Amazon Adds Japan-Exclusive BONAVENTURA Leather Sleeves to Kindle Lineup
Amazon renewed the Kindle series with thinner bodies and a color-display model, and announced Japan-exclusive leather sleeves made with Milan's BONAVENTURA and Japan's MAISON CANAU.
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Why it matters
The one Japan-only piece of the refresh is a leather sleeve line made with a Milan leather house and a Japanese atelier, which puts the local Kindle pitch on accessories as much as on the hardware.
Key Facts
- Amazon renewed the Kindle series with thinner bodies: 6.9 mm for the entry model, 6.8 mm for the Paperwhite and Colorsoft.
- Japan-exclusive leather sleeves were developed with Milan's BONAVENTURA and Japan's MAISON CANAU.
- Kindle Unlimited is renamed Kindle+ from October 23.
- The Kindle Click page-turn remote costs 5,180 yen and connects by Bluetooth.
- A Signature Edition leather cover with page-turn buttons ships November 11 for 11,980 yen.
The entry Kindle is 6.9 mm thick and the 16GB model weighs about 140 g; the Paperwhite and Colorsoft are 6.8 mm. A Bluetooth page-turn remote costs 5,180 yen, and Kindle Unlimited becomes Kindle+ from October 23.
Amazon is promoting the refreshed Kindles with silent commercials built around quiet reading, under the slogan "Reading, and Beyond." The Japan-exclusive leather sleeves carry the same slogan: they are accessories for the new Kindle developed with BONAVENTURA, a Milan leather house, and MAISON CANAU, a Japanese atelier.
Around them sits a hardware update: a 6.9 mm entry Kindle, 6.8 mm Paperwhite and Colorsoft, a Bluetooth page-turn remote at 5,180 yen, and Kindle Unlimited renamed Kindle+ from October 23.
- Kindle (entry-level, 6-inch): 6.9 mm thick, 16GB model about 140 g, Ube Purple and Alpine Sky Blue options
- Kindle Paperwhite (7-inch): 6.8 mm thick, power button moved to the upper right
- Kindle Colorsoft (7-inch): color E-ink, new Fig color
- Kindle Signature Edition: aluminum back, 32GB, wireless charging, Sea Glass Green
- Kindle Click page-turn remote: 5,180 yen, Bluetooth, supports 2024 and later models
- Signature Edition leather cover: 11,980 yen, page-turn buttons, shipping November 11
- Kindle+: Kindle Unlimited renamed from October 23
- Kids models: 6-inch black-and-white and 7-inch color, one-year Amazon Kids+ benefit
- BONAVENTURA and MAISON CANAU leather sleeves: Japan-exclusive, developed for the new Kindle
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