Clara BW

Women pockets tend to be smaller. I personally wouldn't put my kindle paperwhite in my backpocket. Even the kindle basic and the kobo clara bw are a bit too big to put in pockets, again as a women. If op is looking for ereaders at the 6 inch range, I would also add the boox go 6 in here and the boox

If you’re not buying books, consider the Pocketbook series. I have a Verse Pro (6”) that fits in my pocket and I take with me when I’m out and about, and I have an Inkpad 4 (7.8”, I love this device!) that is, for me, the perfect size for reading at home. Reading position syncs between the two devic

I thought it was just me feeling this way. I had both and I felt like basic 2024 has way much pleasant screen to look at in terms of blacks, uniform front light and how sharp and crisp text can be. On top of that kindle basic 2024 is much more lightweight and by generally feels better in hand shapew

My two pence, so bear in mind that others opinion may be different. From a perspective of a person who only sideload books to device: I owned quite a few pocketbooks, kindles and kobo ereaders. In my experience the hardware can't be beaten when it comes to kindle. I tried to play with kobo but their

i feel you on the budget constraint. the colorsoft looks nice but that price jump is real. between those two, the paperwhite signature is a bit heavier but the screen is flush which you mentioned matters to you. the kobo clara bw has that recessed screen you're not into. for carrying in a bag, both