Kindle Oasis & Paperwhite Talk!

Hello, Readers, and thank you so much for stopping by the channel!!
I have owned the Kindle Oasis (2019 version) for just over a year now, and thought I’d share my thoughts and feelings in case it might help you decide if the Kindle Oasis, or the Kindle Paperwhite, might be for YOU! (I used a Kindle Paperwhite for YEARS, and loved it!)
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. And if you love (or hate) your Kindle, I’d love to hear from you!!
Happy reading,
Susan @ Road Reads

[@dmurfval702]

I own two Paperwhite Kindles (Kindles 5 & 6). I'm planning on getting the newest one in January. I get mine with the ad(s). The ad(s) are only on the open front. Once you swipe to open the book you're reading, or your library, there are no ads. No ads pop up while reading. I've been reading on Kindle for years. Thank goodness because my vision sucks and I just can't read real books any longer. I do still have my favorites on my book shelves. My on and off button is not easily bumped on and off, I've never had an issue. My newest Kindle's battery lasts good and charges super fast. I have 8 gigs on mine and I have 500 books! I use my 32 gig iPhone for audio books. I love my Kindle and would be lost without it.

[@RoadReads]

Isn’t the Kindle so great for those of us with “bad” eyes?! Happy reading, Donna!! 🤗

[@LuciaNicholson]

The page turn buttons are why I love my Oasis.

[@RoadReads]

Those page turn buttons on the Oasis are excellent!

[@JBass33]

Just found your channel and subscribed. Great video on the Oasis, Susan. I have owned nearly every version of the Kiindle since it first came out. (Didn’t own the DX or the Voyage) I love my Oasis, too. I still have a Paperwhite that is several years old as a backup to the Oasis. I am envious of people who have the most recent Oasis because of the warm light option. I sympathize with people trying to decide on the new Paperwhite vs the latest Oasis. For the price, the new Paperwhite has a lot going for it at a lower price than the Oasis. Unlike a lot of people, I like the buttons on the Oasis. The bigger bezel on the button side keeps my fingers away from accidentally initiating the page forward function. I bought the 32gb version and filled it nearly half full with hundreds of Kindle books. I just like having all my books at my fingertips instead of having to download them when I want to read them.

[@RoadReads]

Oh wow! That’s a lot of books - awesome! You’re right about the current tough choice between the 3rd Gen Oasis and the new 2021 Paperwhite. I love my oasis but since the new Paperwhite has the warm light at a fraction (!) of the cost, I think for many, the new 8 gb Paperwhite makes good sense. Unless, like you, they want to have all their books on the device, which means you’ll need 32 gb, and then the cost difference is much less significant.

[@fatbobliveson9482]

Thank you for the video!

[@RoadReads]

Thank you for watching!

[@Julie-ms9ss]

Hi Susan , I’m new to your channel and this is the first video of yours I’ve watched. In fact, I watched it twice. I like your explanation of why you like your Oasis and would be very interested in your second video, detailing your settings, etc. I’ve had Kindles since their first one ( the big clunky white one) , and have traded up several times. I currently have the same Oasis as you, plus their last PW . I like the size of the PW more, as far as comfort in holding it and the flatness of the back. The Oasis with the uneven back sorta bugs me , but it is definitely faster to respond , and the page turn buttons are very handy. I have used my devices to read on most of the time lately , as my eyes aren’t what they used to be , so adjusting the print size has been great. Once you get used to reading with these small devices, books feel really heavy and clunky. Looking forward to seeing your second video on this topic , and will go watch some of your others now too. Thank you .

[@RoadReads]

Thank you so much for watching!! And yes, I’ll definitely be doing another Kindle video, going into more detail. I’m tempted to get the newest PW too.

[@glendaw5221]

Hi Susan. I use the Kindle app on my phone and am now getting back into my Paperwhite. Based on what you’ve said I think I’m going to pass on the Oasis. I’d rather have a roomba to clean my floors! I stumbled upon your channel and love it.

[@RoadReads]

Thank you so much for stumbling on my channel, Glenda!! 😁🤓 just an update since this video - I gave my oasis away because I am so in love with the Paperwhite that came out months ago. It’s battery life blows the Oasis away! Though I do miss the page turn buttons. 😉 Get your Roomba and enjoy! 🧹🛀

[@BradleyBaker]

Agree. I have the first and second versions of the Oasis and I love both of them for the reasons enunciated here. I'm not adverse to trying the new Paperwhite just released but I'm hoping they update the Oasis soon.

[@RoadReads]

Yes! I’m very curious as to what the next iteration of the Oasis will bring!

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

Great video Susan. I have had my eye on the Oasis, primarily because I want the page turn buttons. I've sort of been waiting for my Paperwhite to die to justify buying a new one, but I have a feeling this thing is going to last forever LOL.

[@RoadReads]

Girl, that Paperwhite is never going to die!! 😂 😂 They do have a trade-in program that sounds pretty good though. I’ve not used it, but it might be worth looking into. 😉

[@raskarl]

Nice video. I agree with a lot of what you have said. I have the latest Oasis and absolutely love it. The screen real estate is just perfect for getting into a book and the warm light feature you mentioned is good for reading at nighttime. I was tempted by the new Paperwhite coming out this week but I feel that's not required until my current Kindle dies. I also have a Kobo Clara HD for ePub books, so I have the best of both worlds.

[@RoadReads]

Darn that new Paperwhite for being so tempting, but like you said, our Oasis-s are pretty great! 😁

[@teresateri4803]

I love my kindle paperwhite. I pop it in my handbag and it's like a security blanket. I'm ready for any delay and don't have to lug around a book and worry about bending the cover or pages. I'm so sad, I must have my books in pristine condition. Love this video. If I'm in the mood I sort my downloaded books into collections but it gets fiddley if you don't do it when you buy the ebook as there a bit of box ticking to go through when I dont keep on top of it. I read on my kindle in the summer mostly as I love sitting in the shade and reading outside. 📚🤗❤😍

[@RoadReads]

Love to hear that you get such good use out of your Paperwhite, Teresa!! Saw that sticker on it on your Instagram post - adorable!

[@teresateri4803]

@@RoadReads that's a cover I got on Amazon. Isn't he the cutest. I couldn't resist as it has me smiling by the time I start reading just looking at him. ❤🐘

[@bethmccraw6718]

Great video! I have a paperwhite and an Oasis (the exact one you have) and I’m trying to read more on it. Im 47, and have terrible eyesight so I love the adjustable font size and just the convenient factor of it! Borrowing books from the library is saving me money as well!

[@RoadReads]

Oh, I’m right there with you Beth - 48 and horrible eye sight (for things near). Thank goodness for the Oasis and Paperwhite, eh?! 😃

[@dianamaldonado6333]

I just got my first Kindle Oasis and I love it. Just wish it displayed the book covers in color.

[@RoadReads]

Oh happy first Kindle Oasis! 🎉 Agreed about the book covers being in color…that would be nice. 😃

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

Great tech review. I have a 2017 Oasis with a fading battery. I’ve ordered the new Signature Paperwhite but will not get it until early December. I have read on Kindles since 2008. Totally agree on the order of the page buttons.

[@RoadReads]

Congrats on the new Signature Paperwhite! I’m sure December can’t get here soon enough for a guy with a fading Oasis battery. 😃

[@teresatucciarelli9058]

Love your videos and I love my Kindle Oasis! It is definitely one of my prized possessions. I love that I can read it on the beach and at the pool or in the hot tub. Although I love paper books too, I really don't have a lot of room anymore for piles of books. I do buy paper books sometimes for the really special ones. I would love to see how you customized your Oasis. :-)

[@RoadReads]

Thank you, Teresa! I appreciate you watching and commenting!! And I’ll definitely do another Kindle video in the near future. I love my Oasis too!

[@alannabooks]

I love my Oasis too! And I am the same with the page turn buttons! I don’t understand the way they have it come! That’s so funny! Great minds! ☺️

[@RoadReads]

Yes! Great minds! What was Amazon thinking doing it the other way around?? 😂

[@marktoler1017]

I had the paperwhite went to the oasis and it's all I use now

[@RoadReads]

I'm so happy you love the Oasis!

[@Whoareyoupeople900]

You don't see ads while your reading. They're there when you're at the shop, on your library or as a wallpaper when the device is off. They also don't pop up while you're doing something. they're just at the bottom.

[@RoadReads]

Yes, you’re right, but I didn’t like opening up the Kindle cover and see the ads staring back at me. ;-)

[@fangs1972]

I have the Kindle Paperwhite - smooth sailing, doesn't hurt my eyes. I have the Kindle Fire as well and whenever I use it for Overdrive books or use the Kindle app, no matter how I dull the brightness, that device still scorches my eyes.

[@RoadReads]

The Kindle - saving readers’ eyes since 2007. 😂 Thank you for watching!!

[@tanyawillisanderson]

Great video! I have one of the first paperwhites and don’t use it as much as you do but I’ve always loved its functions. I have a kindle fire from the initial launch - it’s so heavy lol

[@RoadReads]

We’ll take reading any way we can get it, right? 🤗🤓

[@FiReadsBooks]

I like your impersonation of Amazon customer service 🤣🤣🤣

[@RoadReads]

😂

[@taylorclay2122]

My husband bought me a kindle paper white last Christmas and I Love it. I use it in bed for my screen free time while winding down for bed. I’ve had glitches and the same collection issue but I would buy it again

[@RoadReads]

What a sweet husband!! I’m so happy you love your Paperwhite! And I agree with you - the occasional glitch is nothing compared to the enjoyment it brings!

[@jeffehlers9893]

Isn’t it funny that when we refer to “the cloud” we gesture as if everything is up in the sky in a cloud. I do it too.

[@RoadReads]

😂 I didn’t realize I did that.

[@debbiemurphy4971]

Great video, Susan; I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on your Oasis. I’ve watched a few of your other videos and enjoyed them as well - I’m now a new subscriber. I’m looking forward to more of your videos and definitely appreciate your content. It’s very hard to find Booktubers that read what I’m interested in.

[@RoadReads]

Thank YOU so much, Debbie! 🤓 That’s so sweet of you to watch and subscribe!!

[@jamieburch6796]

If you activate voiceview in the settings menu, the kindle will read your book to you in a robotic type voice over Bluetooth.

[@RoadReads]

I’ll have to try that! Thank you!!

[@rodrigonewell1152]

Just in case you’re wondering, the reason that it doesn’t have color is that it’s an ink-based device, not a light-based as most screens. It deposits a tiny glob of ink at each spot that is required and what’s complicated is having different colored ink. So it’s not really about color being more expensive, it’s that the technology is not yet available

[@RoadReads]

Thank you! That’s helpful info!

[@gghostrrider]

I recommend reading at least 1-2 books on the kindle before deciding it’s not for you. I love the Kindle but the Oasis model is taking me longer to appreciate than the PW or Voyage. You’re a natural behind the camera, good video.

[@RoadReads]

Thank you!! 😃 And I agree that the Oasis does not feel quite so natural in the beginning (compared to the Paperwhite) - probably due to it’s square-ish build.

[@judybrown1624]

I think the ads are only on the home screen, so that once you swipe to open the book, there's no difference. Although for $20 why take the chance. I love the buttons too.

[@RoadReads]

You’re right about the ads, Judy! My Paperwhite was not ad-free, and even though the ads don’t show while you’re actually reading (at least, I don’t think they did! - it’s been ages since I’ve used it), it still drove me crazy. (But then again, it doesn’t take much to irritate me sometimes. 😂)

[@hartereads]

I have the first-generation Oasis and I absolutely love it. I actually prefer to read on the Oasis but I have a mental block of paying more than $10 for an ebook. So I usually buy discounted books or download library books. Anyway, AT&T is upgrading at the end of the year and I won't be able to download books on my current Oasis unless I'm connected to WIFI. So...I'm eagerly awaiting a new release of the Oasis. Let me know if you hear anything. :)

[@RoadReads]

Oh, so you have an Oasis with cellular capability?? I’ve never had one of those before. I have always had to be connected to WiFi to download books. So happy to hear you ❤️ your Oasis!!! 🤗

[@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641]

A dictionary is very useful! I was reading Hamnet in a paper form and I had to stop and get a copy in French because there were too many words I didn’t understand! I’m sure if I had read it on my Kobo ereader I would have been able to keep on reading it in English using the dictionary. I can’t read on my Ipad either. And loving that I can throw it in my purse and always have something to read on hand. Color would be nice too… new Kobo can support audiobook… maybe I’ll switch to that and give my current device to my husband.🤔 I won’t give up on real books but it’s a fun option especially when my old eyes are tired at night. 😉

[@RoadReads]

I’m not sure if the Kobo has this, but the Kindle has “word wise,” which when turned on, gives the definitions of words (right there on the reading screen) that they think the reader may be unfamiliar with. For readers whose first language is English, “word wise” is not necessary, but when I tested it out, I thought it’d be awesome for someone whose first language wasn’t English. And, yes, I am a big believer in giving our “old” devices to our husbands. 😂

[@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641]

@@RoadReads no word wise just translation with definition. It’s ok for me because I usually don’t need to use it that often. But Hamnet was a though one… 😅

[@ejavenger]

I bought a kindle basic model and shortly after bought a kindle paper white for the ability to have the warm and auto adjusting features. I read through a book in like three days something I have never done. There is something about these e-ink devices that reading on my iPad never appealed to me

[@RoadReads]

That’s awesome!! The Kindle Paperwhite is a wonderful e-reader, isn’t it!

[@kevinhannon6863]

For Immersion reading may I suggest an Amazon Fire? Since they are so reasonably priced I have one in addition to my Kindle just for my Immersion and Audible books. The Fire also functions as a inexpensive tablet.

[@RoadReads]

Hi, Kevin, and thanks for watching! I have 2 iPads and 2 Kindles, so I’ve never been tempted to add the Fire to the lineup. But yes, the fact that it hosts immersion reading is pretty cool. 😃

[@Meshwork123]

📕 Great review, thank you. I’m an avid writer, but not an avid reader. As an avid reader, could you tell me if your reading habits have improved your writing? Just curious. David, Australia (age 65).

[@RoadReads]

Thank you for watching, David! There are a few AMAZING books that I want to dissect what made them so wonderful - to really understand their character development, plot development, etc. But I also learn a lot from “bad” books/books I did not enjoy.

[@Meshwork123]

@@RoadReads Thanks for your thoughts there, Susan. One website I read recommends at least one hour a day of concentrated, continuous reading; two hours, preferably, in one hour lots. My wife and I really like your hairstyle in this video, by the way. Thanks again.

[@bitteralmonds666]

e-Readers are still complimentary to books. They cannot replace a library quite yet. There are still several books, some very famous works, that have not made the transition from book to e-book. I don't even come close to being a casual reader and I've had a hard time finding e-book versions from authors like Yukio Mishima, Junichiro Tanizaki, and Milan Kundera. I was kinda surprised to not see their works be available digitally. In other instances, even when they are available as e-books, they're full of formatting errors, which makes them almost unreadable. Therefore, I cannot recommend going all-digital with any kind of e-reader. I have a large comic book collection from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo, and - just like audiobooks - graphic-intensive files are larger in size than an e-book. I've already filled up a 32GB Kindle Oasis 3 and an 8GB Nook GlowLight 3 Plus with Japanese comic books/graphic novels. Just like with reading e-books using a computer or tablet screen, reading comic books on those screens also strains the eyes. I've found the e-reader to be the perfect device for black-and-white comic books. e-Readers not only make me spend less on books and comic books (I wouldn't say "save money" in this instance, since I am still spending some money on the digital files), but they do save physical space. If these digital files were physical books, I would probably have a room or two full of wall-to-wall books and comic books! Real estate here in coastal Southern California is too pricey for that kind of thing!

[@RoadReads]

You’re right! It’s kind of disappointing when there’s a book I want on Kindle, but it’s not been “created” yet. (i.e. Hermione Lee’s bio on V. Woolf.) Happy reading!

[@judoboy2019]

The video is great sadly kindel oasis dosent has an audiobook function ;(

[@RoadReads]

Yes, that’s a bummer.

[@animepeaches22]

I’m so torn on which one to get. I’m upgrading from a first gen Kindle Fire and so haven’t owned any of the new models. How does the Oasis feel to hold in comparison to the Paperwhite? I have tiny hands but really want the bigger screen.

[@RoadReads]

Oh that’s a tough one. You may prefer the new Paperwhite, because I think it is slightly more narrow. Honestly, you can’t go wrong in my opinion with either!!

[@animepeaches22]

@@RoadReads thanks! I’ve decided to treat myself to the oasis. I figure I can always return it and get the paperwhite if it’s too hard to hold. 😄

[@RoadReads]

Wonderful! I hope you love it!

[@thiagobgtome]

Hello. Is the battery of your Oasis well performing well? Thanks.

[@RoadReads]

It’s not as good as I was used to with the Paperwhite. I’m going to run some actual battery tests (as done by a true reader, not a tech person), and I’ll share those results on this channel FOR SURE!

[@shelleymullen8403]

They won't remove the ads for you, you have to pay to have them removed.

[@RoadReads]

Thanks, Shelley! Good to know! 👍🏻😃

[@eatdrinkreadrepeat1128]

Actually, They will remove the ads. I recently upgraded my Paperwhite (yes I should of waited) and I didn’t mind the ads until i started getting some that I viewed as offensive. I called and told them honestly what I felt about the ads a manager was contacted and the ads were removed for free.

[@RoadReads]

That’s great! Thank you for letting us know!