Another vote for the Paperwhite! My wife has an original Kindle and I have the second iteration of the Paperwhite. Her old Kindle is having trouble now holding a charge, so we will be replacing it shortly (before our next trip to SXM) with the newest Paperwhite. She loves the more evenly back-lit screen and the lighter weight of the Paperwhite. These e-readers are ideal for what they are designed for: reading, whether in bright sun on the beach or around the pool, or in bed at night if one of us can't sleep. We have our laptop/tablet/phones for accessing anything else.