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A Bluetooth page-turn remote costs 5,180 yen, and Kindle Unlimited becomes Kindle+ from October 23.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAmazon is promoting the refreshed Kindles with silent commercials built around quiet reading, under the slogan \u0026#34;Reading, and Beyond.\u0026#34; 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle (entry-level, 6-inch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 6.9 mm thick, 16GB model about 140 g, Ube Purple and Alpine Sky Blue options\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle Paperwhite (7-inch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 6.8 mm thick, power button moved to the upper right\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle Colorsoft (7-inch)\u003c/strong\u003e: color E-ink, new Fig color\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle Signature Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: aluminum back, 32GB, wireless charging, Sea Glass Green\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle Click page-turn remote\u003c/strong\u003e: 5,180 yen, Bluetooth, supports 2024 and later models\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature Edition leather cover\u003c/strong\u003e: 11,980 yen, page-turn buttons, shipping November 11\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle+\u003c/strong\u003e: Kindle Unlimited renamed from October 23\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKids models\u003c/strong\u003e: 6-inch black-and-white and 7-inch color, one-year Amazon Kids+ benefit\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBONAVENTURA and MAISON CANAU leather sleeves\u003c/strong\u003e: Japan-exclusive, developed for the new Kindle\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Amazon's thinner Kindles are the hook, but the Japan lineup adds a 5,180 yen Bluetooth page-turn remote and BONAVENTURA sleeves as separate buys. The device is the entry price, not the total.","twitterPost":"Kindle Unlimited becomes Kindle+ on October 23, the one change here that reaches subscribers who never buy a new device.","threadsPost":"Amazon's Japan sleeves carry two brand names, Milan's BONAVENTURA and Japan's MAISON CANAU, which puts an Italian leather house and a Japanese label on the same Kindle accessory. The 5,180 yen Bluetooth page-turn remote appears in the same announcement.","newsletterBlurb":"Amazon renewed the Kindle series with thinner hardware, a color-display model and a Bluetooth page-turn remote, and renamed Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+ from October 23. 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