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Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2024
If they ever stop making kindles, there will be a revolution!!! I recently lost my small paper white that was purchased in 2017 and needed to replace it.
I was surprised to see all the new kindle choices they have now. After reading all the reviews and scrutinizing each of the kindle products, I chose the basic one and was not disappointed. The screen is still the same same as the original paper white, but the overall size of the kindle was so much smaller that it now fits in my pants pocket!! Instead of buying a thick case to cover the whole kindle, I was able to purchase a screen protector. It is overall so much easier to hold and read for a long time. It has all the usual Kindle advantages that makes it the quality device that it is....lighted screen from the side instead from the back, easy to read in the dark and bright sunny days, dictionary to find words quickly at the touch of your finger, translation abilities from other languages, wifi and blue tooth connections( ! ), access to the web and use as a browser (not as fast as your computer or cell phone but works regardless if needed), holds thousands of books if you care to, you can take off the ones you read so that it is not cluttered and you have access to all your purchases to download again anytime you want. It is easy to go on to Amazon's site and review all of your books easily and move them around to your other owned kindles for your family. I dont see any reason to get the larger version since it is heavier and bulkier. If you need larger words, you can make the words as large as you want even on the small screen kindle. I am not an employee of Amazon nor do I have any invested connection with them whatsoever except that my wife and I both own a kindle. It is simply the best way to read a book that is pure words. It is not meant for color photos and quick fix articles with tons of images. It is meant for serious book readers...period!! And it's only $99. It's a steal. For those who still say they prefer holding a paper book and the smell of the pages, you need to do what feels right for you. Personally I prefer to drive my 2024 comfortable and fast automobile instead of the old covered wagon. I really don't need the smell of the horses and covered wagon canvas and the feel of the bumpy road under me.
I was surprised to see all the new kindle choices they have now. After reading all the reviews and scrutinizing each of the kindle products, I chose the basic one and was not disappointed. The screen is still the same same as the original paper white, but the overall size of the kindle was so much smaller that it now fits in my pants pocket!! Instead of buying a thick case to cover the whole kindle, I was able to purchase a screen protector. It is overall so much easier to hold and read for a long time. It has all the usual Kindle advantages that makes it the quality device that it is....lighted screen from the side instead from the back, easy to read in the dark and bright sunny days, dictionary to find words quickly at the touch of your finger, translation abilities from other languages, wifi and blue tooth connections( ! ), access to the web and use as a browser (not as fast as your computer or cell phone but works regardless if needed), holds thousands of books if you care to, you can take off the ones you read so that it is not cluttered and you have access to all your purchases to download again anytime you want. It is easy to go on to Amazon's site and review all of your books easily and move them around to your other owned kindles for your family. I dont see any reason to get the larger version since it is heavier and bulkier. If you need larger words, you can make the words as large as you want even on the small screen kindle. I am not an employee of Amazon nor do I have any invested connection with them whatsoever except that my wife and I both own a kindle. It is simply the best way to read a book that is pure words. It is not meant for color photos and quick fix articles with tons of images. It is meant for serious book readers...period!! And it's only $99. It's a steal. For those who still say they prefer holding a paper book and the smell of the pages, you need to do what feels right for you. Personally I prefer to drive my 2024 comfortable and fast automobile instead of the old covered wagon. I really don't need the smell of the horses and covered wagon canvas and the feel of the bumpy road under me.
