I had one of the earlier white Kindles with full keyboard, and the buttons is what I miss the most on the Paperwhite. It just feels awkward to move your thumb to the screen and touch, as your fingers get in the way of the screen. On the Keyboard Kindle you can keep staring at the screen while turning pages, with nothing getting into your focused field of vision and achieve a higher flow.

Still, the Paperwhite is good enough that it has been a good upgrade. Touching to define a word or to find out who this character in GoT really is, is very useful.

Alas, the new Kindle does not ship internationally just yet (or at all, until October 21st).