Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said last week that information about a new Kindle would be released this week, but the goods may have already leaked out.
Heads up readers – all-new, top of the line Kindle almost ready. 8th generation. Details next week.
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) April 4, 2016
The new Kindle looks like it’s going to be called the Kindle Oasis, according to product listings (that have since been pulled) on Amazon’s Japanese website. Additonally, searching the WHOIS data for kindleoasis.com points to Brilliance Publishing, Inc., an Amazon subbrand. The admin for the website is listed as hostmaster@amazon.com.
Leaked images of the Kindle Oasis have also surfaced on Amazon’s Tmall page, which the company established last year. Tmall is an e-commerce website owned by Alibaba, the large Chinese e-commerce company. The images first appeared on the Kindle subreddit.
According to the leaked images, the device will have a slightly wider orientation than previous Kindle models. Its display will maintain the 300 PPI pixel density of the Kindle Voyage (introduced in late 2014) and will weigh in at 131 grams, about 27 percent lighter than the Voyage’s 180 grams. The name, Oasis, could refer to a waterproofing feature, already found on competing e-readers like the Kobo Aura H2O and the Nook Glowlight Plus.
Amazon did not immediately respond to Motherboard’s request for comment.
Amazon’s Next Kindle May Be Called the Kindle Oasis