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Originally Posted by synecdoche
I have a Kindle Paperwhite that I got back in 2015 that is starting to show its age. I am in the market for a new ereader but am not sure which one is the best one for me.
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I'll throw out a couple other choices. Since you seem fairly happy with the Amazon infrastructure and form factor of the Paperwhite (but would like buttons) you might want to look at a Kindle Voyage. You can still buy them new or refurbished on eBay. Right now new ones are selling for about $125 to $160. Refurbished ones, $75 to $85. These are definitely a step up from the Paperwhite (best Kindle screen made, in my opinion). But there's also the fact that the new Voyage you buy could be older than your current Paperwhite. (It's still getting the newest updates, however.) The Voyage is a nicely built eReader.
My favorite reader is the PocketBook HD3, which I recently bought from NewEgg. Very good screen (warm light), great battery life, has page turn buttons and is extremely open (ADE is built-in, so I can download .ascm files from anywhere and directly download the ePub to the PocketBook). It integrates with the PocketBook Cloud and Dropbox for online storage (and synchronization). It also has has Bluetooth built-in and it will read books to you or you can listen to audio books (these features I don't use). You would still need to convert your Amazon purchases to ePub via Calibre. The integration is good between it and Calibre, but I don't do any fancy book management so others would have to give you a more complete information on this. Don't know about the highlights, but I think PocketBook has a way to save them.
Good luck with whatever you choose.