The 2024 Amazon Kindle is a very pocketable device that can carry your entire library, but it improves very little over its successor.

I’ve brought it on multiple international trips, along with my daily commutes. It is compact, with an e-ink display that can easily handle bright light and, the best part, is the stellar battery life.

The 11th-gen Paperwhite update, released in late 2021 for $140, was a big quality-of-life upgrade, with a bigger 6.8-inch screen, adjustable color temperature, USB-C, more frontlight LEDs, and (in the more-expensive Signature Edition) an auto-brightness sensor and wireless charging.