Amazon's Kindle is back on sale at Prime Day prices

While you can do pretty much anything on your phone or tablet, sometimes it's better to have a dedicated device. Opting for an e-reader can help reduce eye strain compared to staring at a smartphone screen for hours on end. The battery will also last longer, and you won't have notifications popping up to distract you. So, if you're someone who reads digital books and hasn't picked up an e-reader yet (or you're tired of lugging around bulky paperbacks), amazon's entry-level Kindle is worth considering.

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amazon's basic Kindle is currently $15 off, which is a decent deal on our favorite budget e-reader.

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The standard Kindle is our pick for the . With its six-inch, 300 ppi E Ink display, it's the lightest and most compact model in amazon's lineup right now.

The Kindle comes with 16GB of storage, making it very handy for audiobooks. When you buy an e-book and an audiobook from amazon, you can easily switch between the two on your Kindle. Thanks to the Whispersync feature, you can read for a while in a park and then pick up where you left off with the narrated version on the way home.

You can customize the reading experience by adjusting factors like margins, font, and text size, and even save your preferences as a theme or default setting. While page turning is fast, we felt that touchscreen gestures didn't always consistently perform the desired action. It's also worth noting that unlike other Kindles, this one isn't rated for water resistance, so you'll need to be careful with it at the beach or pool.

Meanwhile, there's one other thing worth noting here. This model debuted in 2022, and amazon is expected to host its annual fall hardware event in the coming weeks. The Kindle is getting a refresh, so we might see an updated model there. That said, if you're just looking for a relatively inexpensive e-reader, this is a good deal.

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