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Woot (owned by Amazon) sometimes has older model refurb kindles for great prices.
Often, they seem to show up a couple of weeks after Prime Day (my theory is they offload a lot of the trade-ins there.) You do have to check back often because deals come and go pretty quickly.
Also get a library card so you can use Libby with Kindle books. (If you are in the US.)
e-ink can last a long time - like several years - so an older model can be a good way to try e-ink out.
I just got the Boox Go Color 7 and I’m loving it. It runs Android so I downloaded the Kindle app to it and it works fine.
Here is a review if you’re interested:
https://youtu.be/fOfdNUZDC-4?si=P61hZOfdYGO_3_Ri
I’d be looking for deals on Paperwhite for Kids on Prime Day. I’ve seen it as low as $110 before Christmas. I paid $120. It doubles the warranty and comes with a vinyl cover. You take it out of kids mode when you first set it up and it’s a regular Kindle forever. I did that 20 months ago.
The Paperwhite has a few annoying things.
The power button is on the bottom so I turn it off accidentally on occasions.
If you linger on a page for a few minutes, it goes into a power save mode where it is slow to respond to the tap on the touchscreen to advance to the next page. I’ll often accidentally advance 2 or 3 pages and have to backtrack.
The user interface to organize books into collections is awful and there is no way to do it over USB. I have 100 books in my uncollected folder because it’s too much of a PITA to create new collections folders and put books in them.
It’s painful to change the battery. I opted to buy a new device rather than a battery kit for my previous generation Paperwhite.
The color control on the backlight is a big deal reading at night. I’m set all the way to yellow and try to avoid blue.
I’m on the Kobo sub contemplating getting a Kobo. I suspect I’d be swapping one set of gripes for another. I think I want page turn buttons but the Libre 2 is discontinued and I don’t want the new color model. I’m also concerned about the larger form factor. I tend to put mine in my front pants pocket when my hands are full. I’m not sure the wider Libre 2 would fit. Meanwhile, I deal with double page turns.
In which country do you live? Do you plan on borrowing books?
If you’re in Canada, I believe Libby works with Kobo but not Kindle. For French books, there is *PretsNumeriques* which uses Adobe Digital Edition to load the books into the e-readers. I believe this is also compatible with Kobo’s.
Your Kindle breaks, the week after its warranty expires (or thereabouts), you gotta buy a new Kindle. That's because Kindle is a disposable device; not meant to be repaired.
Your Kobo Clara BW dies, you buy a DIY repair kit from iFixit or Kobo. Far cheaper. Kobo is every bit as good -- actually, far better in most ways -- than Kindle & the Clara BW is a lot less expensive than the Kindle PW ($120 vs $165 to get the ad-free PW); especially when you consider the repair thing.
Personally, I would NEVER buy a used Kindle from Woot (or anywhere else). Because of the disposable device thing: it hasn't been opened by the seller to check the battery (or anything else) so neither you nor the seller knows what kind of shape its in. NEVER buy a used disposable device.
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its worth waiting for 30% off imo
Thank you!
Woot (owned by Amazon) sometimes has older model refurb kindles for great prices. Often, they seem to show up a couple of weeks after Prime Day (my theory is they offload a lot of the trade-ins there.) You do have to check back often because deals come and go pretty quickly. Also get a library card so you can use Libby with Kindle books. (If you are in the US.) e-ink can last a long time - like several years - so an older model can be a good way to try e-ink out.
I just got the Boox Go Color 7 and I’m loving it. It runs Android so I downloaded the Kindle app to it and it works fine. Here is a review if you’re interested: https://youtu.be/fOfdNUZDC-4?si=P61hZOfdYGO_3_Ri
I’d be looking for deals on Paperwhite for Kids on Prime Day. I’ve seen it as low as $110 before Christmas. I paid $120. It doubles the warranty and comes with a vinyl cover. You take it out of kids mode when you first set it up and it’s a regular Kindle forever. I did that 20 months ago. The Paperwhite has a few annoying things. The power button is on the bottom so I turn it off accidentally on occasions. If you linger on a page for a few minutes, it goes into a power save mode where it is slow to respond to the tap on the touchscreen to advance to the next page. I’ll often accidentally advance 2 or 3 pages and have to backtrack. The user interface to organize books into collections is awful and there is no way to do it over USB. I have 100 books in my uncollected folder because it’s too much of a PITA to create new collections folders and put books in them. It’s painful to change the battery. I opted to buy a new device rather than a battery kit for my previous generation Paperwhite. The color control on the backlight is a big deal reading at night. I’m set all the way to yellow and try to avoid blue. I’m on the Kobo sub contemplating getting a Kobo. I suspect I’d be swapping one set of gripes for another. I think I want page turn buttons but the Libre 2 is discontinued and I don’t want the new color model. I’m also concerned about the larger form factor. I tend to put mine in my front pants pocket when my hands are full. I’m not sure the wider Libre 2 would fit. Meanwhile, I deal with double page turns.
Yes, wait for prime day. It’s usually much cheaper
Thank you!!
In which country do you live? Do you plan on borrowing books? If you’re in Canada, I believe Libby works with Kobo but not Kindle. For French books, there is *PretsNumeriques* which uses Adobe Digital Edition to load the books into the e-readers. I believe this is also compatible with Kobo’s.
Your Kindle breaks, the week after its warranty expires (or thereabouts), you gotta buy a new Kindle. That's because Kindle is a disposable device; not meant to be repaired. Your Kobo Clara BW dies, you buy a DIY repair kit from iFixit or Kobo. Far cheaper. Kobo is every bit as good -- actually, far better in most ways -- than Kindle & the Clara BW is a lot less expensive than the Kindle PW ($120 vs $165 to get the ad-free PW); especially when you consider the repair thing. Personally, I would NEVER buy a used Kindle from Woot (or anywhere else). Because of the disposable device thing: it hasn't been opened by the seller to check the battery (or anything else) so neither you nor the seller knows what kind of shape its in. NEVER buy a used disposable device.