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Originally Posted by rebeltaz
The Paperwhite has advantages, too. It has a backlight, which does make the text look better both day and night. It has a touchscreen, so less mechanical failures in that arena, plus no imprints to wear off.
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The Paperwhite has a front light which is totally different than a backlight. A front light gives reflected light just like you get from a lamp over your shoulder. A backlight has a light behind the screen shining into your eyes.
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The Paperwhite is the "Special Offers" version, though. I didn't know what that was when I got it, but now I know that it means that this thing has advertisements. Not a real big deal, though, because I usually leave WiFI off and I can tune out ads what with my decades of internet usage.
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You can turn off the ads for $20 after you register it to your Amazon account. You'll find that option on Amazon's My Content and Devices page.
Barry