10 Things I Love about my Kindle Paperwhite
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I bought myself a Kindle Paperwhite shortly after they first came out. I had been a person who swore nothing was better than curling up with a real book, but the gadget-girl in me couldn’t resist. It was inevitable that I would eventually convert. This post contains affiliate links.
I Love my Kindle Paperwhite – Here are 10 Reasons Why
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- Free eBooks (amazon) – There are always new and classic ebooks available on amazon for free. Even new releases are almost always cheaper than the paperback version.
- Space – Perhaps if I had the space for a magical, pinterest-worthy library, I would want to own all of my favorite books forever. However, I have a tiny house with no room for a proper bookshelf. My husband appreciates when my hoarding is digitally contained.
- Dictionary – Don’t know what a word means? All you do is click on it and its meaning pops up. What a beautiful thing. I will be honest, I would never stop reading and actually go get a physical dictionary to look up a word. Now I click on words I am unsure of all of the time. I would love to think I am absorbing this knowledge and expanding my vocabulary. In any case, it’s an awesome feature.
- Highlighting – Simply highlight quotes, conversations, or anything you would like to in the book. You can save these highlights for later use, or share on Goodreads.
- Battery Life – The battery lasts for weeks. Being the binge-reader that I am, I will go weeks without reading and then read for hours at a time. I love when I randomly grab my Kindle Paperwhite and it’s not dead. It seems to charge really quickly, too.
- Price – I bought the one with special offers for $119 at the time of writing this. I was a little nervous that the offers would be intrusive, but they are not at all. They never appear while you are reading. It’s worth saving the money, and you might even find a new book out of it.
- Super Lightweight – Ever drop a hardcover book on your face as you fall asleep? I have. The Kindle Paperwhite is so light and easy to hold with one hand. For traveling it’s ideal, too. Bring your entire library with you on one device.
- No Glare – The screen looks like paper. For a while I was reading on my iPad and the glare would bother me and was hard on my eyes. There’s no glare with the Paperwhite and it can even be read outside in the sun.
- Light – Probably my favorite feature – no more getting up to turn off the light before bed. The built-in light illuminates the pages without hurting your eyes, or bothering anyone else in the room. Once I feel myself dozing off, I just shut the device off.
- Adjustable Text Size – There have been books that make my eyes cross due to the small or tightly-spaced text. That was one reason I was drawn to YA novels for the longest time – their text tends to be larger! With this you can resize it to your preference.
I could go on with more reasons that I love my Kindle Paperwhite, but I think you get the gist. The only downfall is not being able to swap books with my sister or friends, buy hey, they never returned them anyway! 😉
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I love my Kindle too! The free Amazon books are the best. I always keep an eye out and snag ’em when I see it.
This blog is amazing! Love it!
OMG! That second picture with all the books! I love that! That would be my dream room. 🙂
I don’t have a kindle, but having access to all those books in one place has to be awesome!
I’ve actually been thinking about getting a Kindle Paperwhite because I hate the glare on my iPad when I am in the Kindle app!
I have a tablet I read on but I have heard so many good things about a Kindle so it is worth investing in I think!!
Definitely sounds like a great way to enjoy some of my favorite books!
I love the highlighting feature, that is just too cool
I have a kindle touch and totally agree, I love it for the space saving!!
I would be happy if I got nothing else for Christmas. This is at the top of my wish list.
Ooh that sounds pretty awesome! I have actually never seen one.. hard to believe I know! I might need to ask Santa for this!
my nephew is a BIG tech guy and he asked for a paperwhite for christmas. that says a LOT to me!
My daughter has been begging me for a Kindle for Christmas. I have to admit that now I am ready to get her one.
I want one of these so bad, I read my movies on my tiny phone screen.
This would be a good thing to use all my MC codes on, huh? You sure make it sound good. I might splurge!
If you are a big reader, I would say yes!
I just looked at a Kindle Paperwhite tonight. I love that you can see them on the beach and the sun does not effect the screen visibility.
I have one and LOVE it! Mama Luvs Books and Mama Luvs Kindles! =)
I have had my Kindle Paperwhite for about a year now and absolutely LOVE IT. It was so worth the investment. I also got the one with special offers and have never been bothered by them – maybe I would even miss them if I didn’t have them because most of the time anything that pops up on my Kindle, I think, Oh! I need to click on that because I want to learn more. Haha! Kindle ads must love me.
I can totally relate to every reason on your list, I agree with every single thing you said. If anyone is thinking of getting a Paperwhite but just isn’t sure…I would definitely recommend it. I read in bed every night and it’s the perfect thing for that because the light doesn’t keep my husband awake.
I feel the same way about the offers! I have actually found a few books that way. 🙂
So I am obsessed with REAL books. I refused to use the kindle app on my ipad because I thought “what a waist”. I didn’t want a kindle. I couldn’t wrap my head around spending money for “electronic books” because I didn’t have anything tangible to show for my money. I was so Anti.
And then I got a kindle paperwhite for my birthday. Oh my heart I was instantly in love! Now you won’t find me without it in my hands, or at least very closely near bye! It is feeding my book addiction, without cluttering up my home with lots of books I have no where to store! I love the adjustable lighting level and the adjustable text. And i love that there isn’t a glare for the eyes like there is with a regular computer/ipad/phone screen.
Yeah, I’m just a bit obsessed with my kindle paperwhite now. 🙂
Yes Amber!!! Exactly all of the thoughts and emotions that I went through! Now I cannot even handle a real book. LOL I am totally obsessed and in love with my Paperwhite! 😉
I have an old iPad I use for Kindle books, mostly cookbooks. But I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a Kindle Paperwhite. I think my library has an ebook service, too, which makes me want a Kindle even more. Thanks for your list of reasons you love yours–you’ve definitely got me thinking about taking the plunge.