A Kindle is one of my most recommended products. It’s a gadget, as in it can get you access to thousands of books in an instant with a Wi-Fi connection. But it’s not meant for scrolling or posting, or anything other than good old reading. They’re great for kids and adults and you can check out e-books from the library too! Thankfully, they’re discounted during most deals holidays, including right now, as part of Black Friday deals.

Our Kindle guide has more details if you aren’t sure which model to get. If you’d rather not give any more money to Amazon, we’ve also rounded up the Best E-Readers (but spoiler: the Paperwhite tops that list too). Be sure to check out our Black Friday Shopping Tips and the rest of our deals roundups.

We test products year-round and handpicked these deals. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be crossed out. We’ll update this guide through November.

WIRED Featured Deals

• Our Favorite Kindle: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (2021) for $TK ($TK off)
• Smallest and Most Affordable: Amazon Kindle (2022) E-Reader for $TK
• Best for Kids: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Kids Edition (2021) for $TK
• This One Doubles as a Notebook: Amazon Kindle Scribe (2022) With Basic Pen for $TK
• A Strap to Hold Your Kindle By: Strapsicle E-Reader Hand Strap for $TK

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E-Reader Deals

LAST YEAR: 16-GIG $100 ($50 off)

The Paperwhites are the best of Kindle’s lineup, you just have to decide which one is for you between this model and the Signature Edition below (or even the kids!). All are waterproof, with 6.8-inch screens that get brighter than past iterations and have adjustable warm lighting too. This cheaper Paperwhite is available with 8 or 16 gigabytes of storage.

LAST YEAR: $130 ($60 off)

We tested the Signature Edition Paperwhite (8/10, WIRED Recommends), which in addition to the specs above, gets brightness that auto-adjusts to your surroundings, wireless charging capabilities, and 32 gigabytes of storage. If storage is your only concern, 8 gigs holds something like 5,000 ebooks, give or take depending on length. Audiobooks take up more space, but you can always offload books without deleting them.

LAST YEAR: $85 ($15 off) | $75 on PD

The base Kindle is the cheapest one you can get, and it’s still a solid device if you don’t want to spend over $100. It’s also the smallest, with a 6-inch screen, but it upped its resolution from 197-pixels-per-inch (PPI) to 300 and doubled its storage from 8 gigabytes to 16. It doesn’t get as bright, and it lacks warm lighting and auto-adjusting light. It’s also not waterproof.

LAST YEAR: $165 ($85 off) | $220 on PD

With three other cheaper Kindles available, there isn’t a good excuse to spend this kind of money, but damn do I love physical page-turn buttons. I also like that one side has larger bezels, so your fingers can rest comfortably without accidentally hitting the screen. The Oasis is waterproof, with auto-adjusting warm lighting, and is available with 8 or 32 gigabytes of storage. However, it was last updated in 2019, so we’re not sure how much longer the battery will hold out or if it will continue to get updates.

Last year, the Paperwhite Kids dropped to $105, and it was $110 during Prime Day this past October, so we’re hoping this deal improves. Your children don’t need kid-specific Kindles, but there are a few perks. You’ll get a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, a kid-friendly content library with parental controls. Every kids’ Kindle comes with a case and a two-year no-questions-asked replacement guarantee, too. If your kid smashes it, it’ll be replaced. The Paperwhite Kids has 16 gigs of storage and is waterproof.

There is a kids’ version of the base Kindle too. It’s cheaper and has the same 16-gigs of storage, Amazon Kids+ subscription, case, and guarantee as the Paperwhite Kids. However, it isn’t waterproof and there isn’t warm lighting. If you think your kid is prone to dropping it in the tub or spilling a drink on it, consider spending a little more for your sanity.

The Kindle Scribe (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is far too expensive and large for most of us, but if you want an e-reader that doubles as a notebook, it works well. The 10.2-inch screen is a good size for taking notes, and minimal lag while writing makes it feel natural to use. For $30 more, the premium pen automatically triggers the eraser tool when you turn it around, so there’s less time spent switching between tools on-screen. The Scribe comes in 16-, 32-, and 64-gigabyte options, so you can fill up as many notebooks as needed. It’s not waterproof, which is confusing at this price, and you can’t write directly on most books—you still need to use the sticky note feature.

Accessory Deals

PRIME DAY: $17 ($11 off)

Super thin bezels make e-reader bodies smaller, but they also give you less room to naturally rest your hands. I’m constantly turning pages by accident or needing to readjust to avoid hand cramps. The soft silicone Strapsicles solve that issue by attaching to the back of your e-reader and giving your hands a spot to comfortably sit. There are three sizes depending on the e-reader you have so read the description closely. This one is for the current generation Paperwhites; the smallest size fits base Kindles and older Paperwhites (plus some Kobos), and the largest one is for the Oasis (or the Kobra Libra 2).