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This or the Fire? Not sure which one I want now. I love my kindle, but really wish it had a back-light.
The Kindle Paperwhite will feature 62 percent more pixels than the Kindle Touch, Bezos said. It will have a touchscreen and be lit with a fiber-optic lighting system that has been in development for four years, he said.
Bezos predicted users will "leave the light on all the time" and said the device will have eight weeks of battery life, even with the battery on.
It's slightly thinner than the Kindle Touch and, at 7.6 ounces, the same weight.
A new feature called Time to Read will estimate, based on the reader's speed turning previous pages, how long it will take to finish the current chapter or the entire book.
The Wi-Fi-only version will cost $119 and 3G versions will be $179. The WiFi-only model is $20 less than the Nook Glowlight. at $139. Pre-orders began Thursday and it ships on October 1.
Amazon announces new wave of Kindles - CNN.com
The Kindle Paperwhite will feature 62 percent more pixels than the Kindle Touch, Bezos said. It will have a touchscreen and be lit with a fiber-optic lighting system that has been in development for four years, he said.
Bezos predicted users will "leave the light on all the time" and said the device will have eight weeks of battery life, even with the battery on.
It's slightly thinner than the Kindle Touch and, at 7.6 ounces, the same weight.
A new feature called Time to Read will estimate, based on the reader's speed turning previous pages, how long it will take to finish the current chapter or the entire book.
The Wi-Fi-only version will cost $119 and 3G versions will be $179. The WiFi-only model is $20 less than the Nook Glowlight. at $139. Pre-orders began Thursday and it ships on October 1.
Amazon announces new wave of Kindles - CNN.com
