Why your Kindle's new catch-up features are perfect for busy and distracted readers

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• New Kindle features will help readers catch up on what they read.
• Both features consider what you've read and are spoiler-free.
• Kindle's iOS app will get the features first, then other devices.
  

While new Echo devices, Fire TVs, and Ring cameras captured most of the attention at Amazon's Devices & Services event this week, the company also unveiled a pair of upcoming Kindle devices -- the Scribe and the Scribe Colorsoft. (Check out ZDNET editor Nina Raemont's hands-on thoughts on both here). 

The new Kindles do mostly what you would expect from Amazon's e-reader, but a couple of AI-powered features in the announcement caught my eye. It turns out those features aren't exclusive to the new Scribe series, but are coming to almost all Kindle devices. If you ...