 Hey, this is Josh from The Verge and we're taking a look at the Kindle Paperwhite. The device itself is not really that notable. It's a small black rectangle with rounded corners. It feels really good in your hand actually. It's a little bit thinner than the previous Kindle Touch and the display is a bit less sunken down in the plastic housing, which is good because it's a touchscreen display. It's kind of reminiscent of holding a book in your hands. It's the right size, the right weight, and it feels really good when you're holding it. There are a couple of small drawbacks to the hardware. The previous Kindle Touch had 4 gigs of storage. This only has 2 gigs and the previous version had a headphone jack. This has no headphone jack and no audio output, so there's no text to speech or anything like that. What it lacks in audio, it makes up for with its display though. The device uses Amazon's new Paperwhite technology and you can adjust it using on-screen controls. It can get very bright and can get very dim. The screen of course can be used in direct sunlight or under regular household lighting and this display is actually higher resolution than other Kindle models. As I said, touch response is really quite good on this display and the e-ink refresh rate is the fastest that I've ever seen on an e-ink device. Turning pages on books happens almost instantaneously and navigating around the device using the latest version of the Kindle software is pretty snappy. The software itself is a lot more like a tablet OS than the previous Kindles. It has a home screen which is somewhat reminiscent of the Fire and Fire HD home screen. It shows the last book that you were reading and the items that you have stored in the device that you can swipe through. You can also flip it over to the cloud and grab stuff from the cloud that you've not downloaded yet and it gives you recommendations down below your content for things that you might want to purchase because Amazon loves it when you purchase things. The software definitely has capabilities that older Kindles don't. For instance, you're able to read comic books on this device. You can even zoom in on the panels and flip through panels the way you can on the Fire HD and other Fire models. Like other Kindle products, this is an ad-supported device, though you're able to opt out of the ads for an additional $20. The battery life on this device versus older models was excellent. In fact, Amazon says it gets about the same battery life as a standard Kindle and in my testing that was definitely true. The device doesn't come with a charger. It does come with a micro USB cable and you can plug it into your computer to charge it. The device retails for $119 with ads and $139 without ads for the non-3G version. The 3G version comes in at $179, which is pretty pricey for an e-reader. And then of course, another $20 if you want to opt out of ads and some more money if you want a charger for your wall. In all, the Kindle Paperwhite is a terrific e-reader. The software is fast and intuitive. The display is crisp and the battery life is outstanding. Amazon's taken an already good product and made it a great product. And I strongly recommend this device for people who really love reading.
 Hey, this is Josh from The Verge and we're taking a look at the Kindle Paperwhite.
 The device itself is not really that notable.
 It's a small black rectangle with rounded corners.
 It feels really good in your hand actually.
 It's a little bit thinner than the previous Kindle Touch and the display is a bit less
 sunken down in the plastic housing, which is good because it's a touchscreen display.
 It's kind of reminiscent of holding a book in your hands.
 It's the right size, the right weight, and it feels really good when you're holding it.
 There are a couple of small drawbacks to the hardware.
 The previous Kindle Touch had 4 gigs of storage.
 This only has 2 gigs and the previous version had a headphone jack.
 This has no headphone jack and no audio output, so there's no text to speech or anything like
 that.
 What it lacks in audio, it makes up for with its display though.
 The device uses Amazon's new Paperwhite technology and you can adjust it using on-screen controls.
 It can get very bright and can get very dim.
 The screen of course can be used in direct sunlight or under regular household lighting
 and this display is actually higher resolution than other Kindle models.
 As I said, touch response is really quite good on this display and the e-ink refresh
 rate is the fastest that I've ever seen on an e-ink device.
 Turning pages on books happens almost instantaneously and navigating around the device using the
 latest version of the Kindle software is pretty snappy.
 The software itself is a lot more like a tablet OS than the previous Kindles.
 It has a home screen which is somewhat reminiscent of the Fire and Fire HD home screen.
 It shows the last book that you were reading and the items that you have stored in the
 device that you can swipe through.
 You can also flip it over to the cloud and grab stuff from the cloud that you've not
 downloaded yet and it gives you recommendations down below your content for things that you
 might want to purchase because Amazon loves it when you purchase things.
 The software definitely has capabilities that older Kindles don't.
 For instance, you're able to read comic books on this device.
 You can even zoom in on the panels and flip through panels the way you can on the Fire
 HD and other Fire models.
 Like other Kindle products, this is an ad-supported device, though you're able to opt out of the
 ads for an additional $20.
 The battery life on this device versus older models was excellent.
 In fact, Amazon says it gets about the same battery life as a standard Kindle and in my
 testing that was definitely true.
 The device doesn't come with a charger.
 It does come with a micro USB cable and you can plug it into your computer to charge it.
 The device retails for $119 with ads and $139 without ads for the non-3G version.
 The 3G version comes in at $179, which is pretty pricey for an e-reader.
 And then of course, another $20 if you want to opt out of ads and some more money if you
 want a charger for your wall.
 In all, the Kindle Paperwhite is a terrific e-reader.
 The software is fast and intuitive.
 The display is crisp and the battery life is outstanding.
 Amazon's taken an already good product and made it a great product.
 And I strongly recommend this device for people who really love reading.