Data Breadcrumbs: My Favorite Purchase of 2020🏅

Sam Parmar

Published on Medium November 30, 2020.

👋Since it’s Cyber Monday, I figured I would reflect on my best purchase so far this year. Personally, I have three criteria for a good purchase: use, function, and comfort. The Paperwhite with the waterproof case checks all the boxes for me and does so much more. I love the device (this article is not sponsored by Amazon).

Here’s a list of the features that I’ve taken advantage of:

💡E-ink display for less eye fatigue compared to reading from a phone or laptop.
✏️Custom font style, font size, and line spacing according to my preference.
🔦Backlight to read during low light times.
🔎Search to find a location in a book based on a keyword.
👀Word definition by selecting the word. No need to pull out the dictionary or phone anymore.
✍️Kindle highlights and notes while reading. Combined with Amazon cloud sync is great for reflection after reading.
⏯️ Page sync to continue where I left off across devices. Page is synced on the cloud.
🦹Kindle X-Ray to learn more and see what other people think about the book/page.
📚Library ebook services to read Kindle books for free. Great during this COVID-19 pandemic.
💰Affordable prices for Kindle books across the Amazon Store. Generally, Kindle books are cheaper than physical books.
✌️Similar features on the Kindle App. Here is a tour from Amazon on some of those features.

⌛Hope this is educational and encourages folks to try this little device out. I think it’s great for anyone looking to build a daily reading habit. Get out there and start reading more.

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@misc{parmar2021my,
  author = {Parmar, Sam},
  title = {Data Breadcrumbs: My Favorite Purchase of 2020🏅},
  url = {https://databreadcrumbs.com/posts/2021-01-01-the-kindle-paperwhite-my-favorite-purchase-of-2020/},
  year = {2021}
}