Update: This popular deal is still available.
Amazon has
16GB Amazon Kindle Colorsoft eReader (Black) on sale for
$169.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Hunter
phoinix for sharing this deal and to Community Members
Oendaril &
ddd142 for contributing to this deal.
Additionally,
Amazon has
16GB Amazon Kindle Colorsoft eReader (Black)
Bundle w/ Clear Black Case on sale for
$171.98.
Shipping is free.
16GB w/out Case Also Available From (
shipping is free):
Product Details:
- Read in color – The new 7" Colorsoft display is high-contrast and easy on the eyes, with paper-like color that brings covers and content to life.
- A brand-new experience – The Kindle Colorsoft display is optimized for reading in color and is different from the Kindle Paperwhite display, which is optimized for black and white reading.
- Color your pages – Highlight your favorite scenes in yellow, orange, blue, and pink.
- Marathon reading – A single charge via USB-C lasts up to 8 weeks.
- Read in any light – Adjust the display from white to amber to read in bright sunlight or in the dark.
- Waterproof and worry-free – Take your stories by the pool, in the bath, or anywhere in between.
- Massive selection – Instantly access over 15 million titles in the Kindle Store worldwide, and add a Kindle Unlimited subscription for all-you-can read access to a catalog including best sellers.
- Try the Page Color feature to invert the black text and white background of pages inside books. While different than Dark Mode, it enables comfortable reading while still displaying colorful images and covers.
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For anyone looking, there is also a bundle below with the clear and fabric case for only 1.99 more at 171.98. The case is normally 36.99 so it seems worthwhile even as a backup case
Unfortunately, while a kindle user since ~2010, I don't think 16gb or even 32gb is even adequate for my needs. If I'm going with color, I'd prefer something that can natively read cbr/cbz and not have to convert and swap things off and on. I have some cbr/cbz that are 100mb+ per volume, with many volumes in the series. Maybe I could deal with a jailbroken kindle and loading cbzs from a nas, a google drive or swapping conversions in and out on my amazon account or something, but I don't want to count on that.
The only color ereader that really intrigues me is the Boox Go Color 7 because it has access to the play store and a microsd slot, so I'd have a ton of flexibility in both local cbz readers and manga repo apps. Supports a pen too (though kinda rudimentary, not for drawing). Costs twice as much though...
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So the extra $50 for color soft is just to get colored covers, but at the same time have less brightness, less contrast and a generally inferior screen vs the paperwhite.
I'm not a big kindle user but I'm interested in checking out the e-reader for a better reading experience.
So the extra $50 for color soft is just to get colored covers, but at the same time have less brightness, less contrast and a generally inferior screen vs the paperwhite.
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If you have access to being able to join one or more library systems in your area, odds are good they'll have a much better selection of ebooks than you can get on KU. That's what I've found, and the subscription wasn't useful to me. Worth looking into if where you live has reciprocal agreements with other area libraries, as the more the merrier as far as increasing choices and decreasing wait times.
As to ads on devices, it's only on the lockscreen, they aren't present when you're using the device. And iirc, all the ads are just for books. It's not a big annoyance at all. Also, you might want to doublecheck if Kids Kindles or Kids profiles get those ads, I'm not sure they do. But like I said, the ads aren't a big deal, and that's coming from someone who pays a lot extra to subscribe to the ad-free version of all our streaming services -- I can't stand ads. And the ones on the lockscreen don't bother me.
As to the third-party readers, you'd really need to pick a device and read up on that specific device to see how it works with Amazon and about if it has ads. And if you want a KU subscription, check how that works with the device. To me it seems the easiest/best thing is to stick with a Kindle, especially if you plan on using Kindle books. Also, if you have any old Amazon device to trade in, you can get 20% off. You'd probably have to buy them on separate accounts, as I don't think you can get the 20% on a Kindle twice in the same quarter on the same account (I just buy one on my account and one on my husband's when we want to devices in the same sale so we can get 20% off both). BUT the trade in doesn't have to be an old Kindle, my list for trade in is also showing old Echo smart speakers, fire sticks and a blink camera, all eligible to trade in to get 20% off an ereader.
Also, it sounds like for your needs, you don't really need the Colorsoft. A basic Kindle ereader would probably do it for about $80 (minus 20% if you have a trade-in), and the basic paperwhite and kid's paperwhite are also both less than the Colorsoft.
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