I loooooove my Paperwhite. I had the original Kindle with buttons and a very nice cover with book light before. My MIL sent me the Paperwhite wifi with free offers as a gift and it is indeed wonderful. It is lighter than the original and has a number of extra features. The free offers only appear when you first open it or turn it on. I don't mind this at all because it gives me ideas of other books that I might enjoy. I have the Amazon leather case which is small and fits tightly and which causes the Kindle to turn on when it is opened. I might have chosen the 3G model had I not received it as a gift since that is what I had before, but I don't find it to be a big problem to make sure that I have several books loaded if I will be somewhere without wifi. The brightness of the screen is adjustable as well as font size and a number of other features. I highy recommend it!!