There is also a very minor lip around the edge of the bezel-no one in any review I watched mentioned this but it is worth noting that the lip add some grip for one’s thumb when holding it. The back is softouch plastic so it is a little easier to hold onto and with the slightly wider bezels, it gives one’s thumb a bit more to hold. It is better constructed next feels better in the hand. Having fresh eyes on e-readers, I have only a few things that I think are needed to be said and I’ll keep it simple. I watched a bunch-inboxing videos are loathsome but the reviews were mostly constructive. There are a million and one reviews, unboxing, comparisons, and such about these two devices. To be honest, I had so little experience with Kindles that I needed to see which one really was right for me. I can pick up either and continue reading. While I don’t know if I really need two, many Kindle reader do have two NDA with Whispersync, both my books and my place within books syncs. I really just wanted a low cost Kindle but with the flush screen, water resistance (IPX8 rated) and the 300ppi screen, I splurged and got the Paperwhite too. So in the cart and on the way it was to my door.īut right after I made that purchase I saw a refurbished Kindle Paperwhite for only $10 more. People love their Kindles and I also liked the idea of a distraction free reading experience. Looking on Amazon, I saw the new Kindle 10th for a reasonable $60 decided to just do it. Not because I didn’t like the screen but a 12.9” iPad Pro is a lot to hold for long term reading. Tolkien and I wasn’t really enjoying reading on my iPad. But I started reading The Silmarillion by J.R.R. I’m also not a big fan of long form fiction so reading on my iPad had not been an issue.

I have spent most of my ereading on my iPad Pro and some on my iPhone. At the time of writing this, the Gen10 and Paperwhite 4 are the latest versions. Note: I refer to the current “basic” Kindle as the Gen10 (tenth generation) as there is little way to differentiate all the basic Kindles.

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