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I have a kindle from like a decade ago. It works fine. I just today had the thought as I was carrying it from the beach “why would anyone replace an old kindle?” So my suggestion is get the cheapest oldest model you can. Last week I updated my self hosted ebook library so I have calibre, calibre-web for a nicer front end, and readarr all working in tandem; it’s just about perfect. Books arrive magically on the device once they finish downloading and they download the instant they become available. I don’t know what else I’d want except for maybe a back light. But reading with actual natural light is a pleasure too.
Yeah I have a Kindle about that old and it still holds a charge for quite a while and works as well as when I bought it. It's really one of the better electronics purchases I've made. Does what its meant to well without a lot of frills and has lasted quite a while.
I've looked at the newer models with slight improvements but could not reasonable justify the upgrade at all.
The only feature worth upgrading my PaperWhite for would be better resolution and the warm color frontlighting. If they release a robust color kindle, I'll probably bite but I imagine Amazon isn't doing that because it would be the last kindle anyone buys.
Yeah I would also like USB C and I believe the new ones have that too. But those things are all under the threshold of what I think would justify spending ~$150 when my old model still works so well.
I'll likely ride this one out until the battery totally eats it and I'm guessing that'll be a few more years at least given how it's holding up right now. It looks like by then there'll be more options in color e-ink displays which is pretty exciting.