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title: "Advent — Light Reading"
description: "How Kindle's Paperwhite Technology Works The Kindle Paperwhite uses a unique lighting system to illuminate its electronic ink display. Rather than using a backlight as on LCD-based tablets, the..."
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date: 2013-12-04
modified: 2013-12-04
author: "Monique"
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lang: en
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# Advent — Light Reading

How Kindle’s Paperwhite Technology Works

[!(https://somisguided.com/wp-content/uploads/paperwhite.png)](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/26/technology/light-reading.html?ref=technology)

The Kindle Paperwhite uses a unique lighting system to illuminate its electronic ink display. Rather than using a backlight as on LCD-based tablets, the Paperwhite uses a transparent light guide that directs light from four edge-mounted LEDs down toward the surface of the display. See how it all works!

Source: (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/26/technology/light-reading.html?ref=technology)