With Prime Day coming to an end for 2024, now is a good time to buy a Kindle. At WIRED, we’re big fans of them. It’s an excellent solution for bookworms who always want access to tons of books on the go in a compact, lightweight form factor. But they can be expensive. If you’ve been waiting to buy one, you’re in luck because there are Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals on many of our favorite models.
As a reminder, we don’t recommend anything we don’t test, and we test year-round. If you don’t see Prime Day Kindle deals you like here, don’t forget to check out our Best Kindles, Best eBook Readers, and Best eBook Subscriptions. As always, you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership to get the deal price, but you can sign up for a free trial and Prime offers plenty of perks, then head over to our guide to the absolute best Prime Day deals.
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This is currently our favorite Kindle. It has a 6.8-inch screen with small bezels, adjustable warm lighting and 16 gigabytes of storage. It also comes with a USB-C port for wireless charging. We also suggest spending the extra $20 to get rid of lock screen ads. We’re seeing rumors of new Kindles coming, and Amazon is upgrading the Paperwhite regularly. However, this model still performs very well.
This is the basic Kindle and the smallest option. At 6.2 inches tall and 4.3 inches wide, it’s a great choice if you find the Kindle too unwieldy to hold with one hand. The 6-inch screen also comes with 300 pixels per second. inch – an increase from 197 ppi on the predecessor. Other updates include an increase from 8 gigabytes to 16 and a USB-C port for charging. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come with warm lighting or automatic brightness adjustment, and it’s not waterproof. This one is selling out and selling out, it’s worth clicking to double check.
We recommend Skriveren (8/10, WIRED recommends) for note-taking and drawing. Because it’s a Kindle, the reading experience is still seamless, but the large 10.2-inch screen is ideal for taking notes, marking up PDFs and illustrating. However, we do not recommend it for professional artists who want something a little more complex. You also can’t write on book pages (for those who like to annotate while reading), and it’s not waterproof. Right now, only the 16-gigabyte version is still in stock. The Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle is also on sale for $300 ($140 off), which gets you the pen and a nice leather cover.
This is our favorite Kindle for kids. It comes with a kid-friendly content library, parental controls, a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, and a two-year warranty. It also has a high resolution 300 ppi screen and can switch between light and dark mode. We’ve seen it drop a bit lower in the past, between $105 and $110, but this is still a solid deal. If your child breaks, there’s a two-year worry-free warranty, and Amazon will replace your device for free.
Deals on Kindle accessories
This is a great accessory if you’re looking for a more comfortable way to hold your Kindle. The soft silicone straps attach to the back of the e-reader and give you a better place to rest your hands. It is available in several sizes depending on the type of e-reader you have.
The standard Amazon fabric cover is not for sale, but if you want to protect your Kindle from damage, we recommend a cover. These open like a book and come in a variety of colors including blue, pink, green and black. They are also made from post-consumer recycled material. This is for the basic Kindle, but it’s also available for Paper white.
WIRED reviewer Nena Farrell tested this and said it makes for a super convenient and comfortable experience, especially if you have any sources of chronic pain in your hands and wrists. The clamp is easy to attach to bed frames and side tables. and it’s light enough to use anywhere (with enough neck resistance to keep it from falling forward or out of the position you place it in). The floor stand version ($60) is also on sale for $10 off if you’d rather not attach it to your furniture.
Photo: Simon Hill
These are our top picks in our guide to the best reading lights. It’s a clip-on with an adjustable gooseneck and two swiveling light bars, each containing seven LEDs. You can also cycle through five levels of brightness and three color temperature modes, as well as six brightness settings.
This is my favorite reading light. It looks a little silly, but it’s an excellent alternative to a clip-on reading light. It is adjustable, lightweight and comes with three color temperature modes as well as six brightness settings. It’s also rechargeable with up to 80 hours of battery life when you’re on the dimmer settings.
What’s Prime Day without a ton of Kindle e-books on sale? Most of these aren’t, uh, WIRED-recommended. However, we did spot a few of our favorites, including Marcus Aurelius Meditations ($2) and Penny Reid’s Grin and Beard It ($3) (I’m an eclectic person with eclectic tastes.) For more information on how to get e-books, see our guide to the best e-book subscriptions.