I have found with advancing age that I'm now seriously thinking about the paper white version. Sure, I can enlarge the font on my gen 1 but the paper white looks very sharp.
Anyone have any hands on with the paper white?
That's a big advantage I forgot to mention. Amazon has done a remarkable job of making out of print books and books in the public domain available on the Kindle for a buck or two, or sometimes for nothing. Often, these out of print books are not available except through the Kindle. As an example, last Summer I had an itch to read about the Boxer Rebellion. Within ten minutes I had downloaded three first hand accounts, long, long out of print. I could not have had access to these books any other way except through the Kindle. Another example would be WWI first hand accounts, many of which are esoteric, and of which there are dozens and dozens available on the Kindle.
That's a big advantage I forgot to mention. Amazon has done a remarkable job of making out of print books and books in the public domain available on the Kindle for a buck or two, or sometimes for nothing. Often, these out of print books are not available except through the Kindle. As an example, last Summer I had an itch to read about the Boxer Rebellion. Within ten minutes I had downloaded three first hand accounts, long, long out of print. I could not have had access to these books any other way except through the Kindle. Another example would be WWI first hand accounts, many of which are esoteric, and of which there are dozens and dozens available on the Kindle.
Same here. Kindle Fire >> paper books, and I'm reading again.
I read a variety of things, but one genre I like is SciFi-Fantasy, which are often written as a book series. Many first-in-series ebooks are offered free, hoping to get you hooked enough the read the sequels, which I often have - and most are less than $5 (typically $2.99 with Amazon Prime).
Best of all, I've finished books late at night on a number of occasions, and immediately decided to buy the next book in a series and keep reading. Within about 30 seconds I can buy the next book, download it to my Kindle Fire, and keep on reading - even at 1am. Not an option with real books, book stores, shipping or travel to get the book, etc.
E-books are very cool and have me reading again - including a bunch of classics I've never read before that you can download for free. Plus if you have a Kindle Fire, you can read them in the dark & they have a pretty long battery life.