Best buy Kindle paperwhite-Expert recommendations to choose. - Page 2

cgsmom · 09-02-2025, 06:30 PM

I leave WiFi on all the time on my Kindles. I read on my Colorsoft at home. I don’t like to take it with me. If I know I’m going to have a long wait, I take my PW4 and hotspot to my phone. If I don’t think I’m going to have a wait, but then I do, I read on my phone.

What is kind of funny. If I’m reading side loaded content on my Nook and I have the same book side loaded on my Nook app on my phone, it syncs better than content from Barnes & Noble. Strange.

JSWolf · 09-03-2025, 01:29 PM

Syncing on a Kindle can be a read issue. You turn on WiFi to sync your reading position and your side loaded eBooks get deleted. Is it really worth the risk? I'd say it's not worth the risk.

Sirtel · 09-03-2025, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Syncing on a Kindle can be a read issue. You turn on WiFi to sync your reading position and your side loaded eBooks get deleted. Is it really worth the risk? I'd say it's not worth the risk.

I'm guessing people who want to sync don't sideload via USB.

JSWolf · Yesterday, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

I'm guessing people who want to sync don't sideload via USB.

There are those that do both.

Sirtel · Yesterday, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

There are those that do both.

The solution is to connect to wifi at least once a week. Most people who regularly sync keep wifi always on or at least use it often enough to not be in any danger of losing books.

Graham44 · Yesterday, 04:15 PM

I've got a Paperwhite Signature edition, it's a nice e-reader, I don't think you would be disappointed. The only thing to keep in mind is some of them suffered from uneven lighting/ colouring of the screen (I had to send the first one I received back because of this).

If you aren't absolutely fixed on buying a Kindle I would recommend looking at the Kobo Clara B+W, it allows you to tweak your reading experience a lot more than the Paperwhite as you have a lot more control over line spacing, margins, font's etc etc Obviously this isn't a practical solution if all of your books are only stored on the Amazon cloud.

Pajamaman · Today, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Kobo needs to get it's head unstuck from it's backside and make a replacement Libra 2.

I reckon they did a deal with e-ink to push color. Make one of their most popular models color only, and they probably got a cheaper deal on the 7" color screens. This is pure peculation, but it makes sense.

Pajamaman · Today, 12:14 PM

@OP.
If you are going to always buy from Amazon, the PW should be okay.

Otherwise, I'd probably get an 8" Kobo. The Kobo has a real nice low orange light great for reading in the dark (The PW has an orange light, but I think the Kobo may be more orange). The 7" Kobo is only color, so that's out (poor b/w contrast).

There is the Onyx Page 7", but I am not impressed with it. And the 8" Kobo is the same price. Maybe make sure you'd be comfortable holding a larger ereader. Obviously, it's less portable.

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09-02-2025, 06:30 PM	#16
cgsmom Addict Posts: 348 Karma: 3797667 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Nook GL4+, Nook GL4, Kindle Oasis 3, iPhone 14	I leave WiFi on all the time on my Kindles. I read on my Colorsoft at home. I don’t like to take it with me. If I know I’m going to have a long wait, I take my PW4 and hotspot to my phone. If I don’t think I’m going to have a wait, but then I do, I read on my phone. What is kind of funny. If I’m reading side loaded content on my Nook and I have the same book side loaded on my Nook app on my phone, it syncs better than content from Barnes & Noble. Strange.

09-03-2025, 01:29 PM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,096 Karma: 148565303 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Syncing on a Kindle can be a read issue. You turn on WiFi to sync your reading position and your side loaded eBooks get deleted. Is it really worth the risk? I'd say it's not worth the risk.

Yesterday, 04:15 PM	#21
Graham44 Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 7000000 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: Kobo Clara BW	I've got a Paperwhite Signature edition, it's a nice e-reader, I don't think you would be disappointed. The only thing to keep in mind is some of them suffered from uneven lighting/ colouring of the screen (I had to send the first one I received back because of this). If you aren't absolutely fixed on buying a Kindle I would recommend looking at the Kobo Clara B+W, it allows you to tweak your reading experience a lot more than the Paperwhite as you have a lot more control over line spacing, margins, font's etc etc Obviously this isn't a practical solution if all of your books are only stored on the Amazon cloud.

Today, 12:14 PM	#23
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,863 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	@OP. If you are going to always buy from Amazon, the PW should be okay. Otherwise, I'd probably get an 8" Kobo. The Kobo has a real nice low orange light great for reading in the dark (The PW has an orange light, but I think the Kobo may be more orange). The 7" Kobo is only color, so that's out (poor b/w contrast). There is the Onyx Page 7", but I am not impressed with it. And the 8" Kobo is the same price. Maybe make sure you'd be comfortable holding a larger ereader. Obviously, it's less portable.