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Improvements in technology have increased exponentially in just the past few decades alone, and they show no sign of slowing down. Kindle e-readers are at the forefront of innovation and have changed the way millions of people read. Since 2007, 10 different generations of the Kindle have been released, each one with better features than its predecessor. Developers likely have much more in store for Kindle users in the near future.

Brief History of Kindle

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, first introduced the idea of the e-reader to his employees in 2004. He was sure that other companies were working on similar projects, and he desperately wanted to beat his competitors. When the first Kindle e-reader was released on November 19, 2007, it sold out in less than 6 hours. It was the first device that allowed people to have free 3G connectivity so that they could download books from anywhere in the world. This was a revolutionary development that sparked the interest of readers around the world.

Along with creating several different versions of the Kindle, Amazon also made the risky decision to create a Kindle app so that people could read on any device they already owned. Making the Kindle store easier to access for a larger audience opened up more opportunities for developers and Kindle’s success has been unsurpassed. Amazon has made it easier for authors to self-publish their books through Kindle publishing. The company has been working on integrating audiobooks with Kindle ebooks so that people can easily switch between reading and listening. But like with any technology, Kindle still has plenty of room to continue changing and improving to create exciting new ways for people to enjoy their favorite books.

Potential Developments for Kindle E-Readers

Amazon is still leading the charge in e-book sales. There are millions of ebooks available in the Kindle store and people around the world are most likely to purchase ebooks through Amazon than any other platform. To keep their hold on the market and attract new customers, Amazon must continue to embrace new technologies and create innovations of its own.

Here, the editors of JustKindleBooks, have gone into speculation mode and we guessing at the possible improvements Amazon might make to the Kindle. We have no inside knowledge, we don’t claim to be futurists, but here are our guesses as to what might be next with Kindle reading devices:

Changing the voice of Alexa. Developers from Amazon have been hinting at ways they might improve the Kindle reading experience in the future. Dave Limp, Amazon’s head of hardware, tells one reporter that they might create a more natural-sounding voice for Amazon’s popular device, Alexa, so people can listen to audiobooks and ask Alexa questions throughout the experience. Limp says, “Until we can answer every question that a customer would want to ask about a given book or given author, we’re not there yet.”
Biometric technology. Biometrics, a technology that measures someone’s physical characteristics and reactions, may be used in upcoming Kindle technology to gauge your reactions to different books. Imagine if your Kindle could “read” your facial expressions to tell how much you enjoy a certain book! Amazon could then use this biometric information to choose other novels to recommend to you.
Instant book downloads…to your brain. This type of technology might sound like the far-fetched dream of an overwhelmed student, but it might not be so out of reach. Brain-computer interfaces have been studied thoroughly in the past few decades with the goal of allowing people to control technology with their own thoughts. Kindle may use a brain-computer interface, such as using a cap of electrodes, to instantly transmit an entire book into your memory. A Kindle-Brain interface might also transmit ads along with the book’s content, but perhaps users could pay a higher price to get rid of the ads.
Slow book downloads…to your brain. Like the previous idea, a Kindle-Brain interface would be used to download a book into your mind, but slowly, the same speed that you read at. The user would get the experience of reading without having to put on glasses, reserve extra time in the day, or even lift a finger.
Digitizing text. When reading an ebook, imagine if you could see other reader’s reactions to certain passages, or see the author’s 1sr, 2^nd, and 3^rd rewrites of a certain passage? Or what if you could see heat maps of each page to see where other readers lingered or re-read sentence? Digitized text could has the potential to do these things and make reading a more social experience.
Immersive virtual reality. With the use of VR technology, Kindle may be able to create imagery when you read through a book. Instead of imagining how a character or scene looks, a Kindle module would be able to show you exactly how the author portrays it through their writing.