I don't really see it but I believe them. They say that they've increased contrast. It's small, it's light, it's pretty, it's sturdy, it's got a good screen. I have a small lamp and the wife isn't bothered by the nightstand's 7W LED light. The whole reading-on-a-totally-dark-plane thing just doesn't do it for me. I gave up all these features for a backlit screen. It has physical buttons for turning pages. It's larger, it's easier to hold, it has a physical keyboard, it has an audio jack for headphones, it has text-to-speech, it supports MP3s and audiobooks. I'm confused why others haven't said as much. I regret my purchase of a Kindle Paperwhite and I will mourn the death (when it happens.has it happened?) of the superior Kindle 3G. If you want gushing, go read Gizvergmashgadget. They're saying this is the e-reader to end all e-readers. Every technology site is gushing about this device. OK, it's "fine." But let's be serious for a second. I recently "upgraded" my gray Kindle 3G to the new Kindle Paperwhite. My mom got a Kindle Fire and is generally thrilled with this, although she thinks it's getting slower. I've talked about the Sony Reader as well in Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle - Will eBooks happen this time? but ended up going all Kindle and I haven't regretted it yet. Let's just say I'm a sucker for small devices with gray screens. It could be said that my love of e-reading started with my ill-fated purchase of an Apple Newton in 1993 and then my even more ill-fated second purchase of an Apple Newton MessagePad 2000 in 2007. Reading more than ever: An analysis of four lazy years with an Amazon Kindle and no dead trees.
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