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Up until now I never saw a use. I've always used an app on a tablet. Both have their pros and cons, but now that I have a dedicated reader I can see the difference.TL-DR: While a tablet offers more flexibility with a number of other uses and priced similar to a Kindle, this Kindle is so much better for reading that I don't see myself going back to my tablet. I'd advise getting a case with a cover, and skipping a screen protector. A feature of the Kindle display is that it has minimal/almost no glare, and can look close to the page from a book. A screen protector can only detract from that. A case has a cover to keep it protected while not is use, and a hand strap for when you're using it.The Kindle is a dedicated reader, while a tablet is a multi use device. I've never had another e-reader, but I have had a couple tablets in the same price range, so that's what I have to compare it too.The Kindle is lighter and easier to hold for longer periods than my tablet, but it's also a couple inches smaller than my tablet. The size has been a non-issue for me as far as reading goes. Does miss out on a feature I enjoyed on my tablet which is turning it sideways. The Kindle is a great size and format for displaying one page at a time, but on my tablet I can hold it landscaped and display two pages at once. It's just cosmetic, but it was neat.The screen is crisp and clear, and I do find it easier on the eyes. I guess they said they upgraded the displays on this model, and it's excellent for reading. I tweaked the brightness and added a bit of yellowing to suit my preferences, and if it wasn't for the lack of that wood pulpy texture, it looks like a real page from a book. I've never had an issue reading on the tablet as you can customize reading apps in many ways, and the display is adequate, but this just "feels" better. However it is a monochrome screen. For reading the Kindle display is top notch, but it does miss out on some other things a tablet can provide. I guess it's a pretty minor issue, but it'd be nice if the storefront had a splash of color, and I'd absolutely love to have my book covers in color again!The Kindle has all the features you NEED to customize an tailor it to suit you, I can't find any faults. But the app I liked using on my tablet might have more, and has done some better. By some I guess I'm only referring to one Kindle feature which I liked more on my app. The Kindle's page turning effect is more like a dissolve wipe moving from one side of the screen to the other. The page turning effect on the app I used was perfection. You could flick or touch for an actual page turning effect, or you could click and drag it watching the page actually turn like a book. This might be a limitation of the special screen they use for the Kindle though. I think the same goes for it being a monochrome screen. Again, the Kindle has the better display for reading, but it isn't as flexible as the screen on your tablet or phone.It's light weight making it easier and more comfortable to hold, which I said near the beginning, but I think you're going to want to get a case. The Kindle is rather thin, and the bezel/margins are small enough to give you some hand/wrist strain after a while. It's also easy to tap the side and turn the page by accident. Having a case doesn't just provide more protection, but it makes it easier to hold. It's still light wight, but now thicker and easier to hold. If you get one with a hand strap like I did, you really don't even need to hold it. Depending on the case, it can make it more pleasing to the eye and also more like a book (I used the "Fintie Stand Case" which I found here on amazon for anyone curious. It comes in a large variety of styles, and has features that improve the reading experience. It's inexpensive too. (I get no incentives from either Amazon or Fintie, I just really enjoy the case the made for this Kindle.)).Lastly, I'd caution getting a screen protector. Normally I do this for my other electronics, but adding a screen protector to this Kindle I think would defeat one of it's better features, being no screen glare. It already has a display designed for reading, and I think a screen protector would just end up adding more glare. The glare is so minimal on the Kindle that it can look like a real page in a physical book.Oh, and my battery is still at 70% after... I dunno, a dozen hours of reading, and I increased the brightness from the default.

As you probably know, the kindle paperwhite is black and white and is used as a dedicated e-reader for books and other reading material. I've happily worn out several generations of kindle paperwhites because I read so many books, and I've given away about a dozen (new) kindles as presents over the years. The idea of within a minute retrieving any book in my library or getting a brand new book is simply irresistible.The kindle paperwhite is a great e-reader. Note that it frequently goes on sale so try to time your purchase so you can save $$. These are the things I like about it:* PORTABLEThe kindle paperwhite is light and fits easily into my purse, even with a cover. By the way if you get a kindle definitely get a cover as well to protect it. There are many attractive ones besides just the official amazon covers. Or if you can live without the Signature edition, to save a little $$ buy the kids paperwhite kindle which comes with a case. (This is the exact same device as the regular kindle paperwhite -- just navigate out of the kids section on the device and don't forget to d/c the kids subscription).* WATERPROOFThe kindle paperwhite is waterproof. Indispensable for the pool or bathtub.* EASY ON THE EYESThe screen lighting of the kindle paperwhite is adjustable and reading is pleasant. I prefer to read with black background and white letters. (Settings > Accessibility > Invert Black and White). You can change the brightness by swiping down from the top and finding the "Brightness" setting. And don't forget you can change font and text size as well. When your book is open simply touch the top of the screen, select Aa > Font then adjust as you want.* READ TO YOU EVEN IF YOU DON'T USE AUDIBLEThe kindle paperwhite reads to you even if you don't have audible books, alexa, or a phone app. Simply connect your bluetooth device to the kindle (Settings > Wi-Fi & Bluetooth > enable Bluetooth > select your device) then turn it on (Settings > Accessibility > VoiceView Screen Reader). You can adjust the volume and speech rate to your liking.* WIRELESS CHARGING -- SIGNATUREThe Signature edition kindle paperwhite can be charged on your standard wireless phone charger. I turn the kindle upside down so the indicator lights are visible.EXTRA SPACE FOR AUDIBLE BOOKS -- SIGNATUREThe standard kindle paperwhite has 8 GB storage which can store at least 2000 or 3000 ebooks or roughly 35 audible books. Newer kindle paperwhites have 16 GB. However the Signature kindle paperwhite has 32 GB which can store close to 160 audible books. (These numbers are from a quick browser search). Personally I like the text to speech feature on the kindle rather than subscribing to audible books since it's $$, but I use that extra space on the Signature to store other computer files that I don't want to lose. (You just attach the device to your computer and move files manually)._____These are three things I don't like about the paperwhite software:* NO GAMESI really really miss the games. These were so fun to play for me and to entertain young ones. Please can we bring supportive software for games back?* KINDLE DEVICE HOME AND LIBRARY SCREENSOh my gosh finding books is so confusing! Home lists books in order of last opened and while Library can be listed by title or author (three lines at top right screen give you "Sort by" screen), I find that if I don't remove books after I've read them things go berzerk. I hate having to scroll through long bars to find something.* COLLECTIONS IN AMAZON CLOUDOrganizing books in the Amazon cloud is abysmal since you have only one layer of folders. If you have, say, science fiction books and mysteries, you either jumble them together in "Fiction" or else you have to make two separate folders that don't link. Please, Amazon, fix this._____Overall while the kindle paperwhite isn't *perfect* it's pretty darn close and lovely to read for books with plain text and even black and white images. PDFs and more complex images are difficult to see on the small screen and may do better with the Kindle Scribe which is larger. The kindle paperwhite and kindle paperwhite Signature is a great device for what it is meant to do -- read books -- and for that I will give five stars, although I am keeping my fingers crossed for software updates to make the experience even better.