Amazon kindle Paperwhite (2013)

Amazon has launched a new kindle called the kindle paperwhite. The Amazon Kindle paperwhite, is the closest you can come to reading an actual book. The new Paperwhite has a series of hardware upgrades and some new software as well.

It is the first product to feature E Ink's Pearl 2 display, which offers better contrast, along with 1GHz processor (25 percent faster than the 800MHz found in the original Paperwhite), a next-generation built-in light, and a more responsive touch-screen display (1,024x768-pixel resolution with 212 pixels per inch) that has a 19 percent tighter touch grid. It's also a hair lighter, weighing 7.3 ounces instead of 7.5 ounces.

While the two models look the same (there's an Amazon logo on the back instead of a Kindle logo), the most immediate difference you notice is that the new screen is gorgeous and whiter than before. It really is a lot more attractive and easier to read than the previous model, which looks blue and unevenly lit by comparison.

While reading you can highlight passages or even Tweet parts of it. There is also the wonderful X-ray feature which lets you see all references to a name or a term in the entire book. This is a great feature when reading long books where you want to check where this character has appeared before.

But best of all, you can read a Kindle under the sun or inside a blanket, as it is not affected by ambient light. And that is something a book can't do. It also syncs with all your other Kindle apps on phones and tablets. Also, you open to a book right where you left it on another device. 

This one is for people who do not wish to carry around stacks of bound paper in their backpacks and pockets. So if you love books. You will love the Kindle too.

The basic Wi-Fi model costs around $120 (र 10,999 in India) and the 3G version costs $190 (र 13,999).