I initially loved my Paperwhite, but I was turned off by the lack of epub support. Whatever their rationale is, I object to not supporting an <i>open format</i> in principle. I have no trouble buying books from their store; 4 out of 5 times they have the lowest price anyway, and the purchasing process is smooth. But 1 out of 5 times they don't have the lowest price, or the formatting of a book I want to purchase is for some reason fubared (the last couple of books I got from Google Play specifically because of this), so I should be able to upload an epub painlessly. So the device starts to feel more like a vehicle to get you to buy into their Kindle ecosystem than anything else, even though the reading aspect of it is really nice.<p>This doesn't seem to bother most people, though.<p>I ended up getting a tablet, but I can't say it's an improvement in every regard. Tablets cost more (actually with the voyage at $200, not that much more), they weigh more, the batteries don't last nearly as long (although I get a good 1-2 days out of use), and good luck reading in the sun. But they also do more.<p>The Kindle app on Android is in some ways more feature-ful and easier to use than the Paperwhite's software. Taking notes (I read a lot of non-fiction) for example, is a cinch when I can use SwiftKey, where as the Kindle's native keyboard was a pain in terms of responsiveness, predicting words, and making corrections.<p>To each his or her own, though. But I'm definitely not in the "I don't need a tablet" crowd.<p>That said, I had no idea that I could jailbreak the Paperwhite, or that there was such a huge scene around it. Gonna check that out.