No, but better is better. The paper-white display (with backlight) is substantially, appreciably better than the old displays. The absence of the extremely rare

No, but better is better. The paper-white display (with backlight) is substantially, appreciably better than the old displays. The absence of the extremely rarely used keyboard is also welcome. The Paperwhite model doesn't have page buttons though which is a regression (fixed on later models which still has the paperwhite display).