Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition Essentials Bundle including Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition - Wifi, Without Ads, Amazon Leather Cover, and Wireless charging dock

I purchased the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition when it launched almost three years ago. The grouping included a supposed leather cover, which is not really leather, and a charger, which doesn't work with my Oberon actual leather cover. I don't want to remove the Kindle from the cover to charge, so I use a battery bank and keep on reading. The price was worth the set at the time, so no big deal for me. I do think the cover should have a more accurate description and not be called leather, as I owned the Kindle Paperwhite Leather cover and it was real. Also, think the charger should either have a bottom mechanism to accommodate various thickness of covers, or charge through thick covers to be useful. Note: The included Kindle cover in this grouping can stay on while using the included charger.On to the important points.I've owned a Kindle, and later the Paperwhite since their debut, and appreciated the concept of reading a traditional book electronically. It was hard to give up actual books, but arthritis is a bear, and the Kindle Paperwhite Signature has allowed me to easily read almost any book of any size. Being able to adjust fonts and sizes has become more important as my eyes age. The lighting is crisp and adjustable in both brightness and warmth. The battery stays charged for a very long time. I read 65 good sized books from May through August and charged three times. Charging is also faster than previous Kindles. Downloading is instantaneous.I primarily upgraded to the Signature for its 32 GB capacity. I read every day, and have acquired over 4000 ebooks, and used to have to remove multiple downloads in order to download a new book to read. Now, even I won't run out of space. Once a book is downloaded, I organize it in my library. Each user creates their own collections according to preference, as seasoned users know well. Even with a leather cover, the Paperwhite Signature is well balanced and comfortable to hold. It weighs much less than most traditional books.Page turning is something that's automatic to me, but I noticed some comments about Paperwhite vs Oasis, I believe, that had a button to turn pages. Some Oasis owners stated they wanted one hand capability with Paperwhite to read at night in particular. All I do at night, when wanting to snuggle under the covers, is lay on my side, angle my book on my quilt and gently swipe with one finger; only my hand sticks out. I don't understand how it could be any simpler to page turn. If there's a button, it still has to be pushed.For occasional readers with a smaller library, the Kindle Paperwhite is just fine. But if you're like me and love book variety and endless reading ability, the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is a great choice.

This is kind of the Golidlocks of the Kindle lineup.There's the basic Kindle, which is by far the most affordable but has the fewest features. There's the Scribe and Oasis, both of which have more features, but are far more expensive. This sits nicely in the middle where most readers will get the most value for their money.You lose the screen size and writing capabilities of the Scribe, but gain a little portability and waterproofing.You lose the physical buttons and cellular connection of the Oasis, but gain the ability to charge over USB-C, and this one is less expensive. The cellular connection is most valuable if you read across multiple devices and want your progress to sync automatically. I just open the book once I'm on wifi to accomplish that, but it's a bit of an inconvenience.You gain more screen size, more storage, and waterproof features over the basic Kindle, but of course this is more expensive.Over them all you gain charging speed and convenience. In additon to USB-C, you can charge this one wirelessly, and the dock is awesome (I make it double as a bookstand). This is the fastest to a full charge and the one that goes the longest on a single charge. I have done the "just one more chapter -- wait, why is the sun coming up?" thing with this and the battery just goes all night. I will say, of all the ereaders I have, this is the one I'd take with me on a camping trip.This one just feels good. It's the right size, the right weight, the right amount of space to hold it that it just feels comfortable for reading on the bus, in bed, in a waiting room, wherever. It's extremely responsive. The performance is such you can ignore the device and get lost in the story.I'm a huge fan of ereaders. I started with the Rocket and then went to B&N's eBookman. For both of those, I had to download and convert the library when they closed (I went to PDF as that seemed reliable even then and they still work). Here I must point out that while US laws allow for that kind of personal use only backup of ebooks, I have no idea the laws of any other country.When Sony released their e-ink reader, I picked one up immediately. It went under and again I had to convert it all to PDF.When the wedge-shaped first Kindle came out, I was on the waiting list for weeks. I have a Kobo and a few Nooks as well as a few Kindles.In all this time I've learned two lessons. One, competition is good. You get new ideas that way. Sony broght in e-Ink. Amazon brought wireless downloading of books into the mix, which was a massive game changer. B&N brought waterproofing in with their Nook line. The more players, the more innovation.Two, unless you're the type to pick up a book, read the book, discard the book, either stay with what's going to be around or be able to convert to the next thing. That is not print, by the way. I know a little old lady who was print only, and last year I had to help her move into assisted living. She lost the bulk of her libary as there wasn't room for it there. Even without the need to cull, those decay irreperably over time.Right now Kindle is the strongest leader with numbers best as I can find between 70-75 percent market share. Followed by Nook, then Kobo, then Apple. No one else is a serious player yet. I wouldn't be shocked if Apple threw in the towel on ebooks. It's far from their most profitable product and they don't have a great market share. The few books I have there I've already made a pre-emptive backup of. Kindle's not going anywhere. If I could only have one, I'm going Kindle.Incidentally, if you're worried about those studies where ereaders aren't as good for retaining information as paper books, I'm going to admit, I'm not a scientist, this isn't my field, but I cry foul on methodology.First, the original studies were done with tablets like the iPad with notifications turned on. That is not an apples to apples comparison. Worse, these users were all new to the technology and this was timed.Second, I applied for one of those that was using an actual Kindle and was turned down because (and this was stated to me) (a) I work in IT and (b) I'm an experienced Kindle user. There are some groups that want to do a comparison with those of us who are used to ebooks, and who don't need to learn how to use the device during the experiment, but that hasn't happened yet. And again, the experiment is timed. So people learn to use the device while the print readers are merrily reading, then they have to rush to catch up. To me that just sounds like a poorly structured experiment.I just want a fair experiment with experienced ebook readers on a dedicated ereader and all other conditions being consistent. Right now it sounds like all they've proven is it's harder to read quickly while simultaniously learning a new technology.