Here's a link to one of Amazon's certified refurbished Paperwhites.
https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Ref...Be-reader&th=1
It is refurbished but it comes with the same warranty as a new one. I've bought a few certified refurbished Kindles over the years for myself and my neighbors and I haven't been able to tell any of them from new, except for the packaging, of course. All are still in use by my friends and neighbors.
The Paperwhite has a front light which makes this a lot nicer than the Basic Kindle. It also has a 300 dpi screen. It's the latest model Paperwhite.
Barry