Article seems to say e books sales went down in 2015 which would argue for not putting out a premium device. At the same time, the chip they are talking about will go into mass production in 2Q so perhaps a new kindle with faster page turning and smaller battery will come out for the summer or fall.
http://goodereader.com/blog/electron...-for-e-readers
At any rate I bought the Voyage special offers at Amazon's used sale last week for $107 and they sent me one marked refurb with no special offers. Paperwhite 2 which I bought for $100 a year ago is going back to them for $50 gift card as I barely used it. Already I am using the Voyage more--mainly the lighter device means I hold it in one hand easier. It feels less nubby and I am not using a case although I carry it in an old kindle padded zipper case when I am not using it. But i also really like the power button at the back and the page buttons at the side and the faster page turning. Screen resolution at the font I am using only seemed marginally better.
Since they are still selling the voyage I am guessing in a year or two I can return this one to amazon for the same $50 gift card and it might hold up pretty well against any new device they put out this year. Also I think the paperwhite 3 from last year had only 2gb of storage vs 4 gb for the voyage but I could be wrong. Edit: i was wrong they both are 4gb