Amazon's more expensive Kindle offers a bigger and more versatile display, with better battery life and water resistance to boot. The default Kindle offers great value at a low price, and shares more features with the Paperwhite than you'd think.

With an e-reader, gone are the days of carrying around bulky hardcovers! Lastly, most e-readers like the Amazon Kindle connect to Wi-Fi so you'll have access to thousands of titles via the Kindle Store.

The Kindle Paperwhite is Amazon's, let's say, premium ereader – big screen to fit more copy on the 'page', high resolution for crisp, sharp text and an adjustable light to help ease any strain on the eyes over long periods. The standard Kindle, as the name would suggest, is a more basic version of it's luxurious younger sibling.