Friday, October 2, 2026
Tech Beat
Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 PME-readers and Gadgets

Amazon Kindle Click Launches at $34.99 for Remote Page Turns

Amazon's $34.99 Kindle Click uses Bluetooth to turn pages remotely, supporting new Kindles and 2024 models while replacing third-party clip-on alternatives.

Listen to this briefingAudio briefing

Summary

On October 1, 2026, Amazon unveiled Kindle Click, a compact $34.99 Bluetooth remote that turns pages with a button. Built for reading under covers, on treadmills or with a Kindle on an airplane tray table, it works with every new Kindle and models released in 2024 or later. Unlike common third-party page turners, it communicates wirelessly instead of using a clip that physically touches the display.

Kindle Click arrives with one of the lineup’s biggest physical redesigns in years, featuring slimmer, lighter devices, zero bezels and page turns Amazon says are 30% faster than the previous generation. It costs $5 more than Rakuten Kobo’s $29.99 Kobo Remote, launched last year, and the $29.99 BOOX Tappy for BOOX ePaper devices. Amazon also introduced a magnetic cover with physical page-turn buttons and a charging dock stand for the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition and Colorsoft Signature Edition.

Positives

  • $34.99 Kindle Click communicates directly over Bluetooth, eliminating clip-on mechanisms that physically touch the Kindle display.
  • 2024 and later Kindle models support the remote alongside every device in Amazon’s new lineup.
  • Under-cover, treadmill and airplane tray-table reading can continue without reaching for the Kindle screen.
  • 30% faster page turns accompany slimmer, lighter and zero-bezel Kindle hardware.
  • Magnetic page-turn covers and charging dock stands broaden Amazon’s official accessory range.

Risks & concerns

  • $34.99 Kindle Click costs $5 more than both the Kobo Remote and BOOX Tappy.
  • Kindle models released before 2024 are not listed as compatible.
  • $29.99 rival remotes already serve Rakuten Kobo and BOOX customers, leaving Amazon behind established alternatives.
  • Third-party page turners remain another option for owners unwilling to pay Amazon’s official-accessory premium.
Primary sourceTechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/amazon-introduces-kindle-click-a-35-remote-for-hands-free-reading/
Read full article
Editorial note: Tech Beat summarizes and analyzes third-party reporting. The source link is the authoritative article. This page does not reproduce the full source text.

More From The Wire

Artificial IntelligenceOct 2

NVIDIA DGX Spark 64GB Launches at $4,999 for Local AI

Artificial IntelligenceOct 2

AlphaGo Veteran Thore Graepel: LLMs Do Not Truly Reason

Artificial IntelligenceOct 2

ServiceNow AutoSynthData Boosts Gemma Enterprise Agent Performance 35%