Kindle Oasis

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Kindle Oasis

277 positive 9 neutral 106 negative

Based on 392 Reddit mentions

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Unpopular Opinion about Switching from Kindle to Kobo

I prefer Kobo's UI, it's so much better than kindle's. I don't read kindle unlimited books. I mostly sideload and kobo works great with Calibre. My KLC is much faster than my oasis.

MediaWorth9188 in r/ereader

February 26, 2026 2:48 AM

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Wish I had tried this sooner

I wish they made kindle paperwhite with a left or right side holder like the oasis. The bottom only hold makes it sometimes hard to read my kindle on my side while in bed.

babypho in r/ereader

February 24, 2026 8:50 AM

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Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry

I keep it on airplane mode all the time, which is what annoys me. I've also jailbroken it, following all steps to ensure no updates occur. It's a Kindle Oasis. Still, it reverted the process overnight despite no update being pushed. I had to factory reset it. Right now, I'm waiting for a brand new X

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thredith in r/books

April 10, 2026 12:11 PM

10

Feeling conflicted switching to Kobo

It depends on each person's use case, so I'll explain why kobo works for ME better than kindle. Amazon discontinued the kindle oasis and I didn't want to get a device without buttons. Kindle doesn't support Canadian libraries, but kobo has overdrive integration. Kindle's UI is horrible, the home pag

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MediaWorth9188 in r/ereader

April 30, 2026 3:59 PM

7

Decision fatigue

That assymetrical form factor is much more comfortable to use in the larger sizes. You have far more ways to grip it, and you don't have to scrunch up your fingers and get cramps to use it. The 6" is light enough it's not a problem. If you read infrequently or in shorter reading sessions, it's not a

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CeruleanSaga in r/ereader

March 31, 2026 8:01 PM

7

Amazon is killing off perfectly functioning Kindles for no reason other than being old

I'm glad you don't have issues with it, mine refuses to read them at all or makes the text very small in the center of the screen, no matter what I choose in settings. Not sure what model it is because I received it as a gift, I think it's called oasis? I might be wrong. I haven't jailbroken it yet

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The-Great-Wolf in r/BuyFromEU

April 10, 2026 12:15 PM

5

Need recommendations for an e-reader

Unfortunately Amazon already phased out Kindle Oasis line with 10th gen is the last your best bet is a used Kobo Libra 2 (Libra Colour is there too, but colour) or had to sacrifice the button with Paperwhite 5/6. Or sacrifice battery life with Boox Go 7

RavenSapphire7777 in r/ereader

June 28, 2025 2:45 PM

8

Ask Me Anything About My E-Ink Tablet Collection

I have a Kindle Oasis too and would be interested in OP’s opinion. I’m not a huge fan of it. I find it slower than I’d like in the menus and the sorting of books is kind of messy. I wonder if OP has thoughts on if the best model for speed and UI navigation.

Dr_Dapertutto in r/eink

April 13, 2026 11:28 AM

4

Is the Kindle still the king of e-readers?

I also heard Kindle gives you ads - is that true? Amazon serves it as offering an ad-supported Kindle for a cheaper price - if you’re OK with getting lockscreen ads, you pay less to buy the Kindle. If you don’t want ads, you can buy a slightly (around 20 € or 20 $) more expensive version upfront and

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Yapyap13 in r/ereader

April 4, 2026 7:27 AM

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Ask Me Anything About My E-Ink Tablet Collection

I've not looked at the latest generation of Kindles (I think they discontinued the Oasis). But out of the previous generation I preferred the Paperwhite (original, not SE). Although I do love clicky pageturn buttons, I found the oasis to be too slippy to hold comfortably because of the smooth metal

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eWritable in r/eink

April 13, 2026 11:58 AM

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