6/21/2023 0 Comments Paperwhite![]() So in my mind, Kindles were ancient relics, but I was convinced to reenter the Kindle universe after seeing one of my most stylish friends using his Paperwhite this summer. But I haven’t really thought about Kindles since I abandoned mine in 2015 or so the version I used had a full keyboard at the bottom that was hard to navigate, and no backlight, so reading in the dark was impossible. ![]() I may be behind the curve on this one, since the Kindle Paperwhite has been around since 2012. But the Kindle Paperwhite is, hands down, the best thing I bought this year. ![]() In a world in which regular people have access to miniature drones that take movie-quality videos, smart doorbells that can scare off home intruders, and even an Alexa-compatible Big Mouth Billy Bass, a handheld tablet for reading books sounds really boring. ![]() And though it’s going to be a while before I take it on any trips, I still appreciate my Paperwhite’s long battery life and simple, easy-to-read screen. Most recently, I “picked up” My Dark Vanessa, and as soon as I finished that, I downloaded Binary Star, by Sarah Gerard. One feature that I didn’t mention in this ode - and has become especially convenient now that I don’t leave the house - is that I’m able to buy a new book and start reading it immediately without waiting for a delivery. Update: I first wrote this ode to the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite in 2018, but I still consider it one of my best purchases, particularly in this time of self-isolation. A technology that’s not trying to do the most.
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