Kindle Paperwhite 2024: Best Screen, Worst Page-Turners, Ads Included!

KEY POINTS

•Amazon released the 12th-gen Kindle Paperwhite in 2024 with a 7-inch, 300ppi display and IPX8 waterproofing.
•The Paperwhite starts at $159.99 with ads and $20 to remove them; it lacks stylus and page-turn buttons.
•Kobo’s Libra Colour, costing $229.99, offers color screens, physical buttons, stylus support, and fewer ads.
•Kindle’s proprietary format blocks EPUB files, complicating non-Amazon ebook readers’ access despite available workarounds.

Amazon's freshly minted 12th-gen Kindle Paperwhite is the best-looking ebook screen since sliced bread but apparently skipped significant improvements because 'enhancing perfection' might be overrated. At $159.99, it boasts a satisfying 7-inch 300ppi display, waterproofing (IPX8, cucumbers not included), and warm frontlighting to lull you to melatonin bliss—assuming you don’t get mad at those unavoidable $20 ads haunting your lock screen. For audiobooks, flourishes like Bluetooth come standard, but forget about smooth page turns or stylus drawings unlike Kobo's $229.99 Libra Colour, which offers color screens and pressing buttons for those who miss real books’ tactile therapy. Too big to comfortably hold in one hand, the Kindle Paperwhite signals a loving compromise between digital reading and gentle Amazon brand enslavement. Poor readers wanting EPUB love need not apply—Kindle’s proprietary jail still bars the gate. Alas, if you love Prime deals more than freedom, Kindle is your steamy spa buddy.

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Kindle's new Paperwhite flaunts its stunning screen while sneakily selling your attention with ads nobody asked for. And yes, you still can't read those rebellious EPUBs without a digital secret handshake.

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