The Paperwhite e - reader will feature a touchscreen and a fiber - optic lighting system . Amazon rolled out two Kindle devices : a new version of the current tablet and bigger Kindle Fire HD . The smaller Kindle Fire will sell for $ 199 and ship on September 14 . Rumors and leaks had been plentiful ahead of the Amazon event , with all signs pointing to an array of new Kindles . A 4 G version of the larger Kindle Fire HD will be available for $ 499 .
The Paperwhite e - reader will feature a touchscreen and a fiber - optic lighting system . Amazon rolled out two Kindle devices : a new version of the current tablet and bigger Kindle Fire HD . The smaller Kindle Fire will sell for $ 199 and ship on September 14 . A 4 G version of the larger Kindle Fire HD will be available for $ 499 .