The brand new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is $30 off for Black Friday

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

The sixth-generation Paperwhite has a seven-inch display, 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 p.c brighter at its most stage than the fifth-gen mannequin.

The brand new Paperwhite has 25 p.c quicker web page turns than its predecessors, which Engadget’s Amy Skorheim discovered makes a marked difference in the reading experience. (The evaluate was for the costlier Signature Version, but it surely has equivalent web page turns.) At 7.8mm thick, that is the thinnest Paperwhite up to now.

The ereader nonetheless has IPX8 water resistance, and the machine 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, it provides you a lighter and extra compact ereader on a budget.

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