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Old 07-20-2019, 09:43 PM   #51
rcentros
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd View Post
Given even the basic Kindle has built-in light now (recently on sale for $60 with 25% cashback for Prime credit card holders so $45 net), I don't think there's really an upcharge for the light anymore. Seems to be just another standard feature at this point in time.
But that's only when they're on sale and if you have the Prime credit card — $90 otherwise. Meanwhile good, used readers are a "dime a dozen." I picked up a Tolino Shine (the old one with the Pearl screen) on Shop Goodwill for $6 plus s/h of about $14. It had a crack on the bezel and the screen is a little scraped, but you don't notice it when you're reading and it came with a worn but comfortable leather case. So this will be my "travel" reader. I'm getting to really like the Tolinos. Simple interface, with screens that tend to be a bit "warmer" than the Paperwhite.

EDIT: That said, I should mention that their English dictionary is more or less pathetic. The other day I looked up "grenadiers." Their definition, "the plural of grenadier." No link to grenadier or anything. The Kindle is vastly superior here.

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