This is the new Kindle Paperwhite 4

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

FBREADER on 2GB Win10/ATOM doesn't even stutter.
FBREADER on FIRE10 handles it fine.
So it is doable even atop Android.
Atop bare Linux it should be doable as long as there is enough RAM (1-2GB).

Not referring to hardware, rather to the software. Note the reference to jailbreaking and losing Calibre Kindle Collections/Librarian Sync support. I certainly wouldn't want to manage collections manually for my non-Amazon purchased content.

[robko]

Originally Posted by eDP

LEDs are now located at the top of the display according to CNET.com -

Paperwhite 4 Preview

"This new model has five LEDs for lighting the screen instead of four -- the LEDs are at the top of the device -- which adds a little brightness. "

Yikes! The original lit Nook did that and when Kobo and then Kindle followed adding lights they wisely moved them to the bottom because people complained about having to look at them when reading. Interesting that they've gone back to the top.
IMHO they are adding a 5th LED to try and even the light out and are marketing it as this great new feature to "increase brightness". LACK of brightness hasn't been a complaint I've heard about any of the lit ereaders .

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by vrf

Wouldn't it have made more sense to have the LEDs on the side edge of the device, like on the Oasis 2, so there's less light fall off over the distance of the coverage?

But then they might have had to have thicker bezels.

(Is "have had to have" grammatical?)

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by rcentros

(Is "have had to have" grammatical?)

Let's see what the experts say

[rcentros]

From the PC Magazine review ...

Amazon is using a plastic-backed 300ppi E Ink display, but it isn't E Ink Mobius; it's the company's own design.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/364338/ha...-editors-picks

So the new Paperwhite has also gotten rid of the glass substrate? (I thought they were talking about the outer layer.)

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by rcentros

From the PC Magazine review ...



https://www.pcmag.com/news/364338/ha...-editors-picks

So the new Paperwhite has also gotten rid of the glass substrate? (I thought they were talking about the outer layer.)

It's only slightly lighter than the huge, metal backed, glass surfaced, 7" Oasis.

I think the substrate is still glass, so the year after the adjustable frontlight color, there will be a model with a plastic substrate.

[disconnected]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

It's only slightly lighter than the huge, metal backed, glass surfaced, 7" Oasis.

And also only slightly lighter than the even more huge 8" Kobo Forma!

[Paperbackstash]

Originally Posted by robko

Yikes! The original lit Nook did that and when Kobo and then Kindle followed adding lights they wisely moved them to the bottom because people complained about having to look at them when reading. Interesting that they've gone back to the top.
IMHO they are adding a 5th LED to try and even the light out and are marketing it as this great new feature to "increase brightness". LACK of brightness hasn't been a complaint I've heard about any of the lit ereaders .

This is true - The Paperwhite is certainly already bright enough. I wonder why they moved it back to the top?

[Tarana]

My sis is really interested in this Paperwhite. Do you think they will have Black Friday specials? She's not in a desperate hurry since she would be taking her older unit with her on vacation anyway.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by disconnected

And also only slightly lighter than the even more huge 8" Kobo Forma!

Which shows the advantage of a plastic substrate.

[SensualPoet]

I note this latest Paperwhite will be available for release on November 7th as well from Amazon Canada. But Audible is disabled, just as it is for $400 Oasis. Why is that? Audible Canada is a real thing. Why cripple the branded devices which deliver it?

[Paperbackstash]

Silly question, but do you think some of the older Paperwhite cases will still fit the newer one since the shape and size are so similar? I'm not talking about Amazon official cases, but other designer cases. The ones I use leave the bottom open so moving the charging cables slightly shouldn't matter (although it seems they are still at the bottom so this is a moot point)

[eDP]

Originally Posted by eDP

Ok, this will be interesting...on the Amazon Australia listing there's no mention of Audible support as a feature but under formats supported...

Content Formats Supported
Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PMP through conversion; Audible audio format (AAX).

Amazon USA however does mention Audible as a feature...I bet the Aussie version has Audible disabled when they ship it.

Amazon Australia have now updated the list of supported formats:

"Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PMP through conversion"

AAX has been removed, so definitely no Audible support for the Aussie version

[eDP]

Originally Posted by SensualPoet

I note this latest Paperwhite will be available for release on November 7th as well from Amazon Canada. But Audible is disabled, just as it is for $400 Oasis. Why is that? Audible Canada is a real thing. Why cripple the branded devices which deliver it?

Yeah it's the same with Australia. Pretty stupid.

[robko]

Originally Posted by SensualPoet

I note this latest Paperwhite will be available for release on November 7th as well from Amazon Canada. But Audible is disabled, just as it is for $400 Oasis. Why is that? Audible Canada is a real thing. Why cripple the branded devices which deliver it?

Simple answer is probably licensing/rights and the $$ involved. They obviously figure the cost of obtaining this exceeds the extra return they could get for having it available on the device in these countries.