Preparing for a month long trip to Eastern Europe. I am a dinosaur and don’t have a e-reader; I read hardbacks and paperbacks. Since I want to travel light, I am planning on getting an e-reader. Any suggestions for a reader that is easy to use???
I have used both the Kindle and Barnes and Noble’s Nook. Both are easy enough to use. I generally use the Kindle more now just because I have Amazon Prime and get to choose a free book every month from a mix of 5-7 choices.
I would suggest getting the back lit one so that you can read in bed or in the car without having a light on.
When you choose, join your library and get libby downloaded because there are just so many books available to loan. Frankly I am not fussy, I have an ancient kindle and a modern cheap as chips fire and they are both great, my phone is OK too, with the libby or kindle app. I would make sure what you choose supports libby and is able to have good sound for audio books.
+1 to a Paperwhite Kindle
+1 to the Libby app
The battery life is really good on the Kindle. IMO.
Kindle paperwhite.
Make sure you have a converter for the charger (which you will need to get separately, they aren’t included.)
Kindle Paperwhite here also. Long battery life, lightweight, easy on the eyes. Get it a few weeks before you leave so that you are used to its features and how to get books onto it (easy within Amazon). You don’t need a converter, just a plug adapter like this https://www.amazon.com/Inovat-American-USA-European-Adapter/dp/B01AZ9BIKG/ref=sr_1_15?keywords=european+plug&qid=1565644127&s=gateway&sr=8-15.
The Kindle is like most electronics and works on both 110V and 220V. We went to Eastern Europe last year so I have direct experience.
+another on Kindle Paperwhite - and the new ones are waterproof! So great for reading in the bath… in the rain… at the beach… while doing dishes. 
Seriously, a waterproof e-reader is the best thing in reading since pre-cut book pages.
I wish I had bought a Paperwhite on Primeday. Couldn’t decide as I have a nook and read kindle books on my tablet, but now I want one. Guess I’ll have to wait until black friday.
Are you taking an iPad? If so, you can just download the kindle ap onto your iPad.
Kindle Paperwhite. It’s much harder reading on an iPad -too much glare.
Another Kindle Paperwhite user here. I love that I can take it in to the bath.
I travel frequently for work and purchased a Fire. I almost exclusively use it for reading e-books, but it can also do email, internet, Facebook, etc. I got it on a flash sale and I got the kind with ads since it was cheaper.
Just to be clear for the OP, the Kindle is an e-reader (uses e-ink) and the Fire is the Amazon version of a tablet (backlit tablet screen), like the Ipad Mini. I travel with both an e-reader and an Ipad Mini. I just can’t read on the Ipad but many people can and do. If you can, the Ipad Mini, or for much less money the Fire, would be the solution using the Kindle app.
I read both on an iPad and a kindle paoerwhite. I don’t see much difference indoors but the kindle is much better outside. .
While I still prefer reading books on paper the Kindle is great. It was easy to download books when we were in Hong Kong.
I had a Kindle Fire and liked it as an e-reader, but Amazon’s restrictions on Google’s products made it a lousy tablet. I now have a Samsung tablet with the Kindle app and LOVE it–does everything the Kindle did plus lots more. Used to travel with a small laptop, but now just need the tablet.
Yes, I do think the question is whether the OP wants to use the device to access the internet in addition to read ebooks. Great suggestions for either option but that’s the first decision that needs to be made. I personally travel with an ipad which allows me to access the internet (email, CC, etc.) as well as read books, play games, text (with internet), etc. But I find it very difficult to read outside and, not that it’s heavy but it is heavier than a kindle and it’s definitely much more expensive than a kindle. So, if just reading, I’m with those that say to go for a kindle paperwhite.
"You don’t need a converter, just a plug adapter like this " - that was what I meant by a converter. sorry if terminology not correct?
The Kindle paperwhite is so easy to take places - literally drop it in your purse or large pocket of your coat. It’s much smaller and lighter than an iPad. I drop mine in my purse each morning and grab it anytime I have a few extra minutes at work or at an app, or whatever. Super easy and convenient. Don’t forget you can change font style or size. I recently changed the font on mine and now it’s SO much easier of a read for me.
I have a friend who is a fan of the dyslexia font. When I got my new Bagallini I found one that fits the Kindle. The Kindle has an experimental browser, so you can connect directly to the internet. It seemed to work pretty well for downloading, but would be awful for actually using for your internet connection.