I've been testing ereaders for about 8 years now, including having reviewed some of the best ereaders from different brands as well as the best Kindles. In fact, I've only just finished testing the Amazon Kindle (2024) 11th generation and am currently in the process of putting the 2024 edition of the Kindle Paperwhite through its paces.
While I was a little disappointed with the former, finding it hard to justify its price increase over the previous model, my initial impressions of the Kindle Paperwhite (2024) 12th generation is good. I love the E Ink Carta 1300 screen, which makes the letters on the page darker and easier to read. I also appreciate the natural yellow hue to the screen which, even without the amber LEDs in play, is soothing on the eyes. Importantly, it's fast and, so far, I've not had any lags or ghosting issues.
What I'm disappointed with is that I find only 11.5GB of that total 16GB of storage is available on the 2024 Paperwhite, which I suspect is also going to affect the latest Paperwhite Signature Edition.
And that brings me to the crux of this article – the Signature Edition gets a bigger 19% discount compared to 17% for the regular Paperwhite, which means you get double the storage and wireless charging for just a little extra money, making this my pick of the best Black Friday Kindle deal.
NB: If you're shopping in New Zealand, all the Kindles will ship to your location at no extra cost.
I haven't had the pleasure of testing the Signature Edition yet, but I'm keen to, particularly to see if the wireless charging performance has been improved over the previous model.
Even if wireless charging is still fiddly, as we found in our Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (2021) review, I would still recommend it over the standard Paperwhite, which is down to AU$247 (from AU$299). Mostly because you can get it in a very fancy-looking Metallic Jade colour that I am salivating over. Sadly Amazon hasn't seen fit to give us the Raspberry colourway in Australia, but hey, anything is better than the usual black, right?!
Everything else about the Signature Edition is shared with the standard Paperwhite, so you still get a fantastic screen with just as great performance; so if you're after a great Black Friday Kindle deal, go for the Metallic Jade Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition for AU$267.
Other Black Friday Kindle deals
If you'd like more Kindle options, you're in luck. The other two 2024 models released in Australia are also discounted, but if it's the latest Scribe you were after, you might have to wait till next year.
- My team and I are hunting down all best discounts in our dedicated coverage of the best Black Friday deals in Australia, as well as the best Amazon AU Black Friday deals
