Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (8 GB) – Now with a larger display, adjustable warm light, increased battery life, and faster page turns – Black

I charge my kindle once every 8 weeks at around 30% from a full charge. I don’t like to keep it in airplane mode so if I turned that on i could probably get 10 weeks. Battery life is shockingly good!Touch screen: is fine… not great but that’s to be expected with an e-ink tablet. Highlighting can be awkward at times, but I just being nit picky.I’ve never needed the waterproof feature, but it’s nice to have it.The built in light is AMAZING! I schedule the warm light feature past 8pm, usually set to warmth 23. Brightness is usually set to 8 and it is perfect. I read this before bed every night and it helps me wind down, doesn’t strain my eyes, and is so convenient.The kindle is the perfect size and you can take it anywhere.I thought only 8GB of storage would be an issue, but was pleasantly surprised. I rarely have more than 15 books on it at once, and I’ve only used a tiny amount. You could easily store hundreds of books at once on this but since it downloads them so quickly and saves all of your notes and highlights, there’s no need. If you’re on a budget, 8GB is plenty, trust me.Notes and highlights are amazing… I like reading nonfiction and it is SO handy to sync with my goodreads account and have every highlight I’ve ever made in any book stored on there for me. I’m able to get the important things out of the books and just reread my highlights.I’ve only played an audiobook from my kindle once, but it worked great. All you need is a Bluetooth speaker, and it will automatically sync your progress for when you go back to visually reading.Lock Screen ads are not that bad, I don’t think it’s worth the $20 to remove. They never interrupt your story, they only show when you put the kindle to sleep and if you have a cover like I do you will barely notice they’re there.It is super comfortable to read in whatever position you find most comfortable. For example, I like reading in bed on my side. With a physical book this is awkward and uncomfortable but with a kindle it’s no problem. Everything is so customizable: I changed my font and text size to something that suits me better.Something about reading on a screen gets you hooked, only without the distractions. I don’t know how to explain it, but it keeps me hooked on my books.Also, being able to check my streak on my phone keeps me motivated.TLDR: I am reading wayyyy more with the kindle than I did with physical books, 10/10 would recommend.

All the hype is real — a Kindle is a great way to travel light with a ton of books at your disposal. The screen is easy to read/has good light and the pages on screen do look more like pages versus a computer screen. It’s relatively easy to set up and to get used to the controls and options. For consideration, the buttons are not as visible or intuitive — it does take a while to get used to which way to swipe or touch to get access to settings versus turn a page versus go to the home screen. The battery does last a good amount of time. My one gripe — I wish that borrowing books from the library didn’t require you to go through Amazon….buying books I get, but borrowing from a library seems odd. Anyway, overall, completely worth it for the ease of reading on the go. Easy to hold, slim, easily fits in most bags and worth it for the price if you intend to use it.

My adventure with the 16GB Amazon Kindle Paperwhite has not just been enjoyable, but it has been an absolute revelation for my reading habits. I started this journey with a sense of curiosity and came out the other end with an indescribable sense of joy. The Kindle Paperwhite is no ordinary e-reader; it’s a library, a companion, and an enabler that stoked my passion for reading in ways that I hadn’t anticipated.Although it’s near-perfect in its execution, there are some aspects that could use minor tweaking. In the spirit of constructive criticism, I’ll share my comprehensive experience with this device, giving you an in-depth insight into its many facets. My review comprises of my commendations, but it also includes friendly suggestions for potential improvements.🖥️📚 A Larger, Pleasurable Display: Turning over a new leaf in e-reading: At first glance, the most noticeable upgrade in this device is the 6.8″ display. It’s significantly larger compared to previous iterations, a change that has had an immense impact on my reading experience. More words per page mean fewer page turns, a feature that has significantly enhanced the flow of my reading. It also provides a sense of continuity that’s often missing in e-readers. The sharp resolution, quite similar to printed text, strikes a beautiful balance between the tangible comfort of traditional books and the convenience of digital reading.💡🌙 Customizable Warm Light: A Harmony of Comfort and Adaptability: The adjustable warm light feature, in my opinion, is the unsung hero of the Kindle Paperwhite. It allows me to tailor the screen’s warmth, an incredible boon for long reading sessions. Whether it’s a sunny afternoon spent in the park or a quiet night before bedtime, the adjustable light adapts to my environment, reducing eye strain significantly. It’s small innovations like these that set the Kindle Paperwhite apart from its competitors.📚🎒 A Library in the Palm of your Hands: Bringing the World to You: Avid readers know the joy of being surrounded by books, and the 16GB storage capacity of the Kindle Paperwhite is a testament to that joy. It allows me to carry an eclectic mix of books without the associated weight or bulk, a feature that’s been a game-changer, especially during travel. On a whim, I can switch between genres, authors, and themes, making every reading session an exciting journey through the literary world.🕶️🖐️ A Sleek Look Combined with Comfortable Grip: Designed to Impress and Comfort: The elegant black design and the sleek aesthetic of the Kindle Paperwhite are visually pleasing. But what enhances the user experience is the rubberized back and the smooth bezel around the screen that ensures a comfortable grip. Long hours of reading no longer feel cumbersome, making the Kindle Paperwhite a true ally for book lovers.🔋⏱️ An Impressive Battery Life: The Power to Keep you Company: One of the Kindle Paperwhite’s most reliable features is its remarkable battery life. Lasting for weeks on a single charge, it proves to be a trusty companion for long commutes, travel, or power-reading sessions. I have often found myself lost in the world of books without worrying about the battery life, a freedom that very few e-readers offer.However, in the spirit of a balanced review, it’s essential to highlight an aspect that might require some acclimatization:⚖️🤔 Size and Weight Considerations: Slightly Bulkier, but for a Reason: The larger screen size has undoubtedly enhanced the reading experience. However, it also brings a slight increase in the overall size and weight of the device. For those, like me, who were used to the feather-light feel of earlier models, this change took some getting used to. It’s not a deal-breaker by any means, but something to be aware of.Considering all the factors, the Kindle Paperwhite 16GB more than earns its 5-star rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. The slight increase in size and weight is but a small compromise when compared to the extensive list of advantages. The stunning display, adjustable warm light, ample storage, refined design, and impressive battery life easily outweigh this minor inconvenience.So, to all fellow book lovers and prospective e-reader explorers, I wholeheartedly recommend the Kindle Paperwhite. It promises a world of literary adventures and endless hours of pleasurable reading. And in the end, isn’t that what we, as readers, seek? The chance to lose ourselves in the world of words, one page at a time.I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to you for taking the time to read this exhaustive review. I hope it proves useful in your decision-making process and brings you one step closer to finding your ideal reading companion. Here’s to a future filled with the joy of reading, one book at a time. Happy hunting, and even happier reading! 📚💫🌍

I am someone who believes that there is something profound and special about a physical book. My favorite part about a book is its smell. It’s not wrong to describe the smell of walking into a Barnes & Noble as pure euphoria. New books smell like potential, beginnings, and the possibility of something grand. Old books smell like legends, ancient wisdom, or forgotten secrets. Books have a weight to them as well. It’s reassuring to know that this book you’re holding is real — it takes up physical space in the world and this makes it undeniable. It’s as if the power of the stories and ideas within are so strong that they have materialized into matter out of the aether. It’s hard for me to hold, say, a Bible without a sense of reverence and awe. Even today when I walk into a large library I can’t help but feel like I have walked into a holy place — a place of worship. Being surrounded by books has the same effect on me that a Xanex has on others. Books have an impact on me. I love them.This is why, when I started reading on a Kindle over a year ago, it felt like I was committing adultery. This nasty little plastic screen inspired none of the feelings that books gave me. It took the magic of books and sacrificed it on the altar of consumer electronics. Despite these feelings, I continued to use it.Now I have read a little over fifty books using my Kindle. I still believe that the Kindle kills the magic that physical books have, and it does. But for the first time in a year, I decided to pick up a book in paperback and read it. This experience of going back to real books has made me realize a few things about the Kindle and myself.First off, I realized with horror that I am addicted to my Kindle and its features. The people who designed the Kindle did so with intent. The Kindle’s sole purpose is to read books — there are no other apps on it, there are no intrusive ads, and there is nothing to distract you from reading. Honestly, the device is relatively primitive compared to other consumer electronics, but that is a design choice and not a flaw. I would argue it is even easier to get lost in a book using the Kindle than it is with a physical book.And then there are the features — the glorious features. My favorite feature by far is the built-in dictionary. When reading a physical book and coming across a word I didn’t know the meaning of, assuming I couldn’t intuit the meaning from context, I would have to mark my place in the book, put it to the side, pull out my phone, and Google the word. This is tedious. It also breaks my train of thought and forces me to use my dreadful phone with all of its notifications and apps and stuff that sends me into a panic and introduces into my reading time the potential to sidetrack myself. I hate that. With my Kindle, all I have to do is touch the word and a popup with the definition appears and is dismissed just as easily, and then I’m off reading again — an interruption that is barely even noticed and my attention remains intact. Even better is the fact that my Kindle keeps a list of all these words that I’ve looked up over time, and I can review them anytime. I look at it occasionally and quiz myself — this is my idea of ‘fun’.Now I’m a big fan of writing in my books — I underline, highlight, and write in the margins constantly. If I ever need inspiration or if I’m trying to remember something I’ve read, I will thumb through the book I found it in until I eventually find it. Sometimes when I get bored I will sit in front of my bookshelf and go through the books I’ve read looking at all the passages I highlighted to refresh my memory on all those inspiring things that I read in years past. It’s a little tedious but not too bad. This habit of highlighting is not lost to me while reading on my Kindle. You simply press and drag your finger across the passage which will highlight it. But that’s not the best part: Kindle will keep up with everything I have highlighted and organize it all for me by the book it was found in. So at any given time, I can see all of my highlights in any of the books I have read, and I can even share them to my Goodreads profile! This gets me visibly excited.The last feature I want to talk about is the backlit screen. If you do any of your reading in bed then you probably have a bedside lamp or a flashlight or some other novel light source designed for books. Maybe it’s just me but I find it difficult to get comfortable in bed and read a paperback at the same time. Either my spouse is annoyed by the light while she is trying to sleep or I can’t find the perfect position that makes it both comfortable and easy to read. The Kindle has a backlit screen with adjustable lighting and a “warm” light setting. This means all other light sources in the room can be extinguished and I can still get my reading done. No book-light required. The Kindle is so lightweight that I can lay or recline in any position comfortably. No more fighting with those books whose binding is stiff and unyielding.So now we come to the point of this post. A confession. It’s a confession to myself and the world. As much as this pains me to say: The Kindle offers a far superior reading experience over books. I said it. I don’t like it any more than you do, but it is simply true. The onboard dictionary, the highlights, the backlit screen, the insane battery life (I charge this thing once a month), all of it together creates the most consuming and productive reading experience available. I still feel subtle pangs of guilt when I look at my bookshelf. I don’t think that will ever go away for anyone who truly loves books. But now my bookshelf has become a kind of “greatest hits” display. I still buy all the best books I read, and I now consider my bookshelf as a place of honor for all the greatest books. But I think of my Kindle as another appendage on my body — I never go anywhere without it.I love books. I love my Kindle. To my fellow book lovers out there who are still opposed to the idea of a Kindle, I say that you can love both. It will be okay. The Kindle isn’t evil after all.

I owned a Kindle WAY back in the day – when they first came out. It died because I forgot about it and its screen froze (poor thing). I have been reading on iPad, phone, or computer but that has been causing eye strain and the weight on my forearm was becoming an issue with my newest phone.I researched the different Kindle types (really want to be given a Scribe version but that was not the answer to resolving my concerns). Looked into Paperwhite and chose this version because of the C-type charger and a few other features.I waited impatiently to receive. The first thing I did was put a screenprotector on it so it didn’t get smudged. There was a 57% charge. It was fairly easy to pull over my existing account using QR code on screen to link. There are certain things that are different from app – lack of color (which is fine) and some functionality.Overall I like it. These are the things that I have concern over – not sure if it is THIS one or all of them or user-error. The charge seems to go much faster than I remember was it because I used it for an hour before fully charging? I like the Dark-mode. sometimes when I change pages it flashes regular mode, why? The highlighting feature sometimes irritates me because it is always giving huge banner of options – I think on phone it just doesn’t seem to overwhelm the screen as much. I thought on the kindle EVERY book could read to you (not fancy voices – just AI) but I can’t seem to find the option. I remember it from my old version. I am having to learn where to press or slide to get action want since this is simpler than options you have on a phone but I am getting the hang of it.Overall, I am happy with my purchase. I am hoping the battery will sort itself out because I would never get weeks out of it and if I can get it to quit flashing white.—————————————————–The Collections option is okay but it doesn’t show all of the things I have in the collection. I have a HUGE library so maybe it didn’t pull them all over? I wish that Amz would create an export list for all books – like Title, Author, pub date, purchase date $ paid – one so you could import into goodreads or bookbub as owned (not want to read but Owned) or have as records to add notes when you have a massive collection.I also wish that there was a way to ARCHIVE BOOKS (NOT DELETE FOREVER) ones that you did not want to download on any devices. Like ones that you have read but are 99% sure will never read again or ones that you are currently not interested but don’t want to see. Then if you ever need the book and do a search in Content/devices, you could find it and send to a device that way.Also, it would be great if there were some default collections. Read, Archived (see above), Samples, Nonfiction, Fiction. Also would love if screensaver had time and battery down by swipe up. Would be great. and a search function for ADD collections (like in app).(msg for Amazon) – thanks. 🙂