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Originally Posted by patrickt
Apparently, some people who buy e-readers only read once a month and their concern is battery life while idle. Some people like to read while floating in a pool and they're concerned about waterproofing. For some, they want mechanical buttons on their devices. I've never figured out why.
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None of that applies to me, no need for waterproofing, battery life is eternal with e-ink displays (and even if it lasted 2 days that would be acceptable!) and, as mentioned before, I prefer mechanical buttons, but not too fussed about it, I can do without if it is pushing the price up and not adding any big value.
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Originally Posted by patrickt
In the interest of full disclosure, I read every day. I'm older than most trees and don't work any more than I have to. I ordered a Kindle Oasis 2 and returned it two days later. Reason: wouldn't fit in my pocket, no acceptable cover, price. I bought a Voyage and tried to like it despite the buttons. I ended up giving it to a friend who reads. Reason: Main reason was the silly Origami Cover was ridiculous and I couldn't find a cover that worked for me. Now I have Paperwhites. I actually have three. I bought two and one was a gift. I rotate them.
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Thanks for all the information, I will also have a look at the links.
Not a big fan of Amazon in general (also, I heard they charge you extra to have the device without ads which sounds awful!)
Would also be nice to have dictionary for words, but my understanding is that almost ALL the devices do. Maybe translator would be nice too, but not a must have.