Kindle Paperwhite (8 GB) – Now with a 6.8" display and adjustable warm light
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is my wife's second Kindle. The first one which is about 5 or 6 years old quit charging because the bottom connector went bad. When I saw they upgraded to a USB C connector I knew it was time. I think the old USB Micro connectors are a PIA. Her new one is great. It synced right out of the box and connected to WiFi immediately. The thing is perfect! Sooo mine will arrive tomorrow. (Been reading off an old Fire) What bugs me are the reviewers that give this product one star because it didn't work out of the box or they were too dumb to figure it out. If it doesn't work send it back and get another one. It couldn't be easier with Amazon. Giving it one star because it didn't work says nothing about a good one that does work. I bet a bad one is one in a thousand or more. Give it a break...just get another one."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I LOVE kindles, and this one is no exception. The warm light is in the pictures as yellow, but it also goes the other way to an ice blue! And the touch response is miles better than the older kindle, a tap is almost instantly registered.\n\nIf you are on the fence- just try it! You have my permission and recommendation!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "So far, not impressed. My 2014 Kindle still works mostly fine, but I wanted to upgrade due to a few minor hiccups and wanting more features. I didn't have the cover option, updated the software on my fresh-from-the-box Paperwhite 11th Gen, and now I'm getting ads; when I try to turn them off in Amazon content & devices, it throws an error. I have no option to view the book cover, and I can't NOT see reading lists and recommendations on the home screen.\n\nI paid for zero ads, and one update later, and I'm seeing ads--and, of course, Amazon's help section is giving me the runaround so I can't even troubleshoot."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "After having to send in my older, fully-functional Kindle Paperwhite 2018 to get the 20% trade-in on this new device, I found myself without a Kindle for a little while. So, I was so excited when this finally came today! Especially since when you purchase it, you get 4 months free of Kindle Unlimited. I really wanted to get started reading on the new Kindle and make good use of my subscription.\n\nWell, sad day, this is how my Kindle looked when I received it and tried to power it on. I already traded in my old Kindle, have a free Kindle Unlimited subscription, and well, no functional Kindle to read on.\n\nI had to spend my free time today contacting Amazon to arrange for a replacement to be sent, and the fastest they can replace this is FIVE more days even with my Prime subscription. So there go another 5 days of not using the Kindle Unlimited or getting the joy of reading a book in the evenings.\n\nOh, and I get to be the one to have to make a trip to UPS to return the non-functional Kindle. How convenient.\n\nApparently, this device is not well-made, and let's just say, I'm not pleased. I wish I had NEVER traded in my older Kindle!\n\nUPDATE: They sent me a REFURBISHED Kindle rather than a new replacement. What on earth?????!!!!! I even specifically asked customer service if the replacement would be new rather than refurbished and they promised me it would be new because it arrived not functional and was within the 30-day window. Called customer service and they said they would send a new one, but it was on back order.\nUPDATE 2 MONTHS AFTER THE LAST UPDATE: Well, received what I thought would finally be my new Kindle after almost 2 months. No joke, another refurbished one. Called customer service again and maybe they will figure this out this time around. How hard is it to get the NEW KINDLE that I paid for???"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'While this Kindle Paperwhite 2021 finally brings a whole host of long needed improvements, the likes of which competitor Kobo has offered for years and at various price points, it’s not without its flaws.\n\nFor starters the overall footprint of the device has increased despite room enough to fit the larger 6.8” display within the footprint of the former body. While it’s not a deal breaker it hurts portability and single-hand use that little bit. The latter is especially noticeable because, unlike it’s pricier sibling the Oasis, it lacks an asymmetric grip and page turn buttons.\n\nWhile the resolution of the new display is the same 300 PPI, I encountered noteworthy issues with display sharpness when compared to the 2018 model. As pictured (to the best of my ability) my new model lacks sharpness and contrast all around the edges and in particular on the left side which results in a soft almost fuzzy lack of crispness to all text or images.\n\nTo make matters worse the consistency of this issue varies wildly across the display. In the image you can almost make out the random diagonal plane of sharpness towards the center of the display. This means that you find yourself consistently reminded how soft the fuzzy portions are compared to the properly sharp portions.\n\nI’m thrilled to see Amazon finally include USB-C and warm-light adjustment, but I find it especially hard to look past the display issues on a device expressly built for reading. If you have the previous generation Kindle Paperwhite or Oasis I’d recommend holding off for now or consider a Kobo equivalent model with native OverDrive support for library borrowing.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a beloved fifth generation Kindle that has seen more than it\'s share of books. Receiving notice it would no longer be updated with new software and security, I purchased this one which arrived the day it was released. Big mistake. I had to update the software as soon as I received it.\n\nI downloaded a few books in my library for a plane trip - they would not open on the airplane & I kept getting a message I needed to sign into Wi-Fi. Why? The books were already downloaded.\n\nWhen I got to my destination I was able to open a book. For some annoying reason the word "highlights" appeared over certain sentences. Where they came from & how to remove them was a complete mystery until I read a review here from Sarah. After following her instructions I was able to get rid of highlights that others reading the same book had placed. Why would I want to see others highlights, Amazon? Even worse, it appears this procedure will have to be done for each book. Why should I have to edit highlights out of my books?\n\nFurther, I sorted the books in my 5th Gen nto categories, making them easy to locate when I wanted to read a certain genre. Where did they go? Why didn\'t they transfer somewhere I could find them?\n\nSo many reviewers are mentioning warmth, display, brightness, etc., as problems. All I want is to be able to find the books I already had in my library. And I want them in the way I sorted them, not the way Amazon is now presenting them, which is by series.\n\nI don\'t like this Kindle and am feeling the same way about Amazon.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " Ok, not really. But it is 3/4 of an inch bigger that the last model. It thankfully comes with a USB C charging connection. Everything else is C this makes it unanimous. I only need one cable to change all my devices that I carry around. It's great until two of them die at the same time. Which is usually the way it goes. Everyone else can sing the virtues of the rest of the specs. I'm not really happy with the new home screen. I like it simple. My library. And a place to get more books."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Software is unstable and when calling in for support about getting my all my 40 some odd book “collections” imported ininto my new KPW 11 they told me that they could not help me because the product is new and they are not trained. What more can be said.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was extremely excited for a new Kindle and have been waiting for a month+. However, the upgrade was not worth it and I returned. I had an older Kindle Paper White that I love and will keep using. Here were some of the reasons for return:\n1) The wider screen, even while minimal, made it very uncomfortable to hold with one hand\n2) I could see shadows from the previous page after a turn\n3) The brightness just seemed off. I could not get it to be on the perfect setting where it was crisp and visible without looking like a normal tablet\n4) The menu configuration made it multiple clicks/swipes to get to brightness vs. the older model where one push gets you there.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Coming from a 1st edition paperwhite, I couldn’t be more impressed. The $25 trade-in credit + 20% off + 4 free months of my current Kindle Unlimited subscription saved me nearly $100. The new Paperwhite screen is crystal clear and very responsive. The addition of the new warm amber lights is awesome, especially if you like to read before bed to help you fall asleep. Battery life is nice too, currently at 72% after 2 weeks of everyday for a few hours.'}]