Because what I'm looking for is the high resolution and if I turn down the background illumination and contrast is not worst than
my old kindle touch, I can live with it.
Not exact matches
You need the
kindle app, and you can get that for just about everything: iPad, iPhone, iPod
Touch, Andoid smartphone, and even the humble
old Mac and PC.
As counter-example, the Kindle paperwhite uses a capacitive
touch screen with overlay (also reused for LED backlighting in the dark); hence it's reduced contrast vs. my other
older kindles, despite higher DPI.
So I just took advantage of Amazon's limited - time offer to buy back
Kindles to trade in my
old Paperwhite and
Touch.
I had an
older gray
Kindle Touch that I didn't like that much for how bulky it was mostly and prefer kindle touch with buttons ove
Touch that I didn't like that much for how bulky it was mostly and prefer
kindle touch with buttons ove
touch with buttons over it.
It's pretty dry out here where I live in the desert, but it does rain sometimes... I still have my
old Nook Simple
Touch that's rooted, works fine... plus a few
Kindles too.
This is because the MOBI7 format (for
older e-ink
Kindles and Kindle for iOS) and the KF8 format (for Kindle
Touch and Kindle Fire) are in the same file.
This new policy mostly applies to
older Kindles like the Kindle Keyboard and Kindle DX since Amazon removed the ability to browse the web over 3G on the Kindle
Touch, and there's no 3G option for the Kindle 4 at all.
Not only did the
old Kindle Touch jailbreak work on the Paperwhite, but the geekmaster
kindle video player also works with no changes.
The screen is the same size, but since it is «
touch» controlled rather than having a keyboard, the actual size is smaller and lighter weight than my
old kindle.
No mods for
older Kindles will work as - is on the
Touch.
I ordered the
kindle voyage to replace my
old and first ever
kindle touch.