Finest low-cost Kindle offers July 2024

With regards to discovering a tool to learn ebooks, you’ve gotten a number of choices to select from. You’ll be able to at all times purchase a pill or use your telephone, however these gadgets are multipurpose and can be utilized for a ton of issues, like browsing the net or doom-scrolling on X. If you’re searching for one thing to strictly learn books, e-readers, whereas area of interest, are designed to retailer your whole books in a digital library with restricted performance.

Amazon, one of many pioneers of the e-reader, has dominated the house for years with its ever-expanding Kindle lineup, which consists of a number of distinctive fashions with their very own professionals and cons. The majority of the gadgets operate as easy e book readers; nonetheless, with the Kindle Scribe, Amazon seems to be transferring past books and into the realm of writing — one thing that ought to make future Kindles operate extra akin to bodily paper.

Beneath, we’ve listed every mannequin at present obtainable. Generally, there isn’t a deal for one or any of the merchandise, however we’ve talked about the newest sale worth in these situations. Additionally, understand that Amazon will maintain its annual Prime Day celebration on July sixteenth and seventeenth. Traditionally, we are likely to see nice offers on Amazon gadgets — together with Kindles — throughout the two-day purchasing occasion, so it might be value it to attend should you’re ready to take action.

In case you missed it, Amazon introduced a brand new entry-level Kindle in 2022, one which was designed to switch the 2019 mannequin. The newest Kindle — which begins at $99.99 — places Amazon’s base e-reader extra in keeping with the newest Kindle Paperwhite, offering a variety of quality-of-life enhancements within the course of. The 2022 mannequin options longer battery life, a 300ppi display, and costs through USB-C as an alternative of Micro USB. It additionally touts 16GB of storage by default and is available in a “denim” coloration, which resembles the gentle blue you may affiliate with denims.

Up to now, Amazon’s latest ad-supported Kindle has dropped to as little as $74.99 ($25 off) with three months of Kindle Limitless included. Proper now, nonetheless, you may solely purchase the Kindle at Amazon, Finest Purchase, and Goal for its full retail worth of $99.99, or with advertisements, an influence adapter, and a cloth cowl beginning at $134.97 ($15 off). No matter whether or not you select the standalone mannequin or the bundle, the entry-level Kindle stays a worthwhile possibility should you’re seeking to decide up an e-reader for $50 lower than the most recent Paperwhite.

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The newest base Kindle wasn’t the one e-reader Amazon launched in 2022. The entry-level mannequin arrived alongside a brand new Kindle Youngsters, which is similar to the usual mannequin however comes with a handful of equipment and supplies age-appropriate content material for youthful readers preferring digital books. Just like the last-gen Kindle Youngsters, the most recent mannequin retails for $20 greater than the bottom mannequin, bringing the MSRP to $119.99.

By way of add-ons, the brand new Kindle Youngsters version consists of 4 gadgets: the system, a case, a two-year prolonged alternative assure (within the occasion the system breaks), and one yr of Amazon Youngsters Plus. The latter is the most important promoting level of the system apart from the kid-friendly patterns, because it permits dad and mom to grant their baby entry to video games, movies, and books — together with these within the Percy Jackson and Harry Potter collection — at no extra value.

In late March, we noticed the Kindle Youngsters promote for $99.99, which is $20 shy of its all-time low and the most cost effective we’ve seen it go for since Black Friday. Proper now, nonetheless, there aren’t any offers obtainable, that means you may solely purchase the e-reader at its full retail worth of $119.99 at Amazon, Finest Purchase, and Goal.

Amazon’s newest Kindle Paperwhite is its Eleventh-gen mannequin, which comes with USB-C help, longer battery life, and a bigger 6.8-inch show. The e-reader launched greater than two years in the past, and it typically receives steep reductions at retailers like Amazon and Finest Purchase, notably round Black Friday and all through the vacation season.

When it first launched in 2021, the most recent Kindle Paperwhite arrived in two entry-level configurations: an 8GB mannequin with advertisements for $139.99 and an 8GB mannequin with out advertisements for $159.99. As of late, although, it’s exhausting to seek out both in inventory, and the 16GB ad-supported model ($149.99) and the ad-free model ($169.99) are usually extra broadly obtainable. There’s additionally a 32GB ad-free Signature Version for $189.99, which is similar to the usual Paperwhite solely it options Qi wi-fi charging and a sensor that may robotically alter the backlight when wanted.

Amazon additionally rolled out a Kindle Paperwhite Youngsters for $169.99, which comes bundled with a kid-friendly cowl, a two-year prolonged alternative assure, and a yr of Amazon Youngsters Plus, very similar to the aforementioned Kindle Youngsters. All 2021 fashions are additionally much like the 2018 mannequin in that they function a water-resistant design and Audible audiobook help.

Sadly, the standalone Paperwhite with 16GB of storage is just obtainable for $149.99 (full worth) at Amazon, Finest Purchase, and Goal. That being mentioned, it can save you $20 once you purchase two Kindle Paperwhite Youngsters. Alternatively, you may seize the 8GB Paperwhite as a part of a package deal that features a energy adapter and your selection of a cloth cowl for $174.97 ($20 off), a leather-based cowl for $181.97 ($20 off), or a “cork” cowl for $189.97 ($20 off).

Learn our Kindle Paperwhite (2021) evaluate.

As for the 32GB ad-free Signature Version, it’s obtainable at Amazon, Finest Purchase, and Goal proper now for $189.99 — its common retail worth. Nevertheless, you should buy the ad-free Signature Version with 32GB of storage, a wi-fi charging dock, and a leather-based cowl on sale at Amazon for $244.97 ($20 off). You can even purchase the e-reader with a cork cowl and a wi-fi charging dock for $252.97 ($20 off) or a cloth cowl and a wi-fi charging dock for $237.97 ($20 off).

The ad-free Kindle Scribe is Amazon’s largest e-reader up to now — one which additionally represents a departure from previous Kindle fashions. It packs a ten.2-inch show with 300 dpi, together with the identical nice battery life for which Kindles have develop into identified. What separates the Scribe from different fashions, nonetheless, is that it comes with one among two styli, which can be utilized to annotate books, doodle, or jot down notes. We discovered the e-reader’s note-taking capabilities missing in our testing, however Amazon has already began to enhance the software program through free OTA software program updates, serving to deliver it in control with different E Ink opponents.

We lately noticed the Kindle Scribe drop to an all-time low worth of $239.99. Nevertheless, proper now you may solely purchase it at Amazon and Goal in its 16GB base configuration with a Fundamental Pen and three months of Kindle Limitless for its full retail worth of $339.99. That being mentioned, it can save you cash once you purchase the 16GB Kindle Scribe with a leather-based cowl and an influence adapter for $276.97 ($173 off). In the meantime, the bundle with the Premium Pen, which provides a shortcut button and a built-in eraser, is at present on sale within the 16GB configuration with a leather-based cowl and an influence adapter beginning at $294.97 ($185 off).

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Up till lately, Amazon additionally bought the 2019 Kindle Oasis. Together with a 7-inch 300ppi E Ink show, the Oasis was distinctive in that it provided bodily, page-turning buttons. Sadly, nonetheless, the waterproof e book reader is neither on sale nor in inventory in new situation at Amazon or another main retailer. The worldwide model of the e-reader is at present obtainable at Amazon for $135 (half off), although it is probably not value shopping for at this level. Amazon received’t ship it to US addresses, and extra notably, the Oasis is not listed as a part of Amazon’s official Kindle lineup. That implies that Amazon might have discontinued it and that we might even see a more recent model sooner or later within the close to future.