The good: The Kindle Touch is a compact, lightweight, and affordable e-book reader with an e-ink touch screen. It offers access to a massive catalog of books, magazines, newspapers, and audiobooks via Amazon.com’s familiar online store, as well as to online loaners from your local library. It also supports MP3s and–for some titles–text-to-speech.
The bad: All accessories–including a cover and an AC charger–cost extra. You also need to spend an extra $40 if you don’t want the ad-supported Special Offers version, and $50 more if you want 3G wireless support. The lack of hard page-turn buttons may frustrate left-handed readers.
The bottom line: The Kindle Touch is Amazon’s best e-reader to date.
