So I've been doing a bunch of reading the past two days on it. You can still turn pages single-handed, but page turning is indeed not as good with the touchscreen. It's not a big deal, but I'd still prefer the buttons.
The time remaining in chapter feature is very nice, especially when you're reading on your lunch break, and can say "10 minutes left in the chapter, 11 minutes left in lunch, I'm good."
So now I have a dilemma. Went down to The Source and they had the Paperwhite in stock but not on display, but I liked the old Kindle with the buttons so much that I would have bought it on the spot except for one thing -- it's the stupid ad-infested one that they are selling for $89.99, and don't have the normal one at all. I actually had the guy bring out the box and sure enough it's right there, "with special offers". Which was yet another reminder why The Source is a lousy place to buy anything.
Amazon is selling it for $89.00 with no mention of ads. However in the US, the ad-infested one is $69 and the normal one $89, but all the others run consistently $20 less than in Canada. So is Amazon's $89 model the $69 US model and infested with ads? I have no idea. The US website makes it clear which one you are buying, but in Canada there is only the one model. If there's any way to get in touch with them I'm going to have to drop them a line, unless someone knows the answer for sure.
So I've been doing a bunch of reading the past two days on it. You can still turn pages single-handed, but page turning is indeed not as good with the touchscreen.
