{"id":13926,"date":"2013-12-31T02:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=13926"},"modified":"2014-01-20T16:52:32","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T23:52:32","slug":"kindle-paperwhite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/kindle-paperwhite\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindle Paperwhite"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been reading books on mobile devices since 1997 when my first daughter was born and I learned that I could hold a Palm Pilot and her at the same time. It was good to have an illuminated screen so she could sleep in my arms in the dark while I tapped my way through a novel. <\/p>\n

Since then I’ve owned lots of different e-readers: Sony Librie (2004), Kindle (2007), iPhone (2007), iPad (2010), Kindle Fire (2011), and Nexus 7 (2012). They all have their own pros and cons, but none of them comes as close to perfection as the Kindle Paperwhite, which I bought in 2013.<\/p>\n

A Paperwhite is better than a tablet because there’s no screen glare — an iPhone, iPad, Nexus 7, or Kindle Fire is useless outdoors on a sunny day. The Paperwhite is better than my original Kindle because the display is illuminated, so I can read it in bed with the lights out while my wife sleeps. The Paperwhite also has much better battery life than any of my other e-readers, even the original Kindle, which requires recharging every couple of days. The size and weight of the Paperwhite allow for comfortable one-handed reading. (The iPad requires propping on a pillow for reading in bed.)<\/p>\n

I prefer reading on my Kindle over print books because I can look up definitions, translate foreign phrases into English, order new books for instant delivery, and read Wikipedia entries without leaving the page I’m on. The “X-Ray” feature tells me about the fictional characters in a book, which frequently comes in handy when I forget who someone is. The Kindle also predicts how much longer it will take for me to finish reading a book or chapter.<\/p>\n

I’m sure a better e-reader will come along one day, but even if it didn’t I’d be happy with the Paperwhite for the rest of my reading days.<\/p>\n

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\nKindle on left, Kindle Paperwhite with screen illumination on right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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