Do you know how much storage is in the Kindle Paperwhite? Probably not. Amazon doesn’t really advertise it, because the books are small enough to make the stock 4GB non-issue for almost everyone, even in the world where 16GB iPhones were rightfully derided as a disgrace. The company’s Japanese arm clearly thinks it’s a problem for some users, however, it’s just introduced a region-specific “Manga Model” aimed at voracious readers of Japanese comics.
The Sleeve Model is more or less identical to the regular Paperwhite, but comes with 32GB of storage that Amazon estimates is good for about 700 volumes — as an example, the company says you could store the entire run of Naruto, Asari-chan, and Kochikame on the device. Amazon has also boosted performance, claiming a 33 percent increase on page-turning speed.
The Kindle Sleeve Model is available to pre-order today for 16,280 yen ($ 157) or 12,280 yen ($ 118) for Amazon Prime members, 2,000 yen ($ 19) more than the regular Paperwhite. Amazon still doesn’t quite have the selection of sleeve you d expect to find in a Japanese bookstore — I was be devastated to find on the Kindle version of Shirokuma Cafe, for instance — but the new e-reader sees the company aiming to gain ground with an important local demographic.
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