So I bought my Kindle around 3 years ago in 2019, and for the first couple of months I didn’t use it all that much, but when I did the first book I bought, wasn’t a book, but an audio book called Elemental, an over the top, engaging, story-driven science book that explains how to use chemistry to dispose of a dead body. --Aswell as other things–

  • An Audio “Experience”
    But since i bought the book on the Kindle and it had no audio jack, a roadblock was reached… This is how I imagine what using an Iphone is like. It took me a week to get enough money for a cheap pair of Bluetooth headphones that sounded like shit, but worked --only-- with the Kindle and its outdated Bluetooth version.
    Needless to say the audio-book feature is dependent on the Bluetooth headphones you use and nothing else.

  • A True Reading Experience
    But the same no audio jack comparison cannot be made with the reading experience on the Kindle. It has a clear and compact screen, that’s a good size for my large hands, while keeping a clarity comparable to an Iphone.
    The first book i bought on the Kindle was Reincarnated as a Sword, an Isekai series about the adventures of a Sentient Sword who saves a slave girl, and their adventures around the world doing Isekai stuffs. Reading is the stone cold strength of the Kindle and the screen is only as responsive as it needs to be, and beats having a real book hands-down for the quality of reading.

  • Cons and Updates
    However because this is an IOT device that is owned by Amazon, it isn’t scared to collect personal information. I put my Kindle on airplane mode from the moment i got it, and only last year did i put the internet back on. And after a restart it received an overhaul of an update, that in all honesty is a direct upgrade from the older version of Kindle, the biggest upgrade for me is the collections you can make for books you’re reading on the device.

  • In Conclusion
    After finishing The Time Machine using the Kindle it’s been a great experience. Not to mention the great experience of reading 75% of my library on my Kindle; and the majority of it isn’t from the Kindle store, and if you use the workarounds for avoiding Amazon data collection this is definitely the Ereader to have for a reasonable price between £120-£140.