Kindle Oasis Wi-Fi Reading Tablet w/ Special Offers: 32GB $210, 8GB $185 + Free Shipping $184.95

Can also get 20% when trading in an old kindle

Can also get 20% when trading in an old kindle

Yeah but tradeins take 3+ days by which time this deal will be long gone

Trying to trade in my old kindle oasis 2 - Amazon tells that it will give me $5 for it! Before it showed - up to $75. Feels scammy.

I wish I had thought about the delay in trade in. Last time I did it the discount was instant. I was thinking about getting the Oasis but it is pretty expensive at MSRP.

No they'll probably give you $75, but after they check. There is an option to get your kindle back, if they don't give you $75. But the point is that you can't buy a new one with 20% off, until they check your old one.

...But it's not the huge upgrade I was hoping for...

I'm totally with you on this.
I currently has Kindle Oasis 2 and battery started to give up. Battery holds only for about 2-4 days of light reading. And unlike Kindle Paperwhite - it is close to impossible to change battery, without breaking the screen - everything is glued.
I definitely won't pay full $250 for new Oasis - so far it has the same functionality as old one - only better light, but maybe I'd pay ~$100 with trade in.

I actually testing Kobo Forma ($250) and Kobo Libra ($150). I really like functionality and features they provide - especially Pocket integration, devices are more lightweight and easier to hold. The killer feature of Kobo - no ads - so when I open the case it wakes Kobo right away, no need to swipe.
The only two things t I really miss from Oasis
1) Kobo is slow and less responsible, Oasis 2 feels snappier when changing the pages and reaction on menu
2) Kobo doesn't support syncing position between devices in books uploaded by user - unlike Kindle saves and syncs position for mobi files I'm sending via email. I think Kobo supports sync only for ebooks purchased from their store, but most of the ebooks I read I upload manually. With Kobo I still can upload the books - via dropbox (Forma supports this out of the box, Libra - via KoboCloud script https://github.com/fsantini/KoboCloud).

After trying Kobo's - I'm too spoiled to buy Kindle Oasis 2021 but I'm returning Kobo - it is too slow and buttons are so hard to press. I guess I should stick to old Oasis 2 until Amazon or Kobo come up with new devices.
If only there will be device that will be cross between Kindle Oasis and Kobo Forma - I'd happily pay $250 for it. But looks like neither Amazon Kindle nor Kobo Forma have any updated devices coming...

PS I'll be testing new Kobo Elipsa 10" note taking eink tablet - but it is large device falling into completely different category.

Trying to trade in my old kindle oasis 2 - Amazon tells that it will give me $5 for it! Before it showed - up to $75. Feels scammy.

Yes, very expensive and...coming from a daily user of it...not worth it.
It's nice, don't get me wrong. The smooth face, adaptive lighting, higher resolution and fairly quick page turning is all nice.
But once/if you put a cover on it, it loses all of its form factor benefit, and I miss the more recent Paperwhites with the flat screen face.
Don't get me wrong, I don't regret having it, and I paid $110 after trade-in a couple years back. But it's not the huge upgrade I was hoping for, and would have been just as happy continuing to rock out my regular Paperwhite. Hindsight 20/20.