Yet I do miss the form factor of the Paperwhite instead of the Oasis.

But not sure I want to get rid of my Oasis, and I really don't need a 3rd kindle. I like the look of the new Paperwhite, it's size does appeal to me (I'd still have to keep the other Paperwhite for times I need to put it in my purse), and I love the idea of USB C finally.

My Oasis is my daily reader, but I've never been overwhelmed with the size of the Oasis and don't exactly use the buttons on a regular basis when reading. I mainly use the Paperwhite when i need a smaller device to fit in my purse and the new size of the Paperwhite will not fit. I have the latest Oasis (forget what version number it's at) and the Paperwhite (10 gen). (Well, my previous PW2 would randomly reset itself every couple of years, which was annoying but tolerable.) Pretty good track record, I'd say! Overall, in all the years I've used various Kindle devices (dating back to the OPRAH code), that's the only one I've ever had a real problem with. The only issue was it included a charging cord that didn't fit, but I kept the original cord, so that didn't matter. Thankfully, the replacement has been fine - knock on wood. The whole experience was snakebit for me, to be honest. If you want to be 'first in line' and don't care about paying more to have it a month or so early, then by all means, go ahead, preorder, and enjoy!Įdit - Another thing to consider: That Kindle ended up freezing after 6-8 months (something like that) and having to be replaced, which is another reason not to get the earliest version of any model. All that did was train me never to preorder a Kindle ever again, which only serves to cost the company money in the long run. Very shortsighted behavior by Amazon back then. It was a needless exercise in frustration!) That would be fine if they consistently applied that policy across the board. (I don't care if they removed their policy on price-adjustments. The PW4 was put on sale after only a month - screwing over loyal customers who preordered, with Amazon customer service only making things worse by being very hit-or-miss about price-adjustments.

One thing I recommend: If there's an October release, wait until Black Friday a month later.

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