![]() ![]() You can adjust the light’s warmth to shift the color from white to amber, whichever is more comfortable for your lighting environment. That means whether you’re reading in ambient light or darkness, the screen is easier to read without eyestrain. The Paperwhite has 17 LED front lights, over four times more than on the Kindle. For one, the Paperwhite’s screen is a little larger at 6.8 inches. When Amazon runs its sales, this model is often close enough in price to the Kindle to make the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite the better value. ![]() The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite has a few useful advantages over the Amazon Kindle (2022). “It was small enough to slip into a large pocket, and light enough to hold with one hand for long periods.”īest for: Reading anywhere on a waterproof e-reader. What the editors say: “I appreciated the compact size of this Kindle,” says tech editor Melissa Perenson. While you can control the light’s intensity, you can’t adjust the light’s warmth. It has an adjustable front light that uses four LEDs versus the 17 LEDs in the Paperwhite. It has 16GB of internal storage, which is more than adequate for the average reader (and more than on the baseline Kindle Paperwhite). This e-reader has a smooth, plastic chassis, in your choice of black or denim casing colors. The lock screen displays ads, but you can pay $20 to get rid of the ads). This means text looks even sharper, for more easy viewing during long reading sessions. The screen’s resolution matches the Paperwhite, at 300 pixels-per-inch resolution. ![]() It weighs just 5.6 ounces, just shy of two ounces less than the Paperwhite, making it a good choice for one-handed reading. The smaller display also means this e-reader has a smaller footprint. For starters, the display is smaller, just 6 inches to the Kindle Paperwhite’s 6.8 inches. This baseline Amazon Kindle (2022) is, well, basic. Screen type: E Ink | Screen size: 6 inches | Battery life: Up to 6 weeksīest for: Casual readers looking for one-handed reading. What the editors say: “I liked the flexibility of wireless charging, and I that the front lighting adapted to my environment,” says tech editor Melissa Perenson. It comes in three colors: Black, agave green and denim. You can also pair this e-reader with an Audible subscription and Bluetooth headphones or earbuds to listen to audiobooks. This e-reader works seamlessly with either Amazon’s Kindle Store or extra-cost Kindle Unlimited service. It has a high-resolution 6.8-inch display with 300 pixels-per-inch, and it is waterproof (with an IPX8 rating) so you can take it into the bath, too. Like all Kindles, you can navigate menus using the touchscreen. That means the e-reader can adjust the screen’s brightness automatically based on your ambient lighting. However, the Paperwhite Signature Edition has an adaptive front light. All versions of the Paperwhite have an adjustable warm light, so you can easily read in direct sunlight or in a dark room. It builds on the features of the baseline Paperwhite model by adding Qi wireless charging, quadrupling the storage to 32GB and removing lock screen ads. The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition hits the midrange of Amazon’s lineup. Overdrive doesn't have the same restrictions and they deal with bigger publishers.Screen type: E Ink | Screen size: 6.8 inches | Battery life: Up to 10 weeksīest for: Reading in bright light or the bathtub. You're limited to two devices? That's a bit ridiculous especially considering that there doesn't appear to be a way to remove a book from a device. When I tried to download the same book to all three, I got a message "Sorry, but the publisher will not allow you to download this title to any more devices" on the third device. I installed the app on my Nexus 7, my Boyue T62, and my Nexus 5. ![]() The reason I noticed this is because the first line had a proper name in lower case. The first line in the Kindle sample of the book had the first line in small caps, and Hoopla left it in normal casing and size. The app didn't do too well with the CSS on my first book. You can set the brightness, but there needs to be a setting to use the current system brightness. The only font choices are default, monospace and Roboto. The largest font size on my T62 is still a bit too small. It seems like you need to tap on or drag to the exact spot on the slider to increase the font size, but to decrease the size you can tap anywhere below the current font size. There appears to be only four font sizes to choose from on a rather unresponsive slider. You have a choice of light, dark, and sepia themes. Luckily the default margin isn't too big, unlike the Kindle app which has huge margins even on the narrow setting. There are settings for justification, line spacing and margins, except the margin setting is missing on my Boyue T62. I tried the android app and here are my observations so far: ![]()
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