I forgot to mention, the dots per inch jump from the basic model (167 dpi) to the Paperwhite (300) makes all the difference in long term readability, at least as much for me as the e-ink.
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 4:29:00 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Kindle Paperwhite. Hands down best value I've seen for pure reading (e-ink > makes a WORLD of difference, allowing me to read for hours vs a Fire or > iPad/phone). It goes on sale now and again for roughly $100. Bulky and > awkward web browser, but usable in a pinch, but I almost never do, so I > can't speak to it. > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OQVZDJM/ref=nav_shopall_1_k_ods_eink_mt > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 4:11:04 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> I have an old Kindle Fire, which someone onlist very kindly donated. The >> battery is losing hold, and I'd like a slightly more generally useful >> replacement, meaning that the device's principal use would be Kindle, but >> I'd also like to be able to surf lightly and check and send email. >> >> The device would have to be faster and less "klunky" than the Fire. >> >> The device's screen must be more or less the size of the Fire's, and it >> must weigh about the same -- I like reading in bed. >> >> I don't use it for deep surfing or actions that need privacy security. >> >> I'd buy used before new, but new cheap is acceptable. >> >> What are my options, and which is best? I use Apple laptop and phone, but >> I am not tied to the marque. >> >> I'll give the Fire away free, shipping incl., if and when I get a >> replacement device - it was shipped to me free and I thank the giver again. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >> Other professional writing services. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >> ************************************* >> *************************************************** >> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a >> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and >> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu >> >> *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the >> world revolves.) *Carthusian motto >> >> *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart >> >> *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
