Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've used tablets for years to read my Kindle books using the Kindle App for Android. But recently, I bought a Kindle Paperwhite for my sight-impaired dad and I liked his so much that I bought a Kindle for myself. I'm finding the advantages to reading on a dedicated eReader over an all-purpose tablet well worth it. For one, I've been having a lot of issues lately with eye fatigue from working on the computer all day and reading on my Kindle is far easier on my eyes. Reading on a Kindle is very similar to reading the paper pages of a physical book. I can see it definitely reducing my eyestrain. The other thing I like is that the battery on my Kindle stays charged so much longer. I had to plug my tablet in every few hours to recharge the battery. It's so much better to read my books anytime I want without having to worry about a low battery, especially when I'm out and about, in the waiting room at the doctor's office, etc. At home, I keep my Wifi turned on at all times and the battery still loses only about a fourth of its charge during the day with me reading maybe a couple of hours a day. I turn the Wifi completely off on my dad's and he reads mostly all day long and his battery still stays charged three-quarters of the way. Both Kindles even came with about a half-a-battery's worth of charge already on them, so you can set-up your Kindle before doing an initial charging, which ended up taking only a couple of hours, instead of the four that it recommends for a completely discharged battery. Initial set-up of your Kindle is super easy! If you're an existing Kindle user, Amazon already has you connected to your Amazon account when you receive your Kindle. Even connecting to my home Wi-fi was easy. Just remember that if you've got a secured home network, you need to enter your encryption key code NOT the regular network password. It's a one-time entry. You can then connect and disconnect to your Wi-fi at any time and it will remember your network, unless you delete it from your Kindle's Wi-fi settings. Your user manual is right on your Kindle and it contains everything you'll need to know about using your Kindle. Also, if you don't have a PC to plug your Kindle into to charge it up, you will need to buy a USB wall charger, because all that comes in the box is the Kindle and a USB cable. I also ordered the Omoton Kindle Smart Case cover, sold here on Amazon by DealBarn, for both my dad's Kindle and mine. They are well-made, lightweight and fit the Kindle perfectly. Closing the case cover automatically puts your Kindle to sleep, opening wakes it up, so no having to push the on/off button. Easy-peazy! But be sure to order the Omoton for the 7th Generation Kindle, not for the Paperwhite, because the 7th Gen Kindle is just a fraction of an inch wider (4.7-in as opposed to 4.6-in for the Paperwhite). I ordered the Glare-Free Kindle (the one without the backlight) with the special-offer ads to save an extra $20 on the purchase price, but I don't mind the advertisements at all. You get a different ad on your splash-screen every time the Kindle goes to sleep. They're almost always Kindle-related and actually a few of them I've clicked on because they were good deals on Kindle books or accessories. And if I want to read at night in the dark, I can always read on my tablet, because you can keep your books synced on all your reading devices with Amazon's cloud. The only negative about the Kindle, and it's not really a negative to me and might not be to you, is that with the Glare-Free, Paperwhite and I think also the Voyage Kindles, the book pages are black-and-white only - no color - similar to reading a paperback book. However, like I said before, when I do want to read in the dark or see the illustrations in color, I can just read my books on my tablet. So I actually have the best of both worlds! I love my Kindle!