Kindle Paperwhite (12th gen)

The jump from 6.8 to 7 inches is small on a spec sheet and large on a page of nonfiction. Carta 1300 improves contrast over the last Paperwhite; the extra LEDs kill the old cloud-at-the-edge lighting. USB-C finally arrived a generation ago and stayed.

Software is Kindle: excellent typography, aggressive lock-in, a store that just works. Colorsoft exists if you want covers in color. Most novels do not need it. This is the ereaderinfo.com pick for almost everyone who reads Amazon books.