Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Raspberry + 3 Months of Kindle Unlimited (with auto-renewal)

Imagine holding a thousand books in your hand. Imagine wearing your jammies while getting that next book in your series, and starting into it a minute later. Imagine reading at night in bed without needing a lamp because your book is backlit (and the light doesn’t hurt your eyes). Imagine having your kindle read to you (even if you don’t have audiobooks) with text to speech while you drive or fold laundry. The 12th edition of the Kindle Paperwhite is a fabulous device and well-worth considering if you read a lot. It’s not too big, not heavy, waterproof, and easy to carry in your purse or backpack. Note that if you get a cover with it (highly recommended), when you open the cover the Kindle turns on automatically to the last page you were reading. With the cover open it feels like you’re holding a thin book -- or fold back the cover if you prefer. The Kindle E-reader is not a computer. It’s not a tablet or a phone. It is a gizmo that acts like a book with a black-and-white flat e-ink screen showing typed sentences and paragraphs. You turn pages one at a time, just like a book. There is no movement on the page and no distraction or advertisement*. It is just text, plus any images that the author has included to illustrate his book. *NOTE: The advertisements on the Kindle are on the main page not the individual book pages and just show books you might like. They are unobtrusive. The backlighting, unlike a computer, tablet, or phone, is gentle because the Kindle’s light is directed onto the screen, not into your eyes. You can change lighting level and add warmth (yellow lighting), decide on dark screen or light screen, and change the size of the print to make your reading experience “just the way you like it.” It’s super-simple to access your own ebooks or to find new ones either on your computer or directly on the Kindle. They load in less than a minute onto the Kindle, ready for reading. Keep in mind if you are a reader that ebooks tend to be half or less the price of the same books in print. You can even find FREE ebooks and audiobooks on Amazon and/or use the Libby app (libbyapp.com) to borrow LOCAL LIBRARY books. You may want to consider subscribing to Kindle Unlimited for $12/month so you can download an even wider selection of free ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines from Amazon to keep as long as you want. Can you tell I love my Kindle? I am wowed by having so many books so easily accessible — not like the time I took that 5-hour flight with one crummy poorly written book and nothing else to do. This 12th generation Kindle is fantastic. The battery lasts a long time. The screen is plenty sensitive for page turns and navigation. I go through one or two books a week easy with this little device. Ebooks have revolutionized the publishing industry, and if you are a reader, the Kindle may be exactly what you’re looking for. If you read many ebooks on your phone or a tablet, consider being kind to your eyes with a Kindle. If you are resisting because you aren’t sure you’ll like ebooks as well as print books, I say what the heck, the Kindle may be worth a try. It’s like driving a racing car rather than a horse and buggy. You might decide you love it. * NOTE: To enable TTS (text to speech) so that your kindle can read to you without audiobooks, turn on your wireless headphones or speaker. Then on your Kindle, tap the top of the screen, then hit the three dots on the right. Go to Settings. Hit Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, then Bluetooth Devices. Select your device so your Kindle will recognize it. Next, close the window and go back to Settings. Hit Accessibility, then turn on Voiceview screen reader. The Kindle should start talking to you. If it’s glitchy, just turn off your bluetooth device then turn it on again. Remember that you have to give double taps not single taps on the Kindle to navigate actions. If you want to change the volume or reading speed (I like 1.25x) just double tap on Voiceview screen to show and customize your settings.

Oh my goodness, these Kindles are life changing. They are waterproof for relaxing in the tub or on the beach. I love that you can adjust the font to whatever size you need and change the background to black for a no-glare experience. I have never been able to read digital books but reading from this Kindle is different. There is no glare and so it doesn't feel like I'm reading from a screen. I can take my whole library with me wherever I want. I am also a seminary student and I can search my library using terms I'm writing papers about and it will bring up all of the books that cover that topic along with page numbers I can click on for easy access to quotes. I also have Kindle unlimited and it will show me all the books I can access for free on the topic and the page numbers I can click on in those books to find information with just one click! I can also listen to any book I want through the assisted reading feature or download audio books to listen to from the Kindle. I rarely have to charge it as each charge lasts weeks. And, I can add up to 8,000 books! I can highlight and take notes in any book. And, if I don't know a word's meaning, I can just rest my finger on it and it will give me the definition! Just an amazing experience I would recommend for any student, Bible studier, or book lover! As a bonus, I speak Spanish and love learning new languages. When I download a book in another language, it has a built-in English-Spanish dictionary so I can lay my finger over a word I don't know and it will give me the dictionary translation of it! Jus amazing!!

Love my kindle, goes everywhere with me. Wonderful not to carry heavy book when I go to hospital for my infusions. It works just fine and charge lasts for more then the 6-8 hours I am there.

I received my Kindle PW (Paper White) 2024 yesterday! My Kindle History Up to Current: I was using the previous PW which I loved until losing it on a flight - so I dusted off my 2018 PW, popped on a new case and have been using it again for the past 2 years again. Initially I was holding out for the Colorsoft version. However, when it finally came out the reviews were mediocre to poor. The clincher against my buying the Colorsoft was reading that even in B&W mode, the resolution wasn't as crisp as the standard Kindle PW products. So given the choice between mediocre resolution + mediocre color vs excellent B&W I opted for the 2024 PW. From reading reviews on it across the spectrum here, I admit I had the return already prepared. However, my unit arrived in beautiful condition. Color: The chief thing I was looking for was the complaint regarding predominantly yellow screen with the bottom ‘yellower’ band. Not sure if these were faults with the earlier units. On mine, if I have warmth at 0 and the brightness turned up, the color while not being cool, is about as neutral as possible against physical paper. Dimming to 0 relying on ambient light exaggerates the warmth on the Kindle device especially in my place which uses 2700K warm white light sources. The uniformity on the page is perfect - I have not been able to create the darker color band on the lower screen that several reviewers have reported. I haven't yet taken it out into sunlight. I still find the page color at all spectrums is well within my comfort for reading as with paper books where there are also many variations of white color on the pages under different light sources. Resolution: Before ordering I researched the difference between eink and eink carta as my 2018 PW also has 300 ppi. I can't say there is a noticeable difference in the clarity between the 2018 and 2024 unless I look at it under magnifying glass side by side. The difference is nowhere near as detectable as when I upgraded from my 1st gen Kindle to the 2018 PW. In any case both are acceptable and the 2024 resolution is crisp and beautiful as I expected. EDIT: I finally used this at night in the dark with the brightness set at 8. During the day, the resolution to my naked eye looked about the same as my 2018 PW. At night though, the 2024 PW looks far neater and crisper than the older model, even though both are 300 points (the eink Carta difference at work) Performance: This area is where I could really feel the upgrade. I had no complaints on reading the 2018, but starting, inputting my pin or typing anything in the search area, there was noticeable lag that I was accustomed to since using my first Kindle device. The 2024 has almost no latency; if it does I have a hard time noticing it. Whether keying in my PIN or typing a search, it is now as instantly responsive as typing on my phone or tablet. The page turning is as crisp as advertised, and I’m enjoying the animation. Size, Weight, Etc . Form Factor - I'm still in love! Size - I loved the compact size of the 2018 - almost same as small paperback. While the 2024 is a hair larger, I know I'll acclimate with no problem. It's now about the same as a larger paperback - but much lighter in most cases. I also use it with the Cobak Jade color case - while I love the minimalism of the naked Kindle device, having the stand for me is a must rather than having to hold it. Of course, I remove the case when I want to use it in the hot tub. Power Button Location Jury is still out on this. I really wish they'd move the power button to the top. On all the Kindles I have owned over the years, I'm annoyed when I hold the unit (even with the case) my finger tends to brush the power button putting the unit to sleep while I'm reading! On this 2024 PW, I'm noticing that with the increased width and offset position of the button, this may be enough for me to avoid the problem as I typically hold the unit on the bottom dead center, so I'll reserve judgement until I have used the product more. Overall, while I could have used my 2018 a few more years, the improvements in the 2024 made upgrading completely worthwhile.

I love my Amazon kindle!! It’s the perfect size and I can carry it with me everywhere I go. It’s great for sitting by the pool or beach also reading at night. Easy to use!

I'm a relatively new e-ink convert, having bought a tricked-out Kindle Scribe exactly two years ago (when the device was brand new). Long story short? I loved that device... Literally, to death... After dropping it on terrazzo floors in SEVERAL airports world-wide, not to mention the myriad spills at home on more forgiving carpet. In fact, I loved it so much that when the 11th gen Scribe went on fire-sale a few weeks ago, I bought the cheapest version to replace my original (recently non-functional) unit, simply swapping my old premium pen for the basic one. Clearly, I loved the device enough to buy it again... I adore the ability to mark up .pdf's, the note-taking capabilities and that even with this extra functionality, it's still a very limited device that allows me to focus on reading first. What I don't love, and never have? The weight. It's heavy to the point that I never used it if I couldn't prop it on something. Which led to it being dropped. A lot. Which led to the original unit failing. Not that it wasn't pretty sturdy... I mean, it survived repeated collisions with very unforgiving surfaces. It even weathered some relatively large liquid spills on and near it despite not being water resistant. Now? I just use the Scribe when I need to mark up .pdf's (like, when I'm gaming... I can keep my character sheets on the Kindle), or need something that can display larger printed materials... Like RPG basic books or comics. Hence, the new Kindle Paperwhite gen 12... My new device isn't appreciably different than my Scribe except in a couple very important ways. The reviews don't lie... The screen contrast is higher, and in good light without backlighting, looks whiter. The device is much smaller, and seems a touch slimmer. It's also, very importantly, less than half as heavy, which means it's comfortable to hold in one hand while reading without tiring. I don't need to set it down on things, or prop it up, which reduces the threat of drops. When I'm out in public, I do have a cover for the device, and because it's so light, you can hold it open like a paperback, and it won't overbalance and fall out of your hand. The screen, given that it's half the size of the Scribe, seems to refresh much faster. It also seems to load the store faster, and settings menu navigation is measurably faster, as well. This is not surprising. The device is newer, and has less functionality. The one thing that I have detracted a star for is the battery life. I don't use the pen on the Scribe unless I'm actually writing, as it drains battery quickly. When you're turning pages with the touch-screen, however, you get exceptional battery life out of the Scribe. Not so terribly much on the Paperwhite. Granted, I'm not the average reader. 30 minutes a day is amateurish. When I use the backlight all day, I'm running down the battery at least 10% on the Paperwhite, if not more. Not a deal-breaker, by any means, but gone are the days of not bringing a charging cord for a two week vacation as I did with the Scribe. I hear a lot of people make noise about the format... AKA, the Paperwhite doesn't have the extended lip on the side like the Oasis to make it easier to hold, and that it doesn't have buttons. Well, I understand that personal preference is personal preference, but... Who the heck wants another point of mechanical failure on a device that goes through a lot of punishment in public? I don't want my precious page-turn button breaking. Ever. And, let's face it... That's why everything is touch-screen these days. Yes, you might have to clean the screen more often, or bother to wash your hands before using your precious device (which you really SHOULD be doing, anyway), but these aren't exactly deal-breakers. Another thing that's come up even in professional reviews is people "accidentally" activating the bottom button. The question I have is, HOW?!? You need to alter your grip for leverage to depress it, the device is so light. The only other thing I've mused on is that the Paperwhite is just a plain plastic thing. It doesn't have the flashy aluminum back-side of the Oasis or even the Scribe... It doesn't look as luxe in the hand. And honestly? After the durability and weight issues I've mentioned above, I just plain don't care. If I'm in public, my device is in a case, anyway. I'm not an Apple person. While I experience SOME e-vanity, I don't think of my Kindle as a fashion accessory. Rather the opposite, as some people judge one harshly for going with an Amazon device in the first place. I'm here to read, and you probably are too if you're bothering to read this review. All in all, it took less than a week for the Paperwhite to become my favored reading device for its' portability, its' weight and its' utility. I love the tiny thing! I look forward to years of care-free, comfortable reading without worrying so much about dropping my favorite note-taking device and general scratch-pad, the Scribe.

Kindle is the most useful product I ever purchased. I have used one to read (at least a little bit) every day for about 15 years. My first Kindle died after falling into the Pacific Ocean. My second Kindle (my first Paperwhite) lasted about 10 years before the on/off power button (the only moving part) started to fail (it still works, but only if I push it really really hard with tweezers or a tiny screwdriver). Anyway my new Kindle Paperwhite is great! This has some minor improvements over my previous one, but I don't really care about those. What I love are the basics - a portable Ebook reader that fits in my pocket, holds 100+ books, has adjustable font size & screen brightness, is easy on the eyes to read. As a bonus, there's a built in dictionary that enables you to look up words that appear in the text. Plus (with wifi connection) access to wikipedia. You can even borrow Ebooks from your public library & download those to the Kindle for free!

Love it 90% of the time. Reading on it is pretty great and it's very sturdy. Ive read around 500 books on it so far and if you just want it to read it's hard to compare the battery life and general ease of use. I don't have a screen protector and I don't have the case and I can confidently say this thing doesn't need that protection. Ive dropped it, chipped the outside edge bumper somehow and it's been smashed at least a few times. Works fine, Its pretty flexible and I think that saves it from most damage that would otherwise mess with it. It does have some issues though, Navigating the menus could be better. The touch controls can be a little frustrating sometimes even when I know how they are supposed to work. Like accidentally clicking links in books when Im trying to turn to a new page or go back to my library. Book covers look meh at best on it and sometimes I look at them using my iPad. My biggest gripe would be one handed reading. If I hold the kindle with my left hand its challenging to turn the page with a finger (the left side of the screen turns back the page) You might be wandering when you would read with one hand, lazy reading on the couch or in bed. It does seem to have issues updating with other readers, like switching between the kindle and my phone or iPad. If I only switched between my phone and tablet my pages would always be about were I left off... not so much with the kindle in the mix. That isn't normally a concern because I switch less now that I have a kindle.. but if you still want to switch devices it isn't updating activity between devices often though that gives an opportunity to read different things on other devices which ive done and that is nice sometimes too. Ive never tested kindle unlimited on it, so no thoughts on how it is with their service. Buying books is better on almost any other device besides the kindle, it excels as a reader and is really good in that niche. The web browser and scrolling in menus feels like bathing in oily sand paper and there needs to be a way to ignore books in both the library and in various parts of the store the options available to do either are pretty bad. Permanently delete from library is kind of an extreme solution to ignoring books I don't want to see anymore or aren't good enough to reread anytime soon and removing something from the kindle homepage in recommendations won't actually remove it from recommendations in other kindle sections... like "based on your library" or "Continue a Series You've Started". No means no kindle/amazon make the bad books stop. My primary entertainment is books this is a must buy for anyone like that.