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Lately, it seems as though the biggest happenings in the E Ink world revolve around large note-taking devices like the Kindle Scribe<\/a> and color offerings such as the apt-titled Kobo Libra Colour<\/a>. That said, if you\u2019re looking for a basic ebook reader to burn through your summer reading list, there\u2019s nothing wrong with picking up a last-gen e-reader like the 2018 Kindle Paperwhite<\/strong> \u2014 which happens to be on sale at Amazon (via Woot)<\/a> in used condition with ads for $49.99.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amazon\u2019s last-gen Paperwhite has become more difficult to find since the arrival of the 2021 model<\/a>, even if it isn\u2019t a dramatic step down in terms of features. It still carries an\u00a0<\/em>IPX8 rating for full resistance against water immersion, as well as a crisp six-inch, 300ppi display and support for Audible audiobooks via Bluetooth headphones.\u00a0The newer Paperwhite sports a bigger display and better backlighting \u2014 not to mention wireless charging, if you opt for the 32GB Signature Edition<\/a> \u2014 but it rarely drops below $100 in price, even when on sale. The real travesty here is the fact that the 10th-gen Paperwhite only offers a mere 8GB of storage in its base configuration and uses Micro USB for charging instead of USB-C, which, even in 2018, felt like a miss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n