{
  "id": 11321369,
  "title": "Amazon's New Kindle Accessories Bring Back Physical Controls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/amazons-new-kindle-accessories-bring-back-physical-controls",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-02T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/10/01/2149250/amazons-new-kindle-accessories-bring-back-physical-controls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon has unveiled two new accessories for its refreshed Kindle lineup, reintroducing physical controls to its touchscreen e-readers. The $34.99 Kindle Click is a Bluetooth remote that allows users to navigate pages and adjust brightness without touching the device, perfect for reading in bed, at the gym, or on an airplane tray table. It will be available for preorder and ships on October 28, recharging via USB-C and featuring side buttons for brightness control, compatible with Kindles launched in 2024 or later. Amazon credits BookTok, a community on TikTok, for the inspiration, as readers there have been using third-party clickers for years. In response to the absence of physical page-turn buttons since the discontinuation of the Kindle Oasis in 2024, Amazon is now providing these buttons as a separate $79.99 magnetic cover, available exclusively for the new Signature Edition Paperwhite and Colorsoft models. These updated Kindles boast flush screens with rounded edges, color-wrapping front displays, and optional aluminum casings, and come with user-replaceable batteries to meet European Union regulations. The base Kindle starts at $149.99, or $189.99 for the aluminum version, while the Paperwhite and Colorsoft begin at $199.99 and $289.99 respectively, with Signature Editions priced at $249.99 and $319.99. These prices reflect a $40 to $50 increase since August, attributed to memory and storage costs. The base Kindle is now available, with the Paperwhite and Colorsoft shipping on October 28.",
  "summary": "Alongside a refreshed Kindle lineup, Amazon today introduced two accessories that bring physical buttons back to its touchscreen e-readers. The $34.99 Kindle Click is a Bluetooth remote that lets readers turn pages and adjust brightness without touching the device, while a new $79.99 magnetic cover is available for select Paperwhite and Colorsoft models. GeekWire reports: Amazon says [the Kindle…",
  "key_points": [
    "Amazon introduces Kindle Click remote for physical controls",
    "$34.99 remote compatible with 2024 Kindle models",
    "Magnetic cover adds page-turn buttons for Signature Editions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}