As the Prime Day deals are over you'll have missed your chance to score a Kindle deal as they've all dried up. This is because Amazon owns Kindle and tends to only discount them during Prime Day and Black Friday deals.
If you didn't get a Kindle this past Prime Day, then October's likely Prime Day event will be your next best chance at scorting a Kindle deal.
In the meantime, check out our round up fo the best Kindles to get an idea of which one might be best for you and if you still fancy taking a plunge on a full-price Amazon e-reader. Otherwise, read on for how to snag Kindle Unlimited for free for three months.
Today's best Prime Day Kindle deals - US
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Today's best Prime Day Kindle deals - UK
Amazon Prime Day Kindle Deals: FAQs
When does Amazon Prime Day 2024 end?
Amazon Prime Day is live now and ends on Wednesday, July 17 at 11:59PM wherever you are, so you've got until the to shop all the Prime day Kindle deals – we've listed the best ones above!
Amazon Prime Day 2024 kicked off midnight on July 16, and is a 48-hour event. We know, it doesn't seem long enough! But don't fret, we could also see a second Prime Day in late October, which has become a commonplace addition to the retail calendar in recent years.
Will you need Amazon Prime to get these deals?
Yep, you'll need to be an active Amazon Prime member to get your hands on Prime Day's exclusive discounts. While there are usually some non-exclusive price cuts available at the retailer over the period of the event, discounts on own-brand tech like Kindles, Amazon Echo, Fire TV Sticks, and so on are almost always exclusive to Prime members.
The good news is that if you're not an existing Amazon Prime member, you can easily sign up to the retailer's 30-day free trial on Prime Day. Doing so will not only get you full unlimited access to all the exclusive discounts on offer but also plenty of time to check out the other associated perks like free delivery, streaming services, and various other freebies.
Is Amazon Prime Day the best time for Kindle deals?
Amazon Prime Day tends to be the best time of the year to get discounts on own-brand tech. This doesn't just include Kindles, but also Echo smart speakers, Amazon Fire TV Sticks, and Ring home security cameras. All these Amazon devices should have healthy discounts so it's definitely worth shopping around on Prime Day if you're a Prime member.
Last year, we saw some big discounts in both the US and UK for the Paperwhite, standard Kindle, Scribe, and Oasis. Generally speaking, we're expecting similar price cuts this year - with perhaps a few new records considering that all the latest Kindle models are a little older now.
How we chose these Prime Day deals
We pick the best Prime Day Kindle deals based on the products we recommend in our best Kindles guide and if they have compelling discounts. This'll mean flagging deals that range from cutting 50% off a Kindle Paperwhite to simply slicing a few dollars or pounds off the price of a standard Kindle, which is still a good deal as it's already a great e-reader at full price.
We have a whole host of experienced technology journalists and deals experts at TechRadar, so you can be confident that if we suggest a deal to you, then it's one we'd stand behind and have probably picked up ourselves.
How to pick the best Kindle deal
In general, Prime Day tends to offer discounts on all Amazon Kindles. These range from the latest models to older devices. Amazon doesn't refresh the Kindle range that often, so generally your best bet is to buy the latest model at a discount rather than look for older models.
But it's still worth keeping an eye out for good deals on the older Kindle Oasis and Kindle Scribe models, as they can get some rather sharp discounts over the 48 hours of Prime Day deals.
More questions
Is Kindle Unlimited worth it?
Amazon Kindle Unlimited is a fantastic service that perfectly compliments any Amazon Kindle device. You get unlimited access to a library of over one million books and magazines, plus some free audiobook narration on select titles, courtesy of Audible. It's good value, at just $7.95 / £7.99 a month, and you'll never run out of fantastic content.
That said, Prime members get access to the Prime reading service. It's like a stripped-down version of Kindle Unlimited, and has a few thousand free titles. So if you have Prime, even if you don't want to sign up to Kindle Unlimited, you'll still have plenty of books to read with your Kindle device.
Does Amazon Prime give you free books on Kindle?
Yes. Prime members can read selected Kindle Books, magazines and more all included with their membership.
Is Kindle Unlimited free with Prime?
No. Kindle Unlimited is a separate subscription service from Amazon Prime. It offers access to some 4 million digital books, as well as thousands of audiobooks, comics, and magazines.
Do Prime members get Kindle benefits?
Yes. You get access to Kindle First, which gives Prime members early access to download a new book every month at no additional cost from the Kindle First picks. You also have access to Prime Reading, which lets you borrow books, magazines, and more from the Prime Reading catalog. You'll need a Kindle, Kindle app or a Fire tablet to get the most out of this perk.
