This week Staples is running a sale on the 2nd generation Kindle Paperwhite. It’s the Special Offers version that normally sells for $119. Through Saturday, October 4th it’s marked down to $99 at Staples.com.
Twenty dollars off may not sound like much, but that’s about as cheap as the Kindle Paperwhite ever gets. Amazon doesn’t even sell the refurbished ones that cheap.
At lot of people think the new Kindle Voyage is too overpriced, and for half the price it’s hard to argue against the Kindle Paperwhite.
And with the new $79 Kindle starting to ship this week, the Kindle Paperwhite for $20 more is definitely a much better value with the added frontlight, the higher resolution screen, and longer battery life.
Even at $119 the Kindle Paperwhite is the best value Kindle compared to the Kindle Voyage and new Kindle Touch. $99 makes it even better.
Staples doesn’t have the non-ad model available for sale, however, but if you don’t want the ads you can always pay an extra $20 at anytime to get them removed.
One thing worth noting is that these may well have 2 GB storage vs the recent upgrade to 4 GB.
Ah, good point.
This is pretty sweet, though! :thumbup:
What is the other differences between this and the new one other than the storage size? Will old one’s software be updated?
If yes, It is indeed a good deal.
Yes, Amazon will provide updates to all Paperwhite 2.
My local library purchased two Paperwhites with ads and I didn’t find the ads too intrusive. They were more like screensavers and could be easily overlooked. Good sale!
I didn’t find the ads intrusive either. They were screen savers and you had the option to click for more info if you wanted to. I actually found a few good deals that way.
Where can I buy a USB cable to charge mr paper white kindle 2nd edition
Any USB cable with the same micro plug end will work. They’re sold anywhere electronics are sold.