Amazon currently has the Kindle Scribe and Kindle Paperwhite on sale (except the Signature Edition), and Amazon’s official Kindle covers are on sale as well.
It’s been a while since the last Kindle sale, and Amazon isn’t holding back this time. You can get up to $65 off on the Kindle Scribe and up to $50 off on the Kindle Paperwhite. The Scribe is at its lowest sale price since it was released.
Amazon’s sales are kind of weird lately. They aren’t including the entry-level model in this round of deals so it and the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite are the exact same price. I like the new Kindle with the 300 ppi screen and smaller design, but the Paperwhite is a much better value for the price and it’s not even close.
And the Kindle Scribe is nearly the same price as the Kindle Oasis without ads, which isn’t on sale either. Considering how much larger the screen is on the Scribe and how many extra features it has compared to the Kindle Oasis it’s weird to see them priced so similarly.
Speaking of the Kindle Scribe, Amazon updated the software a few weeks ago to add some more features so it has more pen types now, with support for pressure sensitivity, and they added support for sub-folders in the notebook app. See my Kindle Scribe review for more details about the device.
Kindle Scribe Sales List
Kindle Scribe 16GB with Basic Pen – $289.99 ($50 off)
Kindle Scribe 16GB with Premium Pen – $314.99 ($50 off)
Kindle Scribe 32GB with Premium Pen – $329.99 ($60 off)
Kindle Scribe 64GB with Premium Pen – $354.99 ($65 off)
Kindle Scribe Covers on Sale
Kindle Scribe Fabric Folio Cover – $52.99 ($7 off)
Kindle Scribe Leather Folio Cover – $70.99 ($9 off)
Kindle Scribe Premium Leather Folio Cover – $69.99 ($20 off)
Kindle Paperwhite Sales List
Kindle Paperwhite 5 – (8GB) $99.99 ($40 off)
Kindle Paperwhite 5 – (16GB) $109.99 ($40 off)
Kindle Paperwhite Kids – (8GB) $109.99 ($50 off)
Kindle Paperwhite Kids – (16GB) $119.99 ($50 off)
Kindle Paperwhite Covers
Fabric Cover – $25.99 ($9 off)
Leather Cover – $31.99 ($12 off)
Cork Cover – $36.99 ($13 off)
Although the Scribe is larger than the Oasis, is that an “apples to apples” comparison? For example, while I can’t imagine ever wanting an OASIS due to the weird hand-hold, I would think that the Oasis and Scribe speak to different people, so pricing might reflect that. I carry my Signature everywhere. It fits into my very small purse. I can hold it while reading in bed. It’s not too heavy. The Scribe, while being great for many things, isn’t as portable or lightweight. Pricing on things in general reflect demand.
It appears to me that the reduction in price reflect the reduction of purchasing . Amazon knows that the Scribe is a “bomb” and should have enhanced the Oasis, so now they are trying to unload the Scribe. I can’t wait to see what their next move will be.