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Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite e-reader is $30 off today

Amazon is having a one-day sale on both its popular Paperwhite e-reader and the entry-level Kindle.

David Carnoy Executive Editor / Reviews

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, including headphones and speakers. He's also an e-reader and e-publishing expert as well as the author of the novels Knife Music, The Big Exit and Lucidity. All the titles are available as Kindle, iBooks, Nook e-books and audiobooks.

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David Carnoy

May 23, 2018 5:16 a.m. PT

The Kindle Paperwhite is the e-reader I usually recommend to people looking for an Amazon e-reader because it's got all the features you want in a Kindle and isn't as expensive as the higher-end Voyage and Oasis. When recommending it to folks I always add, "It goes on sale from time to time, so you may want to wait."

Well, today it's on sale -- and today only -- for $90, which is $30 off. That's about as low as it gets.

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The entry-level Kindle is also on sale for $30 off. It's usually $80 but today it's $50. It's a perfectly good e-reader but doesn't have an integrated light.

Amazon hasn't refreshed these more affordable Kindles for a while. Rumor has it a new Paperwhite will be released this summer with a new lighting system and support for listening to audiobooks via Bluetooth.

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