I bought the $79 Kindle last year. It was my first Kindle, and I love it. I ended up buying a case with the built-in light, however, as most of my reading is at night, after my wife goes to bed.
The light is fine, and the case is nice, but it’s a janky solution.
The Kindle Paperwhite promises to solve this problem. The new e-ink display is supposed to be crisper, with better font options and better contrast. In short, the things that are good about e-ink should be better with this new Kindle, with the bonus of a built-in light.
At $119, it’s more than the base-line Kindle, but it includes a better touch system and a better battery than last year’s Kindle Touch.
I ordered one.
I have no doubt the new $69 Kindle will sell well, too. At $70, it’s a impulse purchase, and I bet a lot of people will get them as gifts this Christmas.
(If you order through my links, I’ll get a kickback, which would be awesome.)