All our prayers and predictions came true when Amazon finally updated the entry-level Kindle. But no one expected the entire lineup, including the Paperwhite and Scribe, to get a refresh—and a new color Kindle. Way to go, Amazon! But is the upgrade worth it?
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As readers, we’re really just interested in books and a device that can carry them (while still offering the Kindle Store and other ways to get books onto Kindle). If you’re a practical consumer, you might not be missing much by deciding not to upgrade your Kindle this year. In fact, if you own an 11th-generation Kindle, there are more reasons to skip the new Kindles. Here’s why.
Amazon's Kindle lineup now consists of four devices: the entry-level Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe, and Kindle Colorsoft. But all is not well with the lineup. Aside from the fact that the lineup is merely a refresh (and not an upgrade), there are a number of nagging issues that may turn users off.
If you sideload your books, the new Kindles may have issues. One user pointed out that new Kindles use the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), which doesn’t show up as normal USB storage on a Mac. To get around this, you’ll need to use OpenMTP or MacDroid to manage your files.
