- Amazon’s Kindle products and services have made reading in the modern era significantly more convenient and enjoyable.
- During Prime Day of last year, Prime members saved up to $30 on the Kindle, $45 on the Kindle Paperwhite, and $30 on a Kindle Unlimited membership. We expect similarly excellent deals this year.
- If you want to save now, you can also check out our Deal of the Day and Insider Coupons pages for current discounts on a variety of products.
- For details on even more deals, you can find all of our Prime Day 2020 coverage here.
Heads up to anyone who loves to read or plans to spend the bulk of their summer weekends splayed out on a beach flicking through the latest thriller, Prime Day 2020 is going to sneak up on you real quick. That is, with deals to appeal to your bookworm-ish heart and savings-driven brain.
Prime Day may have been delayed this year until fall 2020, but we still expect to see excellent prices on certain products. Because the yearly sales event is hosted by Amazon, it tends to favor Amazon devices and services, and that includes everything Kindle ereaders.
Kindle is Amazon’s collection of tablet-like ereaders. It’s also an app that lets you read ebooks from your phone or any other type of tablet. Supplementing the devices and app is Kindle Unlimited, a monthly membership that gives you unlimited access to more books than you can count.
To see what it's like to read with a Kindle, you can first read our guide to using a Kindle, which includes expert tips and tricks. Then, make sure you're prepared for Prime Day 2020 with this checklist.
Kindle deals we expect on Prime Day 2020
Kindle Unlimited
Amazon Kindle Unlimited, $9.99/month (originally $9.99/month) [Was $30 off a year's subscription on Prime Day last year]
Great for particularly voracious readers, Kindle Unlimited gives you unlimited access to over 1 million books, a rotating selection of popular magazines, and thousands of Audible audiobooks. You can access it through any Kindle or device with the Kindle app. Learn more about how to use the service here. We expect to see a similar discount for 2020.
Kindle
Amazon Kindle, $89.99 (originally $89.99) [Was just $59.99 on Prime Day last year]
The most basic Kindle is a solid under-$100 ereader. Though its resolution of 167 ppi is lower than that of its counterparts, the screen is still glare-free, and the newest version now comes with an adjustable front light. This is yet another that isn't discounted at all right now, but could go for tens of dollars off in just a few more months.
Read the Amazon Kindle review here.
Kindle Paperwhite
Kindle Paperwhite, $129.99 (originally $129.99) [Was just $84.99 on Prime Day last year]
If you hate lugging around books and your bookshelf is already full to bursting with titles, you'll love the convenience of Amazon's best-selling Kindle device. It has converted many Insider Picks reading snobs who previously proclaimed they could only ever read physical books - quite the achievement. The newest one is thinner, lighter, and waterproof. This is another we would wait to see a discount, because it's all but guaranteed.
Read the Kindle Paperwhite review here.
Kindle Oasis
Kindle Oasis, $279.99 (originally $279.99) [Was just $174.99 on Prime Day last year]
Amazon's most expensive and advanced Kindle ereader basically requires a deal to make it worthwhile, which we hope to see again on Prime Day 2020. Without any deals, it's expensive, but we still call it the best ereader you can buy right now because it's incredibly light, has an impressive battery life, and the asymmetrical design makes it easy to turn pages. It has a glare-free, 300 ppi resolution display, plus it's waterproof. Absolutely wait for Prime Day this year before picking this one up (unless you just want on really badly right now, of course).
Read the Kindle Oasis review here.