This is the new Kindle Paperwhite against its predecessor - ENTER.CO

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The new version of the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite came out this week. Photo: ENTER.CO.

Amazon launched week version Paperwhite Kindle latest and advantage we IFA amid show to world media . Light is an evolution of the first version of this reader, whose main characteristic is its backlit screen. However, according to company representatives at the fair, has some additional improvements.

hardware, new Paperwhite is faster than its predecessor, which is what is expected of the evolution of any device. Its screen is also brighter and has a slightly better contrast than the previous model . Brought face to face, the difference is noticeable, but anyone who already has a Paperwhite going to get an improvement that justifies the purchase of one of the new version.

software, on the other hand, are the main additions. The most important is a new navigation system on the books, which, according to Amazon representative we spoke-” is how to separate a page of a book with a finger “. Allows returned to any page, read on for several pages even more, and finally back to the starting point. The menu is fairly intuitive, not bad and is easy to access, but could have stayed a little more verbose: the text of the preceding pages has an open reading frame that takes away ‘real estate’ to the text unnecessarily.

also Amazon now free dictionaries combines a version of Wikipedia that the user can consult at any time . When the user says a word, not only can find its meaning, but also have direct access to the Wikipedia entry for that word, if it exists.

Another important improvement of the dictionaries is a new feature that, according to Amazon, helps those who are learning other languages. Create a personal database of meanings, called ‘Vocabulary Trainer’ (Vocabulary Trainer) . Every time the user encounters a word he did not know, you can store it there, where it is stored along with their meaning and the phrase in which the first saw.

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Top right, the new version: the screen is illuminated. Photo: ENTER.CO

is an interesting bet for a market that is increasingly niche: many users prefer a tablet instead of a ‘ereader’ for convenience, but readers better appreciate consummate experience in the latter device. The battery lasts several days, the fact that the e-ink screen does not emit light, is illuminated from behind, creating a similar effect when light falls on the paper helps tired eyes less and is more lightweight and portable.

others, this new version feels very similar in hand to its predecessor. Sizes are identical and very similar weights. In the United States is costing from $ 119 the only Wi-Fi version and $ 189 3G version. In Europe, Amazon charges € 129 for it, and € 189 for the 3G version.