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Amazon just dropped its best Black Friday deals on Kindles including the Paperwhite and Scribe
Grab the Kindle Paperwhite for $125 or upgrade to an even fancier model during this limited Black Friday deal. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Amazon just launched its Black Friday Kindle eReader deals, with every single model in the lineup seeing significant discounts. These are the lowest prices we'll see all year, making now the perfect time to upgrade your e-reader or pick up a gift for the book lover in your life. This is the official start of Amazon's Black Friday sales, so don't wait because they likely won't get any cheaper this year or even early next year.
Best Amazon Prime Day Kindle Deals (October 2025): Colorsoft, Scribe, Paperwhite
There's no better time than one of Amazon's sale events to treat yourself to a new Kindle. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. If you're in the market for a new Kindle, the best Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals are underway right now. This is the best time--well, now and any other Amazon sale event--to get a new Kindle, no matter what model you're looking for.
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How to get free e-books for your Kindle
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Since its debut in 2007, the Amazon Kindle has changed reading habits for millions of people. E-readers aren't for everyone, but they mean you can take hundreds of books with you on one device, look up words instantly, get new reading material in seconds, and take advantage of all the other benefits of digital reading. The Amazon Kindle Store is stocked with titles you can purchase, but if you'd rather not spend any money to expand your library, you don't have to. Here are some ways you can load up your Amazon Kindle with free e-books.
15 Prime Day Kindle Deals (Plus Amazon Echo Devices)
The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now.
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15 Prime Day Kindle Deals (Plus Amazon Echo Devices)
The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now.
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13 Prime Day Kindle Deals (Plus Amazon Echo Devices)
The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now.
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99 Best Prime Day Deals of 2025--All Personally Tested By Us
Amazon Prime Day is now four days. The Prime Day deals started dropping last month, reached a fever pitch today, and will go on through Friday. We'll be dangerously caffeinated and working in shifts covering 20 hours a day through the end. The WIRED Reviews team only recommends deals on products we've actually tested and approved, and which are actually discounted. If you're looking for up-to-the-minute coverage of deals, check out our Amazon Prime Day liveblog, which will run from 5 am to midnight daily. Deals on computers, routers, monitors, tablets, keyboards, and more. The Google Pixel Tablet (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is a good Android tablet. Where it really shines, though, is its ability to be paired with the charging speaker dock to transform into a smart speaker when you aren't using it as a tablet. Right now, only the tablet version is on sale, and it's a good price if you want to buy it for the sharp screen and overall solid performance. Enjoy simple, set-and-forget Wi-Fi courtesy of Amazon's Eero mesh systems. The tri-band Eero Pro 6E (7/10, WIRED Recommends) adds 6 GHz to the familiar 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands, for fast and dependable Wi-Fi. The Eero Plus subscription is expensive ( 10 per month or 100 per year) but includes comprehensive parental controls, advanced security, ad blocking, and even a password manager and VPN service. As the budget pick in our best mesh Wi-Fi systems guide, the Deco X20 is already a bargain. This Wi-Fi 6 dual-band mesh (2.4-GHz and 5-GHz) is easy to set up and delivered solid results in my tests. It's not the speediest mesh, but if your internet connection is 500 Mbps or less, it's likely enough.
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5 Prime Day Kindle Deals (Plus Amazon Echo Devices)
The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living--Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it--I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those and more. Not only is everything in this guide WIRED-tested and WIRED-approved, but it's on sale right now. Try our Absolute Best Amazon Prime Day Deals roundup and Prime Day liveblog.
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Amazon will use AI to generate recaps for book series on the Kindle
Amazon's new feature could make it easier to get into the latest release in a series, especially if it's been some time since you've read the previous books. The new Recaps feature is part of the latest software update for the Kindle, and the company compares it to "Previously on..." segments you can watch for TV shows. Amazon announced Recaps in a blog post, where it said that you can get access to it once you receive the software update over the air or after you download and install it from Amazon's website. Amazon didn't talk about the technology behind the feature in its post, but a spokesperson has confirmed to TechCrunch that the recaps will be AI generated. Shortly after the feature rolled out, users talked about it on social media, wondering if Amazon is using generative AI to write series summaries.