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I'm tempted once again, as I was with the original KPW. The PPI is a disappointment, but the contrast claims might make up for it vs. the Kobo Aura HD. The claims regarding the frontlight will hopefully bring it up to par with the Kobo lineup. The KPW2's obvious advantage would be stable software. The Kindle store is a wash--to get full use of anything I purchase there, I'll need to strip and convert it, and to use anything I purchase elsewhere (EPUB), I'll need to possibly strip and definitely convert it. If I decide I'm tired of reading and want to listen, I'll have to at least switch devices if I have the audiobook, or switch devices, strip, convert, and upload to Google Play Books for decent (or any) TTS.

All of the above limitations are artificial, marketing-imposed hogwash, by the way, which make me angry with Amazon as a company and disinclined to spend money with them.

I would love if Barnes & Noble delivered another Android reader this year, with improved lighting and pixel density, and a microSD slot, but I'm not holding my breath. I've been shopping for a worthwhile eInk device for a few years now, and haven't seen one to lure me away from tablets yet. The screens are finally getting there, but they keep getting strapped to deliberately hobbled hardware and software. Manufactured obsolescence has given way to manufactured frustration.