Amazon unveils its newest Kindles

Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos unveils the new Kindle Paperwhite on Thursday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 6, 2012 12:11 PM PT

One of the online retailer’s newest devices, called the Kindle Paperwhite, has a higher resolution than the company’s previous e-readers. Read more

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos speaks at the unveiling of the new Kindle Paperwhite on Thursday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos unveils the Kindle Fire HD on Thursday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos unveils the Kindle Fire HD on Thursday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Journalists try out the Amazon Kindle Fire HD in Santa Monica. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Dave Limp, vice president of Amazon, shows the Kindle Fire HD in Santa Monica. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)