Sweet, Sweet Relaxation with the Amazon Kindle Oasis

The Amazon Kindle Oasis is Amazon's newest addition to the kindle family announced on April 13th 2016. The kindle Oasis is much smaller and lighter than the previous Kindle Voyage that was released in 2014, however this comes at the cost of battery life to the device and also at a higher price tag of $290 as compared to the previous $199.99. 

The battery life of this Kindle is reduced from the 6 weeks of life by the Kindle Voyage to a shocking 2 weeks with the new Oasis, however, the Oasis comes with a new accessory. This accessory is the leather case pictured above which magnetically attaches to the Kindle and contains an extra charge of battery that extends the life to an overall 9 weeks, an increase from the Voyage!

The touchscreen for the Oasis is the same size and resolution as the original, but is only 4.6 ounces.

Overall the Kindle's new Oasis is fun but "The Kindle's job has always been straightforward: to look as much like paper as possible, and let people read with minimal distractions. Amazon nailed that mission a while back. Subsequent devices have been so well made and loved, that there's not usually a big rush to upgrade, as with smartphones." This will make it very hard for Amazon to make good sales because a majority of customers are already satisfied with their current Kindle product and don't have any need or desire to upgrade, especially for the new high price, but for those thinking of upgrading, Amazon claims that they don't make any money on their Kindle sales. You are getting a full $290 worth when you buy it, Amazon starts making money when you start buying from their  4.4 million e-books on the site