**Item: **Kindle Touch Wireless Reading Device Price: $54.99 Shipping Options: $5 Standard OR $9 Two-Day OR $12 One-Day Condition: Amazon Certified Refurbished Read the Blog - Buy It
I do too, the exact same three. I paid $115 for my KT through ebay almost 2 years ago before they were discontinued. It also came with a case, 3G/WiFi and USB cable. The seller had received another tablet and decided to sell the KT. It’s a nice reader for sure.
When I decided to get a Kindle, I opted for a Kindle 4 instead of a Touch. I like the fact that the one without the touch screen has buttons on both sides for both page forward and back, which makes reading one-handed exceptionally easy. (It didn’t hurt that I only paid about $40 as well.)
A lot of my reading time involves a cuddly dog being in my lap, so it’s nice to turn pages with one hand rather than having to pause in the petting (she sometimes nudges and pokes me until the petting resumes).
I think if you already have a tablet of some flavor, this is an excellent sister device at a great price. Why would you want it if you already have a tablet? Reading outside in direct sunlight, say by a pool on vacation. It is also smaller and more comfortable to read on than a tablet.
If you don’t have a tablet you can use to read in dark situations (and aren’t planning on getting one), then maybe it would be worth it to spend the extra money on a paperwhite. But still, at this price, a small booklight will still be far cheaper than the paperwhite.
Eh, I have seen the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight cheaper than this (new) twice in the past week. With the Nook, besides light, you get a micro SD slot, optional directory structure (for collections) and a rootable Android device (plus, I like the option of using physical buttons, and the Epub format).
OK, so the total price is the same for both.
The choice comes to touch, or buttons.
Personally I think buttons are more convenient when searching the dictionary, but more important, I need only one hand to read and flip pages, while my other hand can stay warm i my pocket
It is ad-supported, but the ads are pretty innocuous. The screen savers are ads, but I never noticed them as being in-my-face advertising. There’s also a thin line of ad info at the bottom of the page, which takes up a bit of real estate but at this sale price can be ignored.
I have a Nexus 7" tablet that’s all but unusable outside or in any other bright light, but my Kindle is readable everywhere except in the dark. And I have a terrific little booklight that solves that problem nicely.
LOL! I have the same KIndle 4 for exactly the same reason: the side buttons are highly advantageous, and the five-way controller is only a minor nuisance. On those rare occasions I don’t have a dog on my lap, I’m lying in bed reading, and the one-handed operation is useful for us lazy readers.
In our family we have two Kindle Keyboard with 3G and one basic Kindle (this one?). Not too enthralled by the touch ones, I agree with others that flipping pages is better with physical buttons. I’m debating if it’s worth it to upgrade to the next generation which has higher resolution along with the innovative front lighting. In any case, I love my Kindle ereaders!
