If you missed out on Amazon’s Prime Day Kindle deals earlier this month, you can still get a really good deal on the latest 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite and a Prime membership isn’t required.
Amazon currently has the Kindle Paperwhite on sale for $106.99 with free shipping.
They’re Amazon certified refurbished Kindles so they aren’t brand new. Amazon calls them “like-new” Kindles now instead of refurbished Kindles. They are tested and certified to look and work like new, and they come with the same 1-year warranty as new Kindles.
All three color variants are available for the same price of $106.99. Amazon had these on sale briefly before Prime Day started, and now the sale is back, and that’s a really good price for the Paperwhite. It’s $3 cheaper than the basic model.
This sale is for the base 16GB model with ads, which sells for $159.99 new. They aren’t selling the ad-free version refurbished, but you can always get rid of the ads by paying Amazon $20.
It’s weird how they only sell the base version as “Like-New” and not the upgraded Signature Edition. The same goes for the Colorsoft. It’s not that those versions aren’t on sale; they don’t have them available as refurbished at all.
They have the basic Kindle available in refurbished condition, but it’s only $11 less expensive than buying one brand new. I’ve purchased “like-new” and refurbished products many times, but the discount has to be greater than that to be worth the added risk.
One downside with these “like-new” refurbished Kindles is they aren’t eligible for the trade-in discount like new Kindles so you can’t get an extra 20% off when trading in an old Kindle.
Amazon also has the Fire Max 11 available for $129.99 refurbished. That’s $100 less than buying one new so that’s also a good deal if you’re looking for a tablet with a nice screen.
I bought, Nate. Thanks for the heads up.
Linda