By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY
Updated 4d 5h ago
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – I've only had a hands-on demonstration of the new Kindle Paperwhite electronic reader that Amazon announced on Thursday. Amazon didn't provide review units. But it is immediately obvious the first time you pick up the thin and light reader and look at its impressive display that these new Kindles are very sweet.
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Amazon unveiled the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Fire HD in 7- and 8.9-inch sizes, as well as a new price of the basic Kindle at $69.
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Amazon unveiled the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Fire HD in 7- and 8.9-inch sizes, as well as a new price of the basic Kindle at $69.
As a conventional monochrome e-reader, Paperwhite may not have the sex appeal of color tablets such as its new and more expensive siblings, notably the Kindle Fire HD devices. But if reading books is your primary purpose, the Paperwhite models have plenty to recommend them. The company sells two versions, one with Wi-Fi for $119; one with Wi-Fi plus 3G cellular for $179. Prices climb to $139 and $199, respectively, if you order the Kindles without what Amazon refers to as "special offers" — meaning ads. Units ship Oct. 1, though you can pre-order one now.
Amazon says the touch display on this fifth-generation Kindle boasts 62% more pixels (212 pixels per inch resolution) and a 25% increase in contrast over earlier versions, with whiter whites and blacker blacks. All this sounds good, well, on paper. But in fact it's all borne out when you examine the screen and see just how crisp the fonts look.
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