I'm Gifting This Kindle Essentials Bundle To My Bookworm Friends - Here's Why

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Thanksgiving is complete and nan vacation play is yet here. Now, meaning, this play done Cyber Monday, is simply a awesome clip to get a caput commencement connected vacation shopping. And I person a delightful gift for nan bookworm successful your life. 

Whether they're hauling titles successful their backpack aliases stuffing their carry-on pinch novels, you could prevention them nan backache and bargain them a thin, lightweight Kindle instead. 

A Kindle is simply a portable, e-reading powerhouse that comes loaded pinch each book connected your to-read list. During Cyber Week, Amazon is still moving a woody connected its Kindle Essentials bundle, which includes its latest Kindle, a cloth screen case, and a powerfulness adapter for 30% off. 

Also: The champion Cyber Week Kindle deals

That slices nan value of nan Essentials bundle from $162 to $113. This discount is unrecorded connected some nan Black and Matcha Kindle. The cloth lawsuit colors see Black, Pink, and Matcha. During this summer's Prime Day, we saw Amazon trim nan value by 27%. Now it's 30% off, an moreover greater deal. 

I tested nan 2024 guidelines exemplary Kindle and fell successful emotion pinch its bladed and portable build. I recovered myself downloading much e-books from my nationalist room and reference a wider assortment of novels because of really easy it was to rent them done Libby and publication them while I sat connected nan subway aliases passed nan clip successful nan waiting room of doctor's appointments. The Kindle really fits successful my overgarment pocket, which is astir miraculous for a female fixed really mini women's pockets are. The page-turning and book-loading speeds were importantly quicker than my Kindle Oasis aliases Kindle Paperwhite from 2022. 

Also: I tested nan ReMarkable Paper Pro, and can't spell backmost to 'real' insubstantial - particularly astatine this price

I urge nan guidelines exemplary Kindle to group who person ne'er owned an e-reader before, because nan Kindle Paperwhite has a fewer much functionalities that awesome bookworms and e-reader obsessives would appreciate, but make nary quality to e-reading novices. You're getting astir six weeks of artillery life connected nan guidelines exemplary Kindle -- a agelong clip successful betwixt charges, to opportunity nan least. 

I besides adored nan agleam Matcha colorway of nan guidelines exemplary Kindle, Kindle's newest greenish colour that it added to its 2024 Kindle lineup. It's a flashy popular of colour that adds immoderate brightness to nan e-reader, truthful you tin easy find it successful your backpack aliases book bag. 

"What the 2024 Kindle does have, however, is beautiful and effective simplicity that makes it easy to urge nan e-reader to anyone looking to dial into their reference goals successful nan caller year," I constitute successful my review. 

So if you're looking to adhd a screen and an adapter to your caller Kindle purchase, I'd urge jumping connected this 9% discount while it's live. 

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How I rated this deal

I complaint this woody a 5/5 because nan discount is 30% disconnected nan Kindle Essentials bundle's original price, and Kindle e-readers don't spell connected waste terribly often. The woody was astir 27% disconnected up of and during Amazon's Prime Day, truthful this is moreover greater during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I'd urge buying it now. 

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