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What is a 'buy it for life' item that is offensively expensive, but the moment you use it, you realize your entire life before that point was a lie?

For me it was a kindle paperwhite. This is not exorbitantly expensive to probably most people, but at the time it was to me. I get migraines from reading in low light, reading on iPhone screens, and can’t afford space for books or to own physical copies. Now I have access to thousands of library boo

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No_Hippo_1472 in r/AskReddit

March 28, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

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Em Breve Seu Kindle Pode Virar um Peso de Papel; Entenda

Não tem problema Sr. Cabeça de ovo, quando meu Kindle Paperwhite de 2015 falecer eu compro um e-reader chinês com android pela metade do preço 🙏

roisenberg_ in r/brasil

April 14, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

219

Kids nowadays, especially Gen Alpha, cannot concentrate on reading books for very long. Is it a true story or just a myth?

My 14 year old chaos bringer is a voracious reader. She buys her own books with any money she can scrounge, including 600 to 700 page chapter books. We bought her a Kindle paperwhite for christmas last year, and has just about worn it out. The flip cover case for it is falling apart She recently add

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Expended1 in r/books

October 31, 2025 at 12:18 p.m.

878

Bitter Sweet

I'm pretty miffed about Amazon sending my OG Paperwhite to pasture. It has some significant sentimental value, and going down the sideloading path just changes the experience. What's a good non-Amazon e-reader nowadays?

Original-Bear-2958 in r/DungeonCrawlerCarl

May 11, 2026 at 11:34 p.m.

143

Amazon dropping some Kimdle Support

My 2012 paperwhite works just fine. I am FURIOUS about this. Is there any other option for an e reader that works though? I hate reading on my phone. I don't really want to buy another kindle after this.

heycheena in r/LibbyApp

April 9, 2026 at 12:58 a.m.

231

it's the end of an era

No, as a person who almost exclusively reads books through Libby, our old kindles are bricked. I was furious about this and did a bunch of research to figure out which newer kindle would piss me off the least. I ended up getting a secondhand 2018 paperwhite and I like it enough, though it’s not my 2

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radicalizemebaby in r/LibbyApp

May 22, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

60

What can I do to keep myself entertained while on sick leave?

Is there a way you could buy yourself a full priced or refurbished / second hand e-reader that mimics paper like the Kindle Paperwhite ? With e-readers you can enlarge text, change font and also make it bolder. Edit: if you can read on your phone there’s also the Kindle app that you can get on your

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fungi-dinosaur in r/CasualUK

January 9, 2026 at 10:08 a.m.

165

What is a 'buy it for life' item that is offensively expensive, but the moment you use it, you realize your entire life before that point was a lie?

I bought my first e-reader, a Sony PRS-505, in 2007 for $300 (about $750 today) and it still works. In 2015 my husband bought me a Paperwhite since it’s backlit and I didn’t have to use a clip on light to read with then in 2024 he bought me an updated kindle that has warm light and is water resistan

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annerevenant in r/AskReddit

March 28, 2026 at 5:51 p.m.

140

Using one ereader ONLY - Is anyone doing this? How's it going?

These things ain't cheap. I only have one and that's enough. My kindle Paperwhite isn't so big that it wouldn't fit in most bags either. If I absolutely have no space to carry it and I need to read on the go desperately my kindle app on my phone will have to do. I don't think e-readers need to be ow

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saskiacg in r/ereader

July 30, 2026 at 11:33 p.m.

40

My anxiety is sky high!

Take lots of nice hot showers, go for long walks, drink tea, find a book series, and then a genre, and read every night with a cozy blanket and pillows. If you have vision or mobility problems, a Kindle paperwhite might make it easier to read. If you can comfortably do so, adopt a cat. Consider hous

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chocolatechipwizard in r/LivingAlone

April 25, 2026 at 9:39 a.m.

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