Usually, Amazon's biggest and best discounts happen during events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day, with prices slashed on some of its most popular own-brand tech from Fire Sticks to Echo smart speakers.
Today at Amazon, the Kindle Paperwhite (11th generation, 16GB with Ads) has dropped to a super-low price of £119.99. That's a huge 20% discount from its RRP of £149.99. The lowest we have ever seen its price is £109.99 – and this isn't that far off from that, so it's still a great deal.
If you're interested in buying one, you'll need to hurry because the Prime Day sale ends at 11.59pm on Wednesday, July 17.
Kindles changed the reading game – gone are the days of lugging around a bulky book, you can now keep thousands of titles in your bag and forget they're even there. I've owned a Kindle Paperwhite for a while now and it's one of my favourite devices – I've more than doubled my yearly book count since I bought one.
What is the Kindle Paperwhite?
The Kindle Paperwhite sits towards the middle of the Kindle range. This one has a 6.8-inch screen, 17 LED front lights with an adjustable warm light, weeks of battery life, and a flush front design. You get 16GB of storage that will hold thousands of books.
It's also waterproof so you can use it by a pool without worrying about splashes, or outside in the temperamental British summer without worrying about a sudden downpour of rain.
What to Read Next
I've been using my Kindle Paperwhite for a couple of years now, and I still love it. It only weighs 205g which is the same as some smartphones, and it's small enough to fit into most of my bags.
I take it everywhere with me – I read it on my commute and it comes on holiday in my hand luggage. Plus, the adjustable warm light makes it easy on the eyes for nighttime reading.
The Kindle Store has what seems like endless titles available from the latest bestsellers to Pulitzer Prize winners, each taking a matter of minutes to download.
A few features are missing from the Kindle Paperwhite, like auto-adjusting lights and wireless charging, and some people might like a bit more storage. In which case, you should buy the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition instead, it has all of those things including 32GB of storage which is double that of the Kindle Paperwhite.
The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is on sale at Amazon, too. You can buy one for £149.99, which is a 17% reduction from its original price of £179.99.
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Is this a good deal?
Absolutely. We've only seen the Kindle Paperwhite drop to this price a handful of times. You can buy cheaper Kindles from as little as £75, but you'll miss out on some features like waterproofing and the warm adjustable front light.
Shopping for your little ones? The Kindle Kids (2022 release) has also been featured in Amazon's Prime Day deals, dropping the price down from £104.99 to only £79.99 for Prime members.
Amazon Kindle Kids (2022 release)
