Kindle PaperWhite e-reader Books Reviews

PaperWhite Reviews from Amazon

Kindle Paperwhite-the ultimate reading experience

Here are some of the Reviews.

Excellent Font Resolution, Love the Light, and Great Overall Experience
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.


Finally, No Need For A Book Light
Here is a quick video I shot of the new Kindle Paperwhite in action. I attempted to show what the glow screen looks like and address the comments about the LED lights at the bottom. In my opinion, it's no big deal, but hopefully you can get an idea of what some folks have mentioned. The screen is super clear and SUPER bright! I also like the feel of the new screen, it seems to have a somewhat rough texture and truly almost feels like paper. 


Better resolution and a new lighting system combine for an exceptional e-reader
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 display can quickly and easily be adjusted with two taps, so it can be brightened or darkened without a lot of menu navigation. There are still eight font sizes like previous generations had, but instead of just three typefaces, you now have six (Baskerville, Caecilia, Caecilia Condensed, Publisher Font, Futura, Helvetica, and Palatino). Publisher Font lets you use the book publisher's embedded font. None of the books I have tried out yet have this option, but I can see how it can provide them with a lot more flexibility. The additional fonts, along with the ability to adjust line spacing and margins, make it much easier to read books that a publisher formats poorly to begin with (as anyone who struggled with the early edition of 'Game of Thrones' can attest to). 

Kindle PaperWhire with no glare.

Great update for night readers!, October 5, 2012
I have read a lot of negative reviews regarding the light on the paperwhite so I made a video comparing it to the last kindle to show the vast improvement. 

It's not perfect, but I still have to give it 5 stars..., October 3, 2012
Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi - Includes Special Offers Let me tell you why. The lighting isn't perfect, but hey, it's lighted. I don't have to worry about having the lamp or a light on if I want to read in a dark room. Without buttons it's very comfortable to hold. I have the 2nd and 3rd generations, as well as the Kindle 4 (non-Touch), and the Fire. I don't have the Nook or any other e-reader so don't have another one to compare it to. I love this Kindle. I love the UI. I love that I can access book info (such as the author info) without having to turn on wi-fi and leave the book (I wish it was the same for the book description). I really love that you can now report an error in the book right from the book. I've often found errors in books and now there's an easy way to report it. I love the time left feature for chapters and book. That's a really cool feature. It's very responsive. I know a lot of people are complaining about the light. I have found that if you use it as recommended (bright during the day and dim at night), the shadowing is hardly noticeable, and to me worth it if it gives me more freedom of where/when I can read. One thing I would suggest for people is to try switching the page orientation to landscape. Surprisingly it seems more comfortable for some reason, and it puts the lights in a different area on the screen that may be less noticeable for some. You can go a step further and change the line spacing. It will pull the text away from the margins, taking any shadowing at all completely out of the text.

So overall, I really love the device. I don't think I've been "duped" or misled by Amazon, as some reviewers seem to think. I did a lot of research (including watching tech videos) prior to purchasing the device so knew the lights were slightly visible, and knew there was no TTS. I got what I expected and am very happy with the device.   


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Summary Most advance e-reader to paperwhite 

World's most advanced e-reader - higher resolution, higher contrast touchscreen with built-in light and 8-week battery life

Patented built-in light evenly illuminates the screen to provide the perfect reading experience in all lighting conditions Paperwhite has 62% more pixels for unsurpassed resolution 25% better contrast for sharp, dark text Even in bright sunlight, Paperwhite delivers clear, crisp text and images with no glare New hand-tuned fonts - 6 font styles, 8 adjustable sizes 8-week battery life, even with the light on Holds up to 1,100 books - take your library wherever you go Built-in Wi-Fi lets you download books in under 60 seconds New Time to Read feature uses your reading speed to let you know when you'll finish your chapter Massive book selection. Lowest prices. Over a million titles less than $9.99 180,000 Kindle-exclusive titles that you won't find anywhere else, including books by best-selling authors such as Kurt Vonnegut Supports children's books and includes new parental controls Kindle Owners' Lending Library - with Amazon Prime, Kindle owners can choose from more than 180,000 books to borrow for free with no due dates, including over 100 current and former New York Times best sellers and all 7 Harry Potter books

Amazon has pioneered e-readers in ways that few other companies have or could. The Kindle Paperwhite is the successor to a long line of innovative and daring products that seek to move book reading into the new century — and it's a terrific product. I was truly delighted while using the device, and for a moment at least, actually envisioned a future where something like the Paperwhite was the only way that I read books. That was a weird moment.  


The whitepaper is an excellent reader, probably the best I've used. Between the new display, the improved software and performance, great battery life, and Amazon's massive book selection, there's not much here to complain about. Some may nitpick the lack of a charger or the fact that you need to pay to opt out of advertising on the device — and those are negatives to be sure — but the overall picture is very clear. Amazon wants to make great reading devices for the masses, and with the Paperwhite, they just took the game to a whole new level.

Don’t believe everything you read about ereaders having battery lives measured in weeks or months. Unlike tablets, where battery life is sensibly quoted for continual use, ereader manufacturers use a weird formula based on 30 minutes’ reading a day, usually without wireless or full brightness.

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite will go for a maximum of 28 hours at a stretch. In real world use, we got 20+ hours between charges.

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