Despite having read Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace many times, I need to go to the beginning for certain characters. However, reading has become easier since I switched to eBooks a decade ago. But nothing prepared me for the Page Flip on the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. A tap on the screen and an option to go back and forth and search maps pops.
The text on the six-inch screen looks good because of better contrast than in its predecessor’s. Amazon says the processor is 25 per cent faster but one can’t see any significant difference. The older one showed no lag in turning pages.
The Paperwhite is easy to read in a dark room, sunlight, cloudy weather and on the beach. It’s small enough to fit in the pocket and slightly heavier than its predecessor. Smart Lookup gives a dictionary definition of a word and a reference link to Wikipedia. The text of the footnote is a tap away.
Reading goes social with the integration of Goodreads, an e-reading community. There’s also Vocabulary Builder with flash cards.
Amazon synchronises your read pages across devices. One needs Wi-Fi to download books. But our device (a 3G version) hopped to a cellular band when Wi-Fi wasn’t available. 3G access is free. Six hours a day, the device ran more than 10 days on a single charge.
The device is of plastic, looks sturdy and the back doesn’t collect any smudges. Like the previous one, it has a microUSB port and the power switch at the bottom. But Amazon bundles only the USB cable with the device.
The Paperwhite is one of the best e-book readers in the country. In case you’re able to get it at a discount (some sites offer one), you could use the savings for a cover.
KINDLE PAPERWHITE
Price: Rs 13,999
(Wi-Fi +3 G version )
Screen: 6-inch 212 ppi grey scale with light
Weight: 222 g
Memory: 2GB + cloud
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