It’ll read any e-book from the Amazon store ... Come on, if you wanted a note-taking device, you’d buy a Remarkable Paper Pro or Kobo Elipsa 2E; the basic Kindle wouldn’t even be in the running.
However, you can skip the subscription if you have a collection of e-books from a different e-reader or just plan to borrow some from your local library. Is Black Friday a good time to buy ...
Case in point, I now think the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is the better buy over the standard Kindle. However, pick them up when they're discounted during Black Friday sales and they're ...