Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was very hesitant on buying an e-reader as I didn't think spending $100 on a device that I would then need to spend $$ on books was worth it. Now that I have been using the Paperwhite, there are plenty of free books available to download. It is very easy to read in every lighting condition that I've used it in so far. Wish I would have bought it much sooner.

For years I have used my very basic Kindle e-reader, but had difficulty in dim lighting. I am thrilled with the backlit screen on my new Kindle Paperwhite.

I already have a basic kindle before but I bought this because people suggest this paperwhite is great to read ebook. Highly recommended.

This is a great upgrade, with the touch screen but still with the perfect ability to read outside! Set up is idiot proof and very quick. I like that you can have two accounts on it now, as my husband uses it also. Has a very long battery life and is pretty rugged as I dropped a couple of times. If you love to read outside this is the product for you!

I bought this Kindle for my mom and she's had it for over a year now and is in love with it. She's a big reader and was worried about it being too high-tech for her, but it's perfect. It's easy for her to access books, and it's easy to read and take everywhere with her. I wasn't sure at first because of the price, but it is well worth it.

I had two kindles previously, I think 3rd gen white one with keyboard, cheapest kindle I won couple years back from a raffle, and finally purchased this paper white. So much easier on my eyes and my wife doesn't get bothered by a little bit of light it produces. I was a casual reader who reads one book every quarter and with paper white I read 1-2 books a month minimum.

great reader, no glare. Love my iPad, but this is great if you don't want the glare from light. After using this product it is not as quick as an iPad.

I bought this for my wife and she loves it. She's an avid reader and doesn't get much time to do so. This was a perfect gift so she can travel with it.

I have a Kindle Fire but it is difficult to see in the sun so I bought this to use on vacation and while I am outside. It works great!

Small and light enough to put in a handbag to keep with you all the time

It has a high-resolution 300ppi screen which makes for crisp text and visuals. The Kindle Paperwhite looks great. The menu icons and text at the top have been polished and look clean and state-of-the-art. Easy access to the settings people really use. Example: airplane mode, screen brightness and sync. It’s an upgrading over the old menu.

It is lightweight and fits nicely in my purse. Light is just right for bed reading. Works well in sunlight.

It is all but perfection. It's a library in the hand. Inside or out. It reads equally as beautiful in either environment. I only penalize it for its lack of allowing books, bought outside Amazon ecosystem, to be included in FreeTime. FreeTime is advertised as for kids but I like the idea of knowing how much time I've spent reading and the other offerings of FreeTime.

I bought this Kindle Paperwhite for my wife for her birthday. She doesn't always have an easy time with technology, so I wanted to make sure that it was simple to use. The Paperwhite was very easy to set up and she downloaded two books the first day, one from the library and one purchased. She now takes it everywhere with her and loves it. Mission Accomplished.

I love this Kindle. It's the best one yet. I've owned the original Kindle, Fire, and Fire HD. Until I bought the paper white, I preferred reading actual books over all E-Readers. E-Reader were just more convenient to deal with. No books to travel with and no need to find a place to store them. I'm now an advocate of the paper white because its just like reading a book.

Great device. Easy to use and great in sunlight. Easy to add to library.

I love this product - light weight, easy on the eyes, glare-free.

great e-reader. excellent contrast. light and perfect size

If you don’t want to have the temptation of being distracted and start navigating on the web instead of reading, this is the solution

Kindle paper white is the best value among the kindle family: faster, control of background light etc. Love the white color as well!