Kindle 3, preowned, $35

FYI for the $35 version: Product Grade 4 - Significant scratches or scuffs

Also if you don't really care about 3G you can buy a new, latest Kindle from amazon for $75.

Quote from updownstock : buy a toy and sit there without any content unless pay another additional extra, that is why people love Apple.

Quote from sxy2003 : agreed that browser is junk... but i love the reader.

Agreed. I have one, the browser is terrible (it's even described as "experimental" on the UI). The keyboard is useless, we never touch it. That real estate would have been better served had it been dedicated to reading. But for $35 as a pure reader, nice deal. I'd buy another at this price.

Quote from kalrith : I'm pretty sure that the 3G is limited to downloading books and using Wikipedia. If it works with more than that, then I don't think it's supposed to.

That's only with the NEWER Kindles. This is the Kindle Keyboard, the last version to allow full internet access over 3G, even when outside the US. I've personally accessed Gmail, Yahoo Mail, BBC News, Slickdeals and more in both Australia, Indonesia and Thailand in the past 3 months on my Kindle Keyboard (the $70 model listed in this thread).

Do 45 more days BB poll and get a brand new paperwhite!

I don't need second hand kindle!

Quote from killdiablo : Do 45 more days BB poll and get a brand new paperwhite! I don't need second hand kindle!

Quote from eibgrad :

Do a search. BB poll show in popular deal everyday.

How do so many of these end up w/ no AC power adapter or USB cable?? How careless can ppl be. Heck, I don't even let my devices get scratched, let alone lose the accessories.

Quote from eibgrad : Agreed. I have one, the browser is terrible (it's even described as "experimental" on the UI). The keyboard is useless, we never touch it. That real estate would have been better served had it been dedicated to reading. But for $35 as a pure reader, nice deal. I'd buy another at this price.

The keyboard is useless? I am always using it for the search function .. to search the book for terms or even looking up vocabulary.

Audible.com also lets you download a free morning digest of the Wall Street Journal or New York Times, and you can listen to that while driving.

Quote from wushuboi : no more 6s left ;[

And the two 5's that are left have small cracks in the corner of the screen. Sounds more like a 4 to me.

Quote from GaiaGeek : That's only with the NEWER Kindles. This is the Kindle Keyboard, the last version to allow full internet access over 3G, even when outside the US. I've personally accessed Gmail, Yahoo Mail, BBC News, Slickdeals and more in both Australia, Indonesia and Thailand in the past 3 months on my Kindle Keyboard (the $70 model listed in this thread).

Interesting. Thanks for clearing that up!

Quote from crakarjax : Is it worth it to spring for paperwhite?

Yes.

I have a gen2 and my wife has a gen3 Kindle. I own the nice M-Edge leather case with their LED book light that fits into it. She has tried several various "book lights" with her Kindle as well. While the booklights work okay, they're still not ideal.

You have to buy the booklight itself. You have buy/replace/recharge batteries. If the light is not built into the case, you have to keep track of the booklight in addition to the Kindle. External booklights add weight and thickness to the cases if they're built-in which, to some extent, negates the perk of the Kindle being lighter than paper books. Keeping a separate booklight attached to the Kindle without a case is a pain. The lighting from an external booklight is uneven and directional. Etc., etc.

For the past several years that I have owned my 2nd gen Kindle, I've said repeatedly that it would be perfect if only they could light the screen without adding glare. When Amazon announced the Paperwhite, I pre-ordered it as soon as possible. It's worth every penny to me.

The lighting is very adjustable and fairly uniform. There is no glare. It makes the pages readable without lighting up the room. The battery life on the Paperwhite is excellent even with the backlight on. It is wonderful for early morning or late night reading on airplanes. It is a godsend if you like to read in bed after your significant other has gone to sleep and complains about the nightstand lamp being on. It's great for camping, too.

Also, before I used the Paperwhite, I didn't think I would care one way or the other about the touchscreen. After using it for a while, I definitely prefer it to hard buttons.

I do have two very minor critiques of the Paperwhite. The first is that the bezel is almost too small. You have to be careful or you end up accidentally turning the page when you brush against the edge of the screen due to the small bezel. The second is that the touchscreen is almost too sensitive. I would have preferred that it require slightly firmer contact to register a "touch". These are minor complaints to me though.

I think it is completely worth the extra $$ for the Paperwhite if you tend read at night or in poorly lit areas on a semi-frequent basis.

Quote from kalrith : I'm pretty sure that the 3G is limited to downloading books and using Wikipedia. If it works with more than that, then I don't think it's supposed to.

false, i used it in japan several times to check my email and facebook. It was completely free of charge.

Kindle Keyboard is also a MP3 player. But recently they imposed a limit to international 3G.