By Betty Duoto, February 3, 2015 (5 Stars)
- “I love the way this feels in my hand and the fact that I can either use the screen or the bezel to turn pages. Both work very well. The lighting is amazing and enables me to read in bed without keeping the lights on and keeping others awake. I can't imagine a better reading experience.” – By M. Milner, February 5, 2015 (5 Stars)
- “I love my new Voyage! It is great and met all my expectations. It is light, comfortable to hold, easy to set up like I want, and super easy to read in all situations. I especially like the touch screen and reading with it in the dark…” – By Ruth, February 5, 2015 (5 Stars)
The new Kindle Voyage Wi-Fi, at a suggested retail price of AU$299, is available for online pre-order today from Dick Smith Online store www.dicksmith.com.au/kindle-voyage and will be available starting tomorrow (1 May, 2015) at its Bourke Street location in Melbourne and George Street location in Sydney.