Amazon has added new software updates for its Kindle e-readers, which will soon be added to the Kindle Voyage, and the Kindle Paperwhite as well.
New features include:
Word Wise: For readers learning English and children learning to read, Word Wise makes it easier to understand more challenging books more quickly. Short and simple definitions automatically appear above difficult words, so you can keep reading without having to stop and look up a word.
To see the various meanings the same word can have in different contexts, just tap on the word to quickly bring up a card with definitions, synonyms, and more. You can adjust the number of definitions you see with a slider, dialing them up or down as you learn and grow your vocabulary. Word Wise is already available on thousands of titles, including The Hunger Games, The Giver, and Wonder.
Family Library:
One can access not only your own Kindle books, but also books from the Amazon account of a spouse or partner.
Expanded X-Ray for Books:
X-Ray now makes it easier to explore as you read—quickly flip through all the images in a book, and use the new timeline view to easily browse the most notable passages.
Deeper Goodreads Integration:
Goodreads on Kindle now allows you to easily share your reading progress updates, add books from your Kindle library to your Goodreads shelves, and see your friends’ updates, ratings and reviews when looking at a book on Goodreads.
Enhanced Search:
This new feature makes it even easier to find what you are looking for by combining and previewing results from your Library, Goodreads and the Kindle Store on the same page.
About This Book
See information about the book as you start to read, including its place in a series and author information, plus mark it as “Currently Reading” on Goodreads.
