The brand new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is $30 off ...

Amazon solely rolled out the 2024 Kindle Paperwhite final month, however it’s already discounted for Black Friday. The brand new ereader — which has quicker web page turns, a much bigger and higher display screen and longer battery life — is marked all the way down to $130 ($30 off). That’s its first low cost on one in every of our picks for best ereader since launch.

The sixth-generation Paperwhite has a seven-inch display screen, noticeably larger than the 6.8-inch one on its predecessor. Amazon additionally boosted the show’s distinction because of its oxide thin-film transistor show tech, which ought to assist scale back eyestrain. It nonetheless has a heat mild you could tune to match your room’s lighting. The entrance mild within the new mannequin will get 25 % brighter at its most stage than the fifth-gen mannequin.

The brand new Paperwhite has 25 % quicker web page turns than its predecessors, which Engadget’s Amy Skorheim discovered makes a marked difference in the reading experience. (The overview was for the costlier Signature Version, however it has an identical web page turns.) At 7.8mm thick, that is the thinnest Paperwhite to this point.

The ereader nonetheless has IPX8 water resistance, and the gadget makes use of a brand new rubberized texture that makes it simpler to grip. Amazon estimates its battery will last as long as 12 weeks per cost. It ships with a USB-C cable (however no energy brick).

It’s also possible to save on the new standard Kindle on sale for $85 (from $110). Though that mannequin skips out on the nice and cozy mild and has a smaller display screen, it offers you a lighter and extra compact ereader on a budget.

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