As measured in tumble tests, Fire HD 8 Plus is twice as durable as Apple iPad mini (2021)." "I purchased this to replace an older Kindle Fire tablet. Exceeded my expectations. Sturdy ...

Can you use the Fire HD for reading? Yes, you can use the Fire HD 8 for reading. The Kindle app is available on the Amazon App Store so you can access thousands of books through that.

As you’d expect, you can access your Kindle books too, although the Fire HD 8 isn’t a great reading device and I’d always recommend the cheapest Kindle instead if reading is what you want to do.