Cheap 2013 Holidays: Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi

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World's most advanced e-reader - high resolution, high contrast touchscreen with built-in light and up to 8-week battery life, even with the light on at setting 10. Kindle Paperwhite delivers clear, crisp text and images with no glare, even in bright sunlight. The patented built-in light evenly illuminates the screen, not the entire room, so you won't disturb your partner when you can't put your book down at night.

Patented built-in light evenly illuminates the screen to provide the perfect reading experience in all lighting conditions
Paperwhite has 62% more pixels and 25% better contrast for sharp, dark text
Up to 8-week battery life, even with the light on at setting 10
Download books in 60 seconds with built-in Wi-Fi - holds up to 1,100 books

Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi - Includes Special Offers Reviews

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9,102 of 9,261 people found the following review helpful

Amazing new Kindle is nearly perfect except for ads in the non-ad version, October 7, 2012

Chad Bush (Tucson, Arizona) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi (Electronics)

So far, I love my new Paperwhite Kindle. I've been using an aging keyboard Kindle 2, waiting for a version with a built-in light like this. Amazon really got it right with the light on this one.

The high resolution screen is noticeably easier to read, and the user interface is well thought out.

The form factor is also an amazing improvement. I like the tactile feel of the Kindle's back, although I'm awaiting shipment of Amazon's leather case because I like to take my Kindle everywhere and this device feels small and delicate, and I've liked the old Amazon leather case on my old Kindle.

The one thing keeping me from giving this product a 5-star review is a software issue that really irks me: I paid the extra $20 to have a Kindle without advertising, yet the entire bottom half of the home screen in cover view is taken up with Amazon's recommendations for me to buy new books. This is advertising, and it is totally unacceptable in a product that costs... Read more

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Posted on Oct 26, 2012 11:22:57 AM PDT

The Amazon Kindle team says:

Thank you for your feedback.

We wanted to let you know that in the coming weeks, a free software update will be coming to Kindle Paperwhite. Among other features, we're adding a setting that will allow customers to control whether or not personalized recommendations appear on the device homepage.

We hope this information helps.

Thanks,
The Kindle Team

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3,749 of 3,879 people found the following review helpful

Excellent Font Resolution, Love the Light, and Great Overall Experience, October 10, 2012

Michael Gallagher (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi - Includes Special Offers (Electronics)

I have been using the Paperwhite exclusively for reading for two weeks now vs. my other Kindles, and I am writing this review from the perspective of being a long-time Kindle user vs. someone brand new to the Kindle experience as well as in direct comparison to the Kindle Touch, which the Paperwhite replaced.

From an overall standpoint, and considering everything you get (compact e-Reader,touch screen, lighting system), the Paperwhite is a very good e-Reader. I am amazed at how much smaller these e-Readers can become with each new generation yet still not feel like you're losing anything from a "feels like a book" experience.

To address the reading experience, I wasn't sure what to expect with the display. Needless to say, the text on the screen is much more crisp than any of the other version of an e-Ink Kindle I have used, and just to ensure I wasn't being biased I put the Paperwhite next to a Kindle 3 / Keyboard, a Touch, a "regular" Kindle, and a Kindle DX... Read more

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2,202 of 2,326 people found the following review helpful

Better resolution and a new lighting system combine for an exceptional e-reader, October 1, 2012

Scott - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi - Includes Special Offers (Electronics)

OVERALL USE
The reading experience on the Paperwhite is excellent. The Paperwhite is much more enjoyable to use than the Kindle Touch or the Kindle Keyboard, thanks mostly to the display (more on that below). The Home button from the Touch has been removed, and you now navigate to the menus by touching the top of the screen. Like the Touch, there are no physical page turn buttons. If you want to advance the page, you either swipe, or press the middle/right hand side of the screen (most of the display area is set up to advance the page). To go back a page, you press anywhere on the left 20% of the screen. To access the menu, you press the top 10% of the screen. Contrast for the... Read more