[Editor's Note]: Zuo Zhijian, the author of this article, is a famous media person.

4、 Upgraded software features

1. Level 8 font adjustment, as well as the adjustment of line spacing and page margin, are more practical.

Figure 4: Format and font adjustment interface of kindle paperwhite

2. At the beginning of November, a Chinese upgrade package was released, with three optional fonts: Song typeface, bold typeface, and regular typeface. To be honest, these three fonts are average. But I'm too lazy to look at the system. Let's use it.

For the download and operation of the Chinese upgrade package, please refer to this post:

5、 Accessory leather case evaluation

Since K3 and K4, I have bought official leather cases because I have used the Kindle for a long time, even longer than the iPad.

If you decide to buy Paperwhite, for safety reasons, it is recommended to operate with a sleeve. The following is a set of comments:

1. The magnetic leather sleeve automatically turns off the backlight when it is closed, and it is a screen saver when it is opened. You need to draw it again to return to the operation page;

2. Compared with the K4 cover, it is more antiskid and scratch resistant. It is not easy to fall off in summer, and it is not ice in winter;

3. It should be resistant to falling;

4. I bought it in black. It's pretty.

6、 Eink's embarrassment and the Kindle's entry into China

The price of the books I read on the Kindle, if converted into paper books, would have far exceeded the machine itself. So over the past few years, like many people who like reading, I deeply appreciate that Amazon can launch such classic and elegant electronic products at such a low price in this age of "entertainment to death".

But generally speaking, I think the Eink reader has gone.

1. The popularity of the 7-inch tablet is overwhelming, The price advantage is getting smaller and smaller. After all, most people don't take two 7-inch devices with them when they go out. I believe most people will choose the tablet or Kindle.

Digitimes Research, a Taiwan research institution, predicted that due to the 7-inch tablet PC The competition with large screen smart phones is intensifying, and the global e-book reader shipments will have a continuous downward trend in the next three years, with 8.2 million in 2013, 6.5 million in 2014, and 5 million in 2015.

2. The reading experience of the 7-inch tablet is not what it used to be. The touch experience of the tablet, reading software, authentic resources, and especially PDF support are beyond the reach of the Kindle.

I have been using the iPad mini for more than a week. Before that, except for the scanned PDF, I would not use the iPad to read books. But after the iPad mini came out, the situation changed due to its portability and smoothness.

Please refer to the Ipad mini in-depth evaluation I wrote earlier (including magazine and scanned PDF renderings)

7、 Shopping suggestions

Nevertheless, I still recommend that people who love reading should have a Kindle. The deep reading experience brought by this device is beyond the reach of LCD devices. At some point, you may be willing to hold it and read quietly. At least our parents prefer to face the Eink screen rather than the LCD screen. Moreover, it is so cheap that it costs only one meal.

If you don't dislike the touch screen and don't mind the small defects of the backlight, there is no doubt that you should buy paperwhite. Its soft light can protect the eyes.

If you prefer to use the keyboard to turn pages, as I do, and are willing to wear a light leather case, I suggest you choose the upgraded version of Kindle 4 released at the same time as paperwhite. Only $69. It is still the most cost-effective electronic product for readers.

If you already have a K4 or Kindle Touch and you are comfortable with it, you can wait. I think the technology of this generation of paperwhite is not mature enough, so I gave some discounts on the experience. Maybe the second generation paperwhite will not have the above problems. In fact, I also use K4 to read books.

8、 Kindle source recommendation

There are many e-book resources in mobi format and many websites on the Internet.

In addition, there are two Send to kindle software, which can enrich the content on the kindle.

1. Love to see beans There are many book sources. Mobi format can be pushed directly

2. Sina loves to ask A lot of books that are not convenient to say their names are easy to understand

3. Ziwu Booklet Can be downloaded directly

4. In addition, since you have bought a Kindle, it is recommended to install Amazon's official Send to Kindle software. This push function is very easy to use. As Eink is close to the display effect of paper, you can also import text files on your PC into the Kindle, and the effect is similar to printing. Because of this official push software, since K4, I have not scanned the system much.

The installation tutorial is as follows——

5. If you use Chrome browser and are already obsessed with the display effect of the Kindle, it is recommended to install browser plug-ins, and you can directly send long pages to the Kindle to read slowly.

The installation tutorial is as follows——

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Kindle Paperwhite evaluation (I): backlight and touch screen