Beyond its premium construction and physical page turn nubs, the Kindle Voyage’s prime selling point has been its higher resolution display. Well, today, the dynamics have shifted … as Amazon has just introduced an “All-New” Kindle Paperwhite that features a 300ppi e-Ink screen, while retaining its $119 price point — $80 cheaper than Voyage. Along with the new Paperwhite, Amazon is also taking this opportunity to more formally introduce their new font and layout engine.
As for me, I got my pre-order in. Once I’m done checking out the upgraded Paperwhite when it releases June 30th, I’ll pass it on to Mom. All that’s really left for the Kindle line is waterproofing… and, until then, I’ll be sticking with Ziploc.
Verge and Slashgear went hands on and has some nice insight comparing new Paperwhite to Voyage:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/17/8797749/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-2015-hands-on-photos
http://www.slashgear.com/amazons-300dpi-kindle-paperwhite-is-testing-my-ereader-loyalties-17389002/
“All that’s really left for the Kindle line is waterproofing”
Well, that and the back-to-the-future ‘real physical page-turn buttons’, of course…
Don’t think those are ever coming back… :/ I still inadvertently turn pages and wish for something physical on the bezel. But not paying for the non-clicky Voyage nubs.
“Don’t think those are ever coming back… :/”
Silly Amazon. I’d pay an extra $100 (or maybe even more) without blinking an eye for a ‘special edition’ with those. And while there might not be throngs like me, I’m sure I wouldn’t be the only one.
The key to owning a lasting monopoly space like the e-reader market is to keep every niche happy as pie. It’s why Apple (smartly) kept the iPod Classic going for so long…