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Odd that you feel I need to justify a personal opinion. But whatever... Yes, I do think there's a nice little space--price and feature-wise--between Paperwhite and Oasis. That's where the Voyage sits. It's a little better than the Paperwhite. Has a flush screen, page press buttons, a lighter design. And the Oasis is a little better with a metal back, larger display, waterproofing.
It's long been about the "little better" with the Kindle line. I recently bought Kindle Touch(s) for my 3 daughters, because they were cheap and still work great. (I love the old Pearl displays without a capacitive layer. Very clear.) I just don't see too many differences between those devices and newer models. And in my mind that's a good description of the Kindle "up-buy" decision lately: There just aren't many differences for most people. The Paperwhite is a fantastic device at a good price. But Amazon knows that there are some people (us) who will pay a little more for flush screen, page press, more even lighting, jacket-pocket size, etc. And now they're hoping we'll pay even more for a larger display, more storage, waterproofing, etc.
Do you really think there's no space between the $120 Paperwhite and the $250 Oasis? What feature would you add or take away from the Voyage to make that space more logical in your mind?
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